Malala set to be youngest UN Messenger of Peace

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is set to become the United Nations’ youngest-ever “Messenger of Peace,” the international body’s chief has announced, reports The Hindu.

Ms. Yousafzai (19) will be honoured by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a ceremony at the U.N. headquarters in New York on April 10. She will help promote girl’s education around the world as part of her new role.

The ceremony will be followed by a conversation among Mr. Guterres, Ms. Yousafzai and other youth representatives around the world on the theme of girls’ education, Daily Pakistan reported on Saturday.

“Even in the face of grave danger, Malala Yousafzai has shown an unwavering commitment to the rights of women, girls and all people,” Mr. Guterres said on Friday on his selection of Ms. Yousafzai for the designation.