Meeting of the Head of INDECI with the Director General of the IADB Secretariat
On February 16, a hybrid meeting was held in which the Brigadier General of the Peruvian Army, Carlos Manuel Yáñez Lazo, Chief; Mr. César Negrete Venegas, Secretary General and (in person) Mrs. Melissa Navarro Ángeles, Senior Management Advisor, of the National Institute of Civil Defense […]
Visit of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
The Regional Director for the Americas of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Ms. Sophie Orr, the Delegate to the ICRC Armed Forces in the USA, Mr. Michael Pymble and the International Advisor on Inter-American Affairs of the ICRC, Mr. Edward Gracia , visited the Casa del Soldado on February 9, where they were received by the […]
Visit of the War College of the United States of America to the IADB.
On February 3, 56 members of the United States War College, under the command of United States Army Colonel Ian H. Murray, visited the “Casa del Soldado”, headquarters of the IADB, and were received by General Porfirio Fuentes Vélez, General Director of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Board […]
Participation in the event “Protecting Ukraine: Public-Private Defense of Allies Abroad”
On January 19, 2023, the IADB, represented by Gender Advisor Lieutenant Commander Taryn Senez (Brazilian Navy), participated in the event "Protecting Ukraine: Public-Private Defense of Allies Abroad", at the invitation of the Women's Foreign Policy Group and Beacon Global Strategies. The event was organized by the National Security Institute (NSI) of […]
GATI-CO Control Step
On December 15, 2022, the ceremony of passing of command of the Head of the Group of Inter-American Technical Advisors in Colombia (GATI-CO) from Lieutenant Colonel CLÁUDIO SANTOS BISPO to Lieutenant Colonel RÔMULO FABIANO PACHECO RAVÁZIO was held. The military ceremony took place at the facilities of the Engineer Command (COING) of the […]
Humanitarian Demining – Evaluation of Civil Organizations
From November 28 to December 6, 2022, officials from the Group of Inter-American Humanitarian Demining Monitors in Colombia (GMI-CO), a team of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), supported the Comprehensive Action Program against Antipersonnel Mines in Colombia (AICMA-CO) in evaluation of new humanitarian demining operators of the organization “Colombian Campaign […]
Visit of the delegation of the Best Placers of the Brazilian Army Schools.
On December 14, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) received a visit from a delegation from the Brazilian Army made up of 27 outstanding students from the Training, Improvement and Higher Studies Schools of the Brazilian Land Force at the Casa del Soldado. During the activity, the delegation attended information presentations by the IADB […]
Main Planning Conference (MPC) – MECODEX 2023.
On December 7, the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB) held the Main Planning Conference (MPC) of the international cooperation exercise in disasters and humanitarian assistance MECODEX 2023, through a videoconference with the presentation of the Joint Military Defense Academy of Ecuador (ADEMIC). The MECODEX 2023 exercise, which will take place in […]
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 […]
