Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has been made the ever youngest UN Messenger of Peace.
Youngest UN Messenger of Peace
The 19-year-old, who’s doing her A-levels and has a proposal from a prime UK university, will take the position with a particular concentrate on girls’ education.
In 2012 Malala Yousafzai was almost killed by the Taliban for campaigning for women’ rights to schooling.
Accepting the accolade in New York, she mentioned: “(Bringing change) begins with us and it should begin now.”
“If you wish to see your future brilliant, you must begin working now (and) not look forward to anybody else,” she mentioned.
United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres described her as a “symbol of perhaps a very powerful factor on this planet – education for all”.
Malala Yousafzai mention
Last month, Malala Yousafzai mentioned she had acquired a proposal to review politics, philosophy and economics at a UK college, on situation of attaining three As in her A-levels.
Malala Yousafzai, who narrowly escaped demise after being attacked on her means dwelling from faculty in Pakistan, didn’t verify which college had made the supply.
However beforehand she revealed she had interviewed for a level place at an Oxford faculty.
Youngest UN Messengers of Peace are chosen from the fields of artwork, literature, science, leisure, sports activities or different fields of public life.
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congrats! she deserves this award!