JID holds Cultural Meeting of the Americas
On April 15, the Inter-American Defense Board held, at the Casa del Soldado, a new edition of its traditional “Cultural Meeting of the Americas.” Promoted annually, the event's main objective is to contribute, through the cultural expression of the countries of the American continent - recognized and appreciated throughout the world by […]
JID EXHIBITED MECODE IN EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS SEMINAR
On April 12, 2023, as part of the presentations planned for the “SEMINAR ON COMPLEX EMERGENCIES AND LARGE SCALE DISASTERS”, organized by the Inter-American Defense College, the Crnl. Ivan L. Siqueira, Head of the Disaster Risk Management Division, presented to the audience a conference on the Cooperation Mechanism […]
II Maritime Security Workshop of the Inter-American Defense Board
On May 24 and 25, 2023, the IADB will hold its II Maritime Security Workshop. The objective of the event is to expand Hemispheric Maritime Situational Awareness on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and its impacts. Likewise, the identification and understanding of the actions of various actors, provided by the […]
The IADB receives a visit from the Commander of Naval Operations of the Brazilian Navy
On April 5, the Inter-American Defense Board received, at the historic facilities of the Casa del Soldado, in Washington-DC, the visit of the Commander of Naval Operations of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Wladmilson Borges de Aguiar. Received by the President of the Council of Delegates, Vice Admiral Alexandre Rabello de Faria, and by members […]
April 4, International Day for Mine Awareness and Mine Action Assistance.
The Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, also known as the Ottawa Convention, was signed in 1997. Since then, it has been adopted by more than 160 countries as part of efforts of the international community to reduce the remaining damage to […]
Minister of Defense and Ambassador of Uruguay to the OAS visit Casa do Soldado
On March 29, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) received the visit of the Minister of Defense of Uruguay, Javier García, accompanied by the Ambassador of Uruguay to the United States, Andrés Durán and the Chief of the Defense Staff, General of the Air Rodolfo Pereyra. On the occasion, visitors followed a brief presentation on […]
On March 30, the IADB successfully carried out the 1st Inter-American Cyber Defense Challenge.
Of the “Capture the Flag” type, the challenge had more than 150 participants, from 15 different countries, and was the first exercise of its type in which all the teams played collaboratively, through a “chat” aimed at joint problem solving. Promote mutual support between the nations of the […]
Council of Delegates honors 81 years of the IADB
On March 28, in the Ordinary Session #1452, the Council of Delegates of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) celebrated the 81st anniversary of the organization, founded on March 30, 1942. The oldest multilateral defense organization in the world, The IADB was created during the Second World War, within the framework […]
The Inter-American Cyber Defense Challenge Just Got Even Better! We are delighted to announce that Synack.com will offer an AirPod Pro to the team with the highest score. Not only that, but the challenges themselves have been improved by Karambit.ai, which has reverse-engineered challenges. Thank you both for supporting us! […]
Virtual workshop “Destruction processes of arsenals of weapons, ammunition and explosives.”
This joint JID-OAS virtual workshop will take place on March 29, 2023 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Its objective is to disseminate the experiences and good practices obtained by the States Parties, in the application of the methodology and procedures during the processes of destruction of weapons, ammunition and explosives, as well as to contribute to […]
MISPProject Training
From March 13 to 16, in collaboration with CICTE/OAS, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) promotes training in the @MISPProject tool, which allows the exchange of information on cybersecurity. The training will have the participation of 30 members of the Armed Forces of the Member States of the IADB.
“Women, Peace and Security Seminar 2023”
On March 9, the Joint Meeting of the CSH and the IADB on Women, Peace and Security was held in the Hall of the Americas of the Organization of American States, with the theme “the influence of women in the development of security and defense institutions: challenges and good practices”, […]
