Unity school children learn about UNMISS, Mongolia

5 Nov 2013

Unity school children learn about UNMISS, Mongolia

5 November 2013 - Pupils of a school in Rubkona County today learned about the role of UNMISS during the visit of a joint team of mission civilian and Mongolian military peacekeepers.

About 90 children from classes six and seven in Friendly Primary School, which was recently renovated by the Mongolians, participated in the meeting.

“We are glad that we’ve learnt a lot about UNMISS,” said 14-year old pupil Maliah Tot. “We know now that UNMISS is here to help maintain peace in South Sudan and support the Government of South Sudan.”

Elizabeth Nyagak, aged 15 years, appreciated UNMISS for patrolling danger-prone areas in the state.

“We learnt today that UNMISS is patrolling the remote counties in the state and alerting the local authorities when there is risk of conflict in the counties,” she said. “The presence of UNMISS will help bring peace in our community.”

The pupils also learned about the culture and lifestyle of Mongolian people and participated in an art exercise to illustrate what they had learned.

Using coloured pencils and crayons donated by the UNMISS teams, the children drew pictures of Mongolian soldiers near local South Sudan settings like tukuls (local huts), the church and their school. They also drew the Mongolian flag.