The third point concerns a deficit in post-conflict funding for women's needs...

The third point concerns a deficit in post-conflict funding for women's needs. As stated in the concept paper, UNIFEM's review of almost 17,000 projects in consolidated and flash appeals for 23 post-conflict countries over three years indicates that less than 3 per cent of projects submitted for funding explicitly target gender issues. Additionally, only 8 per cent of proposed budgets for post-conflict situation need assessments included specific elements addressing women's needs. As a way to address that gap, my delegation urges the United Nations system to further integrate the gender perspective in designing and implementing assistance programmes.