A/HRC/RES/33/19 2006, on the right to the truth, and 4/102 of 23 March 2007, on transitional justice, General Assembly resolution 68/165 of 18 December 2013, on the right to the truth, and Council resolutions 18/7 of 29 September 2011 and 27/3 of 25 September 2014, on the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Recalling the 2005 World Summit Outcome, 3 especially paragraphs 138 and 139 thereof, in which all Heads of States and Governments affirmed that each individual State has the responsibility to protect its populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, and that this responsibility entails the prevention of such crimes, Recalling also the report of the Secretary-General on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies4 and his follow-up report on the same topic, 5 including the relevant recommendations contained therein, and his reports issued in 2006,6 2012,7 20138 and 20149 outlining a programme of action to enhance the effectiveness of the support provided by the United Nations system for the promotion of the rule of law in conflict and post-conflict situations, Noting the first and second international meetings of Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes, held in San José, from 4 to 6 March 2014, and in Manila, from 2 to 4 February 2016, Recalling General Assembly resolution 70/262 of 27 April 2016 on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture, and Security Council resolution 2282 (2016) of 27 April 2016, in which the Assembly and the Council, inter alia, stress that a comprehensive approach to transitional justice, including the promotion of healing and reconciliation, a professional, accountable and effective security sector, including through its reform, and inclusive and effective demobilization, disarmament and reintegration programmes, including the transition from demobilization and disarmament to reintegration, are critical to the consolidation of peace and stability, promoting poverty reduction, the rule of law, access to justice and good governance, further extending legitimate State authority and preventing countries from lapsing or relapsing into conflict, Taking note of the work conducted by the International Law Commission on the topic of “crimes against humanity”, Affirming that impunity for gross violations and abuses of human rights and serious violations of international humanitarian law, including genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity, encourages their recurrence and is a fundamental obstacle to sustainable peace at the national level, and also to the furtherance of cooperation among peoples and the promotion of international peace and security, and that fighting impunity for such violations, abuses and crimes is an important factor for their deterrence and prevention, Noting with concern that attempts to deny or to justify such crimes may risk undermining the fight against impunity, reconciliation and efforts to prevent such crimes, 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 General Assembly resolution 60/1. S/2004/616. S/2011/634. A/61/636-S/2006/980 and Corr.1. A/66/749. S/2013/341. A/68/213/Add.1 and A/69/181.