He said that , in order to reverse that trend , the United Nations would lead by example , and noted that in the past year the number of women leading United Nations peacekeeping , political and peacebuilding missions had gone up to 6 in 33 missions . The Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UNWomen ) , Michelle Bachelet , said in her statement that the United Nations system was working to increase post-conflict spending on women 's empowerment and gender equality .