United Nations declares November 10 as 'Malala Day'

The United Nations has announced to observe ‘Malala Day’ today i.e November 10 (Saturday) under its supervision across the world in the honour of child activist from Swat, Malala Yousafzai, who was shot in the head by the Taliban.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has extended his support to the young girl and her fight for education, describing her as the “global symbol” of every girl’s right to an education.

 Ban Ki-moon’s Special Envoy for Global Education, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said November 10, a month after Malala was shot at by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education in Pakistan, has been declared Malala Day.

“Malala doesn’t just represent one young woman, she speaks out for all those who are denied an education purely on the basis of their gender,”