United Nations observing Malala Day on today; demands Noble Peace Prize for Malala

The United Nations (UN) is observing November 10 (Saturday) as Malala Day, honoring the courage of 15-year-old education activist Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by Taliban when she was in way home from school.

In the meantime, over million people have signed global petitions calling for Pakistani schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

According to the reports, the young girl 15-year-old peace activist is recovering in Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham after Taliban gunmen shot her on the point blank.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has extended his support to Malala and her fight for education, describing her as the global symbol of every girl’s right to an education.

Ban Ki-moon’s Special Envoy for Global Education, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said November 10 has been declared Malala Day.

The day would be commemorated in support of the young peace activist and the 32 million girls like her around the globe who are denied their right to school, Brown said.

In his message of support for Yousafzai and girls’ education, Ban said, “Malala Yousafzai is a global symbol of every girl’s right to an education. Citizens from across the globe are speaking out for Malala and on behalf of the 61 million children who do not go to school.”

Ban said in a brief video message posted on the UN website, “I am adding my voice to the messages from over one million people across the globe. Education is a fundamental human right. It is a pathway to development, tolerance and global citizenship.”

He called the international community to join the UN campaign to put education first “for Malala and girls and boys throughout the world”.

Meanwhile, Gordon Brown presented a petition with more than a million signatures in support of Malala to the Pakistan government.

Brown, during the launching ceremony of Waseela-e-Taleem initiative in Islamabad, presented to President Asif Ali Zardari the petition carrying more than one million signatures of the people across the world to show solidarity with Malala. The president also signed the petition during the ceremony.

He stated that the international community was ready to support Pakistan in its efforts to tackle poverty and ensure all children could go to school.

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