The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Harare, in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Republic Police Drug Section, commemorated the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 30 June 2008, under the theme, “Do drugs control your life? Your life. Your community. No place for drugs.”  Together they held an awareness raising march in the city of Harare and set up two informational tents.  Each tent was manned by police officers from the Drug Section and UNIC staff, who provided information on drugs and drug abuse. The Secretary-General’s statement for the day was read prior to the march. In addition to the march, the UNIC Officer-in-Charge, Mrs. Tafadzwa Mumba, gave an interview on Zimbabwe Television lunch-hour news to mark the day.

The United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Harare, in conjunction with the Zimbabwe Republic Police Drug Section, commemorated the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 30 June 2008, under the theme, “Do drugs control your life? Your life. Your community. No place for drugs.”  Together they held an awareness raising march in the city of Harare and set up two informational tents.  Each tent was manned by police officers from the Drug Section and UNIC staff, who provided information on drugs and drug abuse. The Secretary-General’s statement for the day was read prior to the march. In addition to the march, the UNIC Officer-in-Charge, Mrs. Tafadzwa Mumba, gave an interview on Zimbabwe Television lunch-hour news to mark the day.

The United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) participated in a youth fair entitled "Idea Market", which was organized by the Center for Organizing Youth activities and held on 25-27 June.  The initiative was sponsored by the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs within the framework of a conference entitled "Youth, Reality, Perspectives."

DPI and the UN Country Team provided information materials about the work of the UN. The three day event provided a good opportunity for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and youth groups to become acquainted with the United Nations and its specialized agencies in Armenia.

The objective of the conference and youth fair was to present the work of NGOs that interact with youth. These events also sought to develop the field of youth information exchange and foster links between Armenian youth NGOs and governmental and international organizations.

On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June, the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Bujumbura hosted an awards ceremony to recognize the best media reports on prevention of torture and assistance to the victims.

The event was jointly organized by the UNIC, the Human Rights Division of the UN Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), the Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR), the Burundian Journalists Association (ABJ), and NGOs working against torture.

The Director a.i. of the Human Rights Division of BINUB and representatives of the other involved organisations congratulated the winners. The audience included representatives of NGOs working in the human rights sector, government representatives, and journalists.