Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is set to become the UN’s youngest-ever Messenger of Peace after she was selected by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the highest honour bestowed by the world body on a global citizen.
The designation ceremony will be held next week at the UN’s headquarters. Yousafzai, 19, became a global symbol of the fight for girls education after being shot in the head in October 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions on female education.
The Pakistani education activist survived the attack and became an advocate for millions of girls denied formal education around the world.
Yousafzai is the first Messenger of Peace designated by Guterres.
