53. 人权高专办继续倡导在全世界废除死刑，包括促进批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约第二项任择议定书》。人权高专办发布了新版《远离死刑：争论、趋势和视角》的题为“结束死刑”的社交媒体宣传。在联合国总部主办了侧重倾听受害者家属声音的高级别活动 ，还采取了多项倡导废除死刑的区域举措。人权高专办出版了《远离死刑：东南亚的经验》8 并同非洲联盟合作，在多哈和亚的斯亚贝巴支持了废除死刑的区域活动。人权高专办还在马达加斯加和马拉维支持联合国国家工作队执行倡导废除死刑的项目。
53. OHCHR continued to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty worldwide, including by promoting the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. OHCHR launched a new edition of the book Moving Away from the Death Penalty: Arguments, Trends and Perspectives and a social media campaign entitled “End executions”. It organized a high-level event at United Nations Headquarters focusing on the voices of victims’ families and undertook a number of regional initiatives to advocate for abolition. OHCHR published Moving Away from the Death Penalty: Lessons in South-East Asia8 and supported regional events on the abolition of death penalty in Doha and Addis Ababa, in cooperation with the African Union. OHCHR also supported the United Nation country teams in Madagascar and Malawi in implementing projects to advance abolition.