The commitment of the Organization is needed to prevent the recurrence of t...

The commitment of the Organization is needed to prevent the recurrence of the horrors of the past. It is often possible to detect in a society elements that set off alarms regarding the possible emergence of situations of massive and serious violations of human rights and humanitarian law. Therefore, prevention requires that the Organization be provided with appropriate mechanisms to gather information on present and potential situations that may trigger the responsibility to protect. Fact-finding is an important element. Argentina considers it worth reiterating that there exists an impartial body for fact-finding into possible serious violations of the Geneva Conventions: the International Humanitarian Fact-Finding Commission, established by virtue of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. We welcome the Security Council's recognition in its resolution 1894 (2009) of the possibility of recourse to the Commission for timely, objective, accurate and reliable information.