On this edition of Century: 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.