After nearly being assassinated by a Taliban gunman, 17-year-old Pakistani women and youth education activist Malala Yousafzai wins Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of achievements
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday in Oslo, Norway. The committee honored them “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education,” according to a Friday press release from the committee. “It is…
TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2014 /CNW/ – UNICEF congratulates Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi, two powerful child rights advocates, on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The award demonstrates the unshakeable conviction that children are a force for change. “This is a victory for children’s rights and, on the 25 th anniversary of the Convention on the…
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