Malala Yousafzai chosen as UN Messenger of Peace
UN Secretary General António Guterres has selected Malala Yousafzai as a UN Messenger of Peace, the highest honour bestowed by the UN chief on a global citizen. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric on Friday announced that Malala would focus on promoting girls' education worldwide. Malala, also the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, will be officially designated at a ceremony on Monday.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has selected Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai to be a UN messenger of peace, the highest honor bestowed by the UN chief on a global citizen.UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced on Friday that she would focus on promoting girls' education worldwide and would be officially designated at a ceremony on Monday.The 19-year-old was campaigning for the right of all children to education in northwest Pakistan when she was severely wounded in a Taliban assassination attempt.MALALA's COMMITMENT TO WOMEN's RIGHTS UNWAVERING: UNGuterres said even in the face of grave danger, she "has shown an unwavering commitment to the rights of women, girls and all people."Other messengers of peace include actors Michael Douglas and Leonardo DiCaprio, primatologist Jane Goodall and musicians Daniel Barenboim and Yo-Yo Ma.