manner” and in accordance with the United Nations Charter. After the 2009 report, the Secretary-General annual reports on RtoP have focused on early warning and assessment (2010); the role of regional and sub-regional arrangements (2011); timely and decisive response (2012); State responsibility and prevention (2013); and international assistance (2014). 29. The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination includes in its regular agenda preventive measures which include early-warning aimed at preventing existing situations escalating into conflicts and urgent procedures to respond to problems requiring immediate attention to prevent or limit the scale or number of serious violations of the Convention. 30. The main purpose of the Human Rights Up Front initiative and Action Plan is to strengthen the UN system’s ability to effectively prevent and respond to serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, as well as to complex crises. Human Rights Up Front looks to develop inter-agency early warning mechanisms at country, regional and HQ levels, to review emerging and ongoing crisis as well as a UN integrated response. This initiative considers early action paramount to prevention. Conclusions 31. The Network, through its Action Plan to support the implementation of the Guidance Note, can help to support recommendations of this session of the Forum, including the proposed call for increased technical assistance to States, including in the fields of minority issues, non-discrimination, prevention of conflict and atrocity crimes, and training of officials and law enforcement bodies. 32. While the Network has a unique thematic focus and mandate, it does not work in isolation. Dialogue with minorities and States is crucial and so is cooperation within the UN system. For example, support to the Secretary General’s Human Rights Up Front initiative is of great importance so that we can together contribute to strengthening the UN system’s ability to effectively prevent and respond to serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, and complex crises, including in respect of minorities.