Brussels, 21/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - With a view to the world conference against racism and xenophobia (Durban, 31 August - 7 September, see EUROPE of 11 August, p.4), the UN Information Centre (UNIC) is organising, on Wednesday 22 August in Brussels, a seminar on the theme "the role of the media in the fight against racism". Organised mainly in collaboration with the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the international federation of journalists and the Centre for equal opportunities and the fight against racism, this seminar aims to: 1) take stock of the different initiatives (codes of conduct, recommendations, etc.); 2) make comments on the proposed declaration and the action programme of the Durban Conference; and 3) evoke actions to be undertaken at national and international levels. Information: UN, Brussels. Fax: 02 502 40 61. E-mail: unicbel@be.psinet.com.