On this edition of Century of Lies: Harm Reduction and Social Development.
The United Nations Second World Summit for Social Development took place November 4-6. One of the side events in the pre-summit activities on November 3, hosted by Harm Reduction International and the Open Society Foundation, was entitled Harm Reduction for Social Development: Strengthening Health, Workability, and Inclusion. We hear a presentation by Catherine Cook, Acting Executive Director of Harm Reduction International.
Plus, the UN’s Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned US missile strikes on vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, which have killed at least 64 people so far, as violations of international human rights law. Ravina Shamdasani, Chief Spokesperson for the OHCHR, announced the statement and answered questions from the media at a news conference in Geneva on October 31.
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