Malala Yousafzai returns to New York
for major UN announcement to advance vision of education for all children
NEW YORK, N.Y. (September 20, 2013) — Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot on a school bus by the Taliban last October, returns to New York for the first time since her world famous 16th birthday speech in July at the United Nations – also known as Malala Day. She will rejoin youth leaders who were delegates on Malala Day, UN Special Envoy Gordon Brown and other UN representatives to make a major announcement on supporting education for 400,000 out-of-school children refugees of Syria.
More than two million Syrian children have dropped out of school and more than one million have fled the country and are now refugees in bordering countries. Many have lost their home, friends, family and the opportunity to learn. They are being called the “lost generation.”
During a press conference convened by A World at School on Monday, September 23rd in New York, Malala will be joined by the UN Special Envoy for Youth, Ahmed Alhendawi, UNICEF Deputy Executive Director, Geeta Rao Gupta, Youth Representative to the UN Secretary-General’s Education First Steering Committee, Chernor Bah, UN Youth Courage Award winner and Leonard Cheshire Disability Young Voices representative, Ashwini Angadi.
PRESS CONFERENCE DETAILS:
When: Monday, September 23, 2013 Time: 9:00 AM EST Where: 599 Lexington Avenue 22nd Floor New York, NY 10022Media: Please contact media@aworldatschool.org for accreditation
Malala Yousafzai is an education advocate from Pakistan. She was targeted by the Taliban and shot in the head on a bus on her way to school on October, 10, 2012. Yousafzai recovered and is now continuing her studies in the UK.
Gordon Brown is the UN Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
A World at School is an organization that champions global education efforts through strategic partnerships, digital campaigns, and events. www.aworldatschool.org
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