*Dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to ‘voiceless’ children around the world
Education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai has dedicated her Nobel Peace Prize–which she shares with Indian child rights’ activist Kailash Satyarthi –to “voiceless” children around the world, and called on the Indian and Pakistani premiers to attend the award ceremony for the sake of peace.
The 17-year-old, who heard the news while she was in a Chemistry lesson at school in Birmingham, central England, said she was honoured to be the youngest person and the first Pakistani to receive the accolade.
“The award is for all the children who are voiceless, whose voices need to be heard,” Malala told a press conference, held at the end of the school day so she would not miss class.
“This is not the end of my campaign, but the beginning,” she said.
“This award is for all those children who are voiceless, whose voices need to be heard. They have the right to receive quality education. They have the right not to suffer from child labor, not to suffer from child trafficking. They have the right to live a happy life,” said Malala.
She said she had already spoken to Satyarthi to discuss how they could work together and also try to reduce tensions between India and Pakistan.
To that end, she urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to attend the Nobel award ceremony on December 10 in Stockholm.
