United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will designate Malala Yousafzai, global advocate for girls’ education and the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate, as a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on girls’ education.
The Messenger of Peace designation ceremony will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York at an event to be held in the Trusteeship Council Chamber on Monday, 10 April 2017, at 3:15 p.m.
The designation will be followed by a conversation between the Secretary-General, Ms. Yousafzai and youth representatives around the world on the theme of girls’ education.
“Even in the face of grave danger, Malala Yousafzai has shown an unwavering commitment to the rights of women, girls and all people,” the Secretary-General said on his selection of Yousafzai for the designation. “Her courageous activism for girls’ education has already energized so many people around the world. Now as our youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace, Malala can do even more to help create a more just and peaceful world.”
Born on 12 July 1997 in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, Yousafzai became an international symbol for the fight for girls’ education after being shot on 9 October 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions on female education. She survived the attack and became an advocate for the millions of girls denied a formal education worldwide.
In 2013, Ms. Yousafzai and her father, Mr. Ziauddin Yousafzai, co-founded Malala Fund to bring awareness to the social and economic impact of girls’ education and to empower girls to demand change. Ms. Yousafzai became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize laureate on 10 December 2014.
Ms. Yousafzai is the first Messenger of Peace designated by Secretary-General Guterres.
United Nations Messengers of Peace are widely recognized public figures, who help to raise worldwide awareness of the Organization’s ideals and activities. Through their public appearances, contacts with the international media and humanitarian work, they expand public understanding of how the United Nations helps to improve the lives of people everywhere.
Great Malala will hopefully become future PM of Pakistan.
han yaar malala ko bhi aik martaba ye mulk lootne ka moka milna chahiye???
Our hero, our pride. God bless her.
Being groomed to play some vested roles later for the West.
I know her since she was nothing.
May Allah make her a better individual for Pakistan and ummah. Amin
Aman ka Pyaambar!
Chappu chal gaya Ziauddin Yousafzai ka.
disgrace to pakistani nation.
who-ever she is! AT-LEAST SHE IS DOING SOME GOOD IN THE WORLD! SO WE SHOULD SUPPORT HER.
Any designation for Syrian kids from UN…?
Yes. Google for “UN on Syrian children” to see their various reports.
‘Buried’, ‘Killed’ and similar designations
Shame , Ye Bas Pakistan Ko Internationaly badnam krna hai
yeh goli ki sahi qeemat wasool kr rahe ha :D
Wat abt Palestinian and Kashmiri children who are dying on a daily basis by tyrants, extremists and terrorist?
Yeh to qayamat ke nishane hai ke right ko wrong aur wrong ko right dekahaya jaye ga. Loser Iblis ko ulta kam karna acha lagta hai. Ulta chalna ulta bolna ulta gana etc.
Mujy to aaj tak samajh nhe aaya is nay Pakistan k lye kra kya hai….Q foreign countries is per mehrban hai…yaa isko Pakistan lotnay k lye tayar kya ja rha hai…agent of USA