Dr. Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé Leads Simulation for Future Women UN Leaders In Uganda

Dr. Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé of the Department of Politics and International Studies is in Entebbe, Uganda to train future women leaders in United Nations Peace Operations. This initiative is part of the United Nations Senior Women Talent Pipeline, which aims to build a competitive pool of readily-deployable senior candidates for positions in United Nations peacekeeping missions. Her efforts will contribute to preparing women to take on roles of leadership around the world.

Dr. Martin-Brûlé’s role is to develop and pilot “real-world” modules with leadership teams as part of a tabletop exercise at the United Nations Senior Women Talent Pipeline course.

The objective of this project is to better equip senior leadership within UN missions to manage contemporary crises, lead teams, make decisions while being confronted with competing objectives and priorities, and effectively deliver the mandate of the United Nations.

The scenario led by Dr. Martin-Brûlé outlines a situation that poses challenges with the host state in the fictional country and requires the senior leadership team to work through an increasingly difficult situation while maintaining a focus on implementing the mandate. This includes the senior leadership team attempting to achieve a specific goal while facing increasingly difficult relations with the host state, including difficulty moving throughout the country, or accessing resources. The scenario sought to foster strong leadership skills based on identified competencies.

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