It needs to acknowledge that anticipating and responding to major human-rights violations are part of its core business. It should encourage the UN’s secretary-general to be less nervous about using his formidable authority under Article 99 of the Charter to bring matters to the Council’s attention on his own.
安理会要做的是少说空话，制定更多正式程序防止危机和冲突并改进早期预警和通报机制。它必须承认预测和应对重大的侵犯人权事件是它的核心任务。它应当鼓励联合国秘书长不要过于担心动用宪章第99条赋予的重大权力，凭借一己之力让安理会关注相关事务。