Malala bliver yngste FN-fredsambassadør nogensinde

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Malala Yousafzai sammen med FN's generalsekretær, Antonio Guterres.
Foto: UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe
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Messengers of Peace are carefully selected

Ms. Yousafzai, who was shot in 2012 by the Taliban for attending classes, is the youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace and the first one to be designated by Secretary-General Guterres since he assumed office in January this year.

Accepting the accolade, Ms. Yousafzai underscored the importance of education, especially education of girls, for advancing communities and societies.

UN Messengers of Peace https://outreach.un.org/mop are distinguished individuals, carefully selected from the fields of art, literature, science, entertainment, sports or other fields of public life, who have agreed to help focus worldwide attention on the work of the global Organization.

A world with closed borders

Yet, he said, Pakistan is also such an example.