He said that from now on he will include gender analysis in his reports to the Security Council whenever it is relevant.

He also reiterated his commitment to ending all forms of sexual exploitation and abuse within the UN system.

"As we look forward, I urge you to invest in gender equality and women's empowerment not only as ends in themselves, but as critical means of achieving our overarching aim of preventing and ending conflict and building peace and prosperity in the world for all," he told the debate, which attracted representatives from about 80 member states as well as activists.

Despite progress in some areas, women's empowerment has a long way to go, said Guterres.

Conflict continues to have a devastating effect on women and girls. The United Nations documented more than 800 cases of conflict-related sexual violence in 2017, a 56 percent increase since 2016, he said.

Women human rights defenders, political leaders, journalists and activists, who play an important role in addressing the root causes of conflict, are targeted at alarming rates, he added.

Women's marginalization, lack of access to health and education services, and economic disempowerment continue to be both a cause and an effect of conflict. And funding for programs to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women in countries affected by conflict is just 5 percent of total bilateral aid to such countries, said Guterres.

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