On June 23, a UN Wall was inaugurated at the Daag Behsud Government Girls’ Primary School in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The students were asked to paint a prominent wall in their schools with specially designed messages that reflect the values of the UN.

The High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi and Education Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Atif Khan, participated in the event with many other guests and students. The messages focused on peace, tolerance, gender equity, and education because these were the key issues in that region. Additionally, Aqeela Asifi, winner of the NANSEN Award and the heads of agencies of UNHCR, UNESCO, UNICEF, and UNIC Islamabad wrote short messages on peace and education on the wall.

There are over 900 girls including 120 refugee students, studying in the school that will benefit from the campaign which is specially designed for young people of Pakistan. It aims at gaining their support for disseminating the values of the United Nations in their schools.