Visit of the National Defense College of Mexico to the IADB.
On May 18, Vice-Admiral Alexandre Rabello de Faria, President of the Council of Delegates and General Porfirio Fuentes Vélez, General Director of the Secretariat of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), received at the “Casa del Soldado”, to Generals, Admirals, Colonels and Captains of the National Defense College (CODENAL) of Mexico, providing them with a […]
Visit of the School of Higher Strategic Studies of the Higher Education Command of the Guatemalan Army to the IADB
On May 9, the Director General of the IADB Secretariat, Brigadier General Porfirio Fuentes Vélez, received a visit from the members of the Higher Strategic Studies Course taught at the School of Higher Strategic Studies of the Higher Education Command of the Army of Guatemala. Within the framework of this visit, the […]
Seminar “Women, Peace and Security 2022”
In compliance with what is described in paragraph 122 of Resolution 2945 (XLIX-O/19) of the OAS General Assembly; On April 28, the Inter-American Defense Board held the Women, Peace and Security conference; academic event open to the public, through the Zoom Platform and the YouTube Channel; achieving in this […]
Visit of the Center for Higher Naval Studies to the IADB.
On April 27, Brigadier General Porfirio Fuente Vélez, General Director of the IADB Secretariat, received a visit from students of the Master's Degree in National Security and Higher Command and the Master's Degree in Geopolitics from the Center for Higher Naval Studies of the Secretariat. Navy – Mexican Navy, as well as […]
Women, Peace and Security Seminar 2022
The seminar aims to strengthen the role, performance capacity and visualization of the contributions and achievements that the female gender has been providing in each of the Armed Forces they serve; as well as continue strengthening the culture of respect, equity, sense of belonging and professional performance. It is […]
Ordinary Meeting of the Council of Delegates – June/2022
The next Regular Meeting of the Council of Delegates of the Inter-American Defense Board will be held on June 21, at 10 am. Uniform: No. 1.
«APRIL 4» International Anti-Personnel Mine Awareness Day
According to the United Nations (UN), each year, landmines kill thousands of people – most of them children, women and the elderly – and severely maim countless victims. Scattered across approximately 59 countries, minefields are a constant reminder of conflicts that occurred in the […]
80th Anniversary of the Inter-American Defense Board
Within the framework of the 80th Anniversary of the Inter-American Defense Board, on March 30, the Regular Meeting of the Council of Delegates was held in the Hall of the Americas of the Organization of American States. Authorities from the OAS (Permanent Council, General Secretariat and Hemispheric Security Commission), Ambassadors of […]
INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE BOARD “80 years of the Spirit of Cooperation and Hemispheric Solidarity”
Since the inaugural session of the IADB, held on March 30, 1942, in the Hall of the Americas of the Pan American Union in Washington DC, United States (currently the OAS Main Building), the Inter-American Defense Board has maintained as the oldest military defense institution in the world, […]
CONCLUSION OF THE FIRST COURSE OF NATIONAL HUMANITARIAN DEMINING MONITORS IN 2022
On March 10, 2022, the Group of Inter-American Technical Advisors in Colombia (GATI-CO) concluded the activities of the first Course of National Humanitarian Demining Monitors (CMNDH) of 2022. The instructions followed all the protective measures against Covid-19. 19, in accordance with the determinations of the General Command of the Military Forces (CGFM) and […]
Presentation at Extraordinary Meeting on Women's Leadership in Hemispheric Security
On March 9, the Inter-American Defense Board participated as a speaker in the Extraordinary Meeting of the Hemispheric Security Commission of the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS), held within the framework of the commemoration of International Women's Day , an academic event, with which […]
The IADB recognizes, values and appreciates the work and contribution made by women in the Hemisphere
This March 8, we commemorate the representative date of the sacrifices, legacy and significance that the female gender has in the transformation of the hemisphere through work and equity that has allowed the empowerment of Women. The Military Forces of the continent value the contributions, changes and evolution that […]
