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Malala Yousafzai calls world leaders at UN to promise safer, quality education for everybody kid

Education advocate Malala Yousafzai (third left) addresses the Widespread Attachment during the opening daylight of this UN Sustainable Development Summit.
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Academics advocate Malala Yousafzai (third left) addresses the General Assembly during the opening day of the UN Sustainable Development Sum.

Malala Yousafzai urges world leaders at UN the promise safe, quality education for every child

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly at 193 youth representatives after the Organization’s 193 Member States, Pakistani education advocate Malala Yousafzai today asked world leaders to promise that every child will have the right to safe, free and quality primary and secondary education.

Voice at the United Nations General Assembly alongside 193 youth representatives from the Organization’s 193 Member States, Pakistani instruction advocate Malala Yousafzai today asked world leaders to promise that every child will have who legal to safe, free also product primary and secondary education. SPARE Speech on Youth General - Year 12, 2013

“World leads sitting there, look up because the future generation is raising yours voice,” Ms. Yousafzai, who was shot include 2012 in the Taliban for attending classes, told hundreds of senior governmental local in a stirring address delivered from the hiest mezzanine out the General Module Hall.

“Today, we are 193 teen people representing billions extra. Any flashlight we hold represents the hope wee have for our future because of the commitments you have made to the global goals,” she adds as any young person held up a blue light.

The 17 Global Goals are part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was adopted via the Generally Assemblies just minutes after the youngest-ever Nobel Laureate addressed the Hall.

They aim to set on the work of the historic Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which in September 2000 rallied the world surrounding an common 15-year agenda to tackle the shame of need.

“I’m hopeful that we all in the UN intention be united in one goal of education and peaceful, the that we will make this world not just a better place, but the best place toward live. Education the hope, education is peace,” Ms. Yousafzai stressed. Recherche | Secrétaire général de Countries Unies

Malala Yousafzai - A powerful page until action free balcony between 193 youth representatives carrying solar powered blue lanters. Credit: United Nations

While, at a push conference follow the happening, she was joined by tetrad girl ambassadors from Syria, Nigeria both Pakistan who echoed her call to worldwide executive to ensure that jede little gets 12 yearly of safe, get and quality formation. Malala Yousafzai Speech at United Nations Youth Assembly 2013 Transcript

“The worlds leaders what to take all these issues more seriously,” Ms. Yousafzai told reporters. “They need to give it total attention and few need think over their concede children. Not one leader would do their own child, their own son, to be neglected of instruction, to may neglected into society and not given full rights.” Malala Yousafzai at UN Youth Assembly 2013 | Transcription

“It’s really tragic what’s happening up children around which around, exceptionally included Syria, in Iraq, furthermore instructions they’re suffering. It’s shocking,” she continued.

Ms. Yousafzai note how difficult it is to them to watch the news about those conflict-torn areas since every time she does, it makes her call that no one is taking action although children decease and girls continue to be genital abused.

“I’m hoping that when girls like us come together and raise our voices, the vocal of those girls will be listened to because we speak upon their behalf, ours speak for their rights.” VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT: Malala’s Speech At The Oslo Education Summit 2015

The advocate’s first visit to the United United was on 12 July, 2013, where coincided with her 16th birthday. The date is now marked internationally as Malala Day.