From 25 to 26 June, the African Diaspora Policy Centre, the European Commission and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized the first policy dialogue seminar on "Engaging African Diaspora in Europe as Strategic Agents for Development in Africa". The UN Regional Information Centre (UNRIC) in Brussels helped with the organization and held a press briefing.

The seminar brought together 50 leading African diaspora organizations from ten European Union countries in Brussels to network, exchange information, share practices and experiences. The purpose of the seminar was to facilitate the inclusion of the diaspora voices and visions in European policy deliberations in a more targeted and systematic manner.

 To commemorate the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on 26 June the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Windhoek together with the Ministry of Health and Social Services organized a week of activities to raise awareness of drug-related issues.

From 19 through 26 June the UNIC featured radio interviews with social workers and three individuals who successfully completed a rehabilitation programme. UNIC also organized a choir festival at the UN Plaza in Katutura with 285 school children from schools that participate in the Teenager against Drugs and Alcohol (TADA) programme. The aim of the festival was to inform students about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse through the singing of songs with positive messages. Students discovered their musical talents, got to know young people from other schools also interested in music and developed their cognitive, emotional, spiritual and cultural skills through music. The Namibian composer Marcellinus Swartbooi composed a special song for this event and conducted the mass choir for this event.

On 26 June a local pastor held a prayer service in front of the Star Hotel in Khomasdal, an area well known for drug trafficking, alcohol drinking and violent activities on the weekends. Speaking at the event the junior mayor Elsabe van Vuuren said 50% of the Namibian youth between 13 and 16 years have experimented with alcohol. A petition signed by 4000 students was handed over to the deputy minister in support of under-age drinking legislation in Namibia. In his speech the UN Resident Coordinator highlighted the fact that young men in Namibia are especially vulnerable.

The keynote address of Hon. Minister Dr. Richard Kamwi was delivered by the deputy Minister of Health and Social Services encouraging Namibia to take prompt and decisive action to eliminate drug abuse and illicit trafficking.

The programme also included the testimonies of the three sober individuals mentioned above. They were awarded medals by the UNICEF Acting Country Representative.   

On 26 June United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Cairo organized a press conference for the members of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of Palestinians and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories upon conclusion of their three-day trip to Egypt.

The press conference, which took place on UNIC Cairo’s premises, was attended by more than 35 media representatives from major Egyptian and Arab newspapers, news agencies and television stations. Members of the committee briefed attendees on the latest situation in the occupied Palestinian lands according to information they received from interviews with Palestinians in Cairo and through telephone conversations.

On 26 June the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Bujumbura together with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the UN Operations in Burundi (BINUB) organized a ceremony to commemorate World Refugee Day under the theme, "Building the future".

The Representative of the UNHCR in Burundi and the chef de cabinet in the Ministry of National Solidarity, Repatriation, Human Rights and Gender delivered speeches and presented awards to media professionals for the best media production on the topic of "Repatriation and Reintegration of Burundian former refugees." The competition was organized by the UNIC and the UNHCR. The pictures were exhibited in the Centre.

One hundred people attended the ceremony, among them representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in the repatriation and reintegration sectors, members of the diplomatic corps, government representatives, and media professionals. UNIC Bujumbura distributed the Secretary-General's message in French and Kirundi to the attendees.