During the International Day of Peacekeepers and to celebrate 10 years of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).
Seminar “The MINUSTAH and Brazil – Ten Years for Peace in Haiti”
June 10, 2014
Browsing: Capacity Building
Canadian Troops Operate Under Brazilian Command in Haiti
Canada signed a memorandum of understanding with the Brazilian government in June 2013, stipulating that Canadian troops would help in maintaining the peace in Haiti.
June 10, 2014
Beyond The Horizon 2014: An Action in Civility and Commitment
Beyond the Horizon 2014 is a multi-faceted civic assistance exercise conducted by United States troops in Latin and Caribbean nations.
June 05, 2014
MINUSTAH to Celebrate its 10th Anniversary
The UN mission succeeded a Multinational Interim Force (MIF) authorized by the Security Council in February 2004, after Haitian President Bertrand Aristide departed Haiti for exile in the aftermath of an armed conflict which spread to several cities across the country.
May 30, 2014
Air Forces from 13 Countries Train for Earthquakes and Tsunamis in Peru
The air force officers trained in the best ways to provide humanitarian support and conduct search and rescue missions.
May 02, 2014
Chilean security forces maintain public safety after earthquake and tsunami
Shortly after the earthquake struck, the Chilean Navy’s Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service issued a tsunami warning for the Chilean coast. Security officials ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from coastal areas.
April 02, 2014
MINUSTAH chief outlines scenarios for future peacekeeping mission in Haiti
Sandra Honoré, the leader of MINUSTAH, recently visited officials in Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile, the countries whose troops comprise the bulk of peacekeeping troops in Haiti.
March 27, 2014
Colombian and Ecuadorean authorities conduct tsunami evacuation drill
The First Colombia-Ecuador Binational Simulation Earthquake and Tsunami was held on Feb. 6, 2014. Authorities in the Colombian departments of Nariño, Cauca and Valle del Cauca and the Ecuadorian provinces of Esmeraldas, Imbabura and Carchi participated in the exercise.
February 14, 2014
Latin American security forces uses Amber Alerts to locate kidnapped children
The Amber Alert system is a cooperative effort between law enforcement authorities and the press, including newspapers, TV news stations, radio news agencies, websites, and Twitter.
January 31, 2014
Ecuadorian military engineers help rebuild Haitian regions devastated by earthquake
The recent effort was the fourth such mission completed by Ecuadorean engineers since the earthquake struck
January 27, 2014
Security forces in Argentina help people survive historic heat wave
About 800,000 people in Buenos Aires lost power during the heat wave. That meant they were without air conditioning and power to run their refrigerators.
January 22, 2014
