UN pre-deployment advanced field exercise begins

Written by Webmaster on 14 April 2015.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - On the morning of 13 April, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB) started the UN pre-deployment advanced field exercise (EAOP, acronym in Portuguese) to prepare the troops of the Brazilian Battalion (BRABAT) as part of the 22nd Brazilian contingent in the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti. MG Henrique Martins Nolasco Sobrinho, Commander of the 9th Motorized Infantry Brigade and coordinator of the battalion preparation, was present at the opening ceremony.

CCOPAB takes part in the High-Level Independent Panel on UN Peace Operations

Written by Webmaster on 02 April 2015.

On 31 October 2014, the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, established a High-Level Independent Panel on UN Peace Operations, which will make a comprehensive assessment of the state of UN peace operations today, and the emerging needs of the future.
From 29 to 31 March 2015, the High-Level Independent Panel on UN Peace Operations was held in Salvador-BA. Col Vendramin, commander of the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB), was the representative of that military unit delivering a lecture on the preparation and training for Peacekeeping Operations.

CCOPAB carried out the first 2015 edition of the Civil-Military Coordination Course.

Written by Webmaster on 13 March 2015.

 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - From 09 to 13 March, the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center (CCOPAB, acronym in Portuguese) carried out the first 2015 edition of the Civil-Military Coordination Course.

The course aims at preparing military personnel to carry out activities related to the system of civil affairs, focusing on UN Civil-Military Coordination. Besides, the course receives officers from friendly nations who are to take part in peace missions, as well as reresentatives of universities or any other interested organization.

Visiting Sergio Vieira de Mello Cultural Facility

Written by Webmaster on 12 March 2015.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - On the morning of 12 March, the Assistant Secretary of Mairiporã for institutional relations, Mr. Cleriston Valle, the Special Projects Assistant, Mr. Eduardo Luz, the Secretary for Tourism, Mr. Fernando Rachas Ribeiro and the Music Producer, Mr, Celso Diniz, accompanied by Col Pedro Aurélio de Pessôa, former CCOPAB commander (2009-2011), visited Sergio Vieira de Mello Cultural Facility.

Course on Logistics and Reimbursement in UN PKOs

Written by Webmaster on 09 March 2015.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - the first edition of the course on logistics and reimbursement in UN PKOs for the year 2015 was carried out, from 23 February to 06 March, at the Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center, focusing on the preparation of the Brazilian Contingent 22 (CONTBRAS) for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). The course aimed at enabling the personnel to perform their administrative, logistical, and reimbursement tasks in UN PKOs.

US Embassy Military Political Attaché visits CCOPAB

Written by Webmaster on 06 March 2015.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ) - On the morning of 06 March, the US Embassy Military Political Attaché in Brasília, Mr. Dan Wartko and Ms. Nhu Vu, Vice Consul for Political Affairs, were welcomed by Colonel José Ricardo Vendramin Nunes, Brazilian Peace Operations Joint Training Center Commander.