A coordinated and coherent approach is needed in order to ensure women's full...

A coordinated and coherent approach is needed in order to ensure women's full participation in all peacebuilding efforts. The relative absence of women from peace negotiations and post-conflict planning processes has recently been demonstrated by concrete figures in a UNIFEM study: Women rarely assume core government functions, they are not able to ensure their issues are addressed in peace accords and peace processes, and they are not in a position to ensure prioritisation of their needs in planning processes or adequate financial allocations to address them. This problems needs to be addressed by the Council and the UN system in a more consistent manner.