The 16th birthday of Malala Yousafazi, the school girl who was shot by Taliban gunmen, is to become a global day of action for education.
Young people from across the world will undertake the first ever youth takeover of the United Nations General Assembly on July 12, led by Malala.
Malala was shot by armed Taliban gunmen while she was on her way to school in Pakistan last October – targeted because of her support of girls’ education.
During the event, Malala will lead calls for an urgent prioritisation of education in failing states across the globe.
July 12 – which has been declared Malala Day – will also see a series of high profile events supported by former prime minister Gordon Brown, who is now the UN special envoy for global education, and global children’s charity Plan International.
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