coordinating the UN Network on Racial Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, which the . Secretary-General set up in 2012 to enhance cooperation on these-issues within the Organisation. The Network, which consists of 23 UN entities, has developed a Guidance Note on Racial Discrimination and Minorities whose 19 recommendations were endorsed by the Secretary-General last year. They emphasize the importance of attending to the needs of the most marginalized and at-risk minority groups. We need much more effective measures for early warning and prevention of systematic violence and atrocity crimes. We need to define more clearly and consistently not just whether to act, but where, when and how. The Secretary-General's 'Human Rights up Front' Initiative is an unequivocal commitment that will further advance our efforts to promote and protect human rights