Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day
Every year on December 10, the world celebrates Human Rights Day, remembering the day when in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Declaration has inspired many struggles for greater protection of human rights and has contributed to […]
Workshop on Ammunition and Explosives Control
On December 5, 2022, the OAS Department of Public Security and the Inter-American Defense Board held a Weapons and Ammunition Management Workshop. During the event, experts from Brazil, Colombia, the United States, Peru, the United Nations Disarmament Research Institute and the Organization of […]
Humanitarian Demining – Command Passage of the Inter-American Monitor Group in Colombia
On November 17, 2022, the passing of command of the Inter-American Monitor Group of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) took place. During the ceremony, which took place in the city of Bogotá in Colombia, Brazilian Army Colonel CLEBER MACHADO ARRUDA handed over the leadership of the Group to the Captain of the Navy, Infante of […]
Director General of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) Conducts inspection visit to the Group of Inter-American Technical Advisors (GATI)
From November 15 to 18, 2022, Brigadier General Porfirio Fuentes Vélez, General Director of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), conducted an inspection trip to the IADB's humanitarian demining missions in Colombia. In this context, on November 18, he visited the Advisory Group […]
Induction Program
On November 16 and 17, the Secretariat of the Inter-American Defense Board carried out the Induction Program for newly incorporated military personnel. The aforementioned program aimed to train new members in the areas of interest in which they will operate, so that they can perform their functions […]
Study Visit of the Maritime Policy and Strategy Course (C-PEM) of Brazil
On November 14, the Director of the Naval War College (EGN) of Brazil, Rear Admiral João Alberto de Araujo Lampert, accompanied by 3 members of the Board of Directors and 40 Officer-Students of the Maritime Policy and Strategy Course (C-PEM) ) visited the Soldier's house where they were received by the President of the Council of Delegates, […]
RUN/WALK (6 KM) FOR THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CID
On November 14, the General Director of the IADB Secretariat, Brigadier General Porfirio Fuentes Vélez, congratulated First Sergeant Ana Laura Olvera Arellanos and First Sergeant Leandro Alves Rodrigues Pessoa, for having reached the first places and becoming champions of the run/walk (6 km) organized by the […]
Visit of the Center for Higher National Studies – Graduate School of Peru
On November 10, the Senior Officers members of the LXXII of the Master's Degree in Development and National Defense, led by Brigadier General Mario Risco Carmen (Head of the Delegation), visited the Soldier's House. During the visit they received presentations by Mr. Cristián Taboada, from the Department of Public Security of the […]
The IADB held the “Seminar on Human Rights and IHL”
The “Seminar on Human Rights and IHL” was held on November 30 and aimed to promote and strengthen respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Armed Forces. This event was held within the framework of the 80th anniversary of the IADB. More than 7,500 soldiers participated […]
Visit to the Brazilian Reserve Officer Training Center
On October 27, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) received the visit of a delegation from the Brazilian Army composed of 15 members of the São Paulo Reserve Officer Preparation Center (CPOR/SP) and the Reserve Officer Preparation Center. Belo Horizonte Reserve (CPOR/BH). On that occasion, the delegation attended […]
THE IADB ELECTS THE FUTURE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL OF DELEGATES AND DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SECRETARIAT
On October 25, the Delegates of the Member States of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) voted to elect the next President and Vice President of the Council of Delegates and the future Director General of the IADB Secretariat. Thus, the following were elected: – Brigadier General Marco Antonio Álvarez Reyes, of the Army […]
Visit of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
The Delegate to the Armed Forces of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Mexico and Latin America, Lic. Ana Luisa Cinta Narváez and the Delegate to the Armed Forces of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the USA, Mr. Michael Pymble, They visited the Casa del Soldado on October 20, where they were received […]
