Here the list of side events organized by civil society organizations, some of whom are in partnership with UN Agencies.

More than three quarters of the 99 journalists and media workers killed worldwide in 2023 died in the Israel-Gaza war, the majority of them Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, a new CPJ report has found. The conflict claimed the lives of more journalists in three months than have ever been killed in a single country over an entire year.

The infliction of the death penalty is profoundly difficult to reconcile with human dignity, the fundamental right to life, and the right to live free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, said UN Human Rights Chief, Volker Türk

An opportunity to interact and brainstorm on the future of local governments and the governments of cities...