On the whole , the action plan has yet to galvanize institutional change , owing to thinly stretched human and financial resources and capacities , established patterns of assistance , a lack of systematic monitoring and scarce gender expertise in post-conflict contexts . The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women ( UN-Women ) , in consultation with various other United Nations entities , has identified capacity gaps and good practices with respect to the deployment of gender expertise in conflict and post-conflict contexts , such as the inclusion of a full-time gender expert in the Mediation Support Standby Team of the Department of Political Affairs .