Malala Yousafzai to become youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace

Malala Yousafzai to become youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace

New York: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is to become the youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace, the organisation's chief said on Friday. Yousafzai, 19, will be appointed on Monday by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and will help promote girl's education around the world as part of her new role. Malala Yousafzai. AFP.Malala Yousafzai. AFP. The Pakistani education activist came to prominence(प्रमुखता) when a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012 as punishment for campaigning for girls to go to school which defied the militant Islamic group's ban on female education. Yousafzai has since continued campaigning on the world stage and in 2014 became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner. "Even in the face of grave (गंभीर) danger, Malala Yousafzai has shown an unwavering (अटूट) commitment to the rights of women, girls and all people," Guterres said in statement. "Her courageous activism for girls' education has already energised (सक्रिय) so many people around the world. Now as our youngest-ever UN Messenger of Peace, Malala can do even more to help create a more just and peaceful world."

Yousafzai, who received medical treatment in Britain where she has since studied, has also set up the Malala Fund to support girls' education projects in developing countries.

A regular speaker on the global stage, Yousafzai visited refugee camps in Rwanda and Kenya last July to highlight the plight (दुर्दशा) of refugee girls from Burundi and Somalia.

short notes ..Malala Yousafzai

2012   Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012. 

2014 became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner.

2017-age 19 currunt - youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace 

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Definitions of plight दुर्दशा

noun

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation.

we must direct our efforts toward relieving the plight of children living in poverty

synonyms: predicament, quandary, difficult situation, dire straits, trouble, difficulty, extremity, bind, dilemma, tight corner, tight spot, hole, pickle, jam, fix

verb

pledge or promise solemnly (one's faith or loyalty).

Betrothal vows were often as binding as wedding vows, and ‘ plighting the troth’ was often an excuse to consummate the marriage ahead of the actual ceremony.

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Definitions of grave गंभीर

adjective

giving cause for alarm; serious.

a matter of grave concern

synonyms: serious, important, weighty, profound, significant, momentous, critical, acute, urgent, pressing, dire, terrible, awful, dreadful, exigent

noun

a place of burial for a dead body, typically a hole dug in the ground and marked by a stone or mound.

the coffin was lowered into the grave

synonyms: burial site, gravesite, cemetery plot, tomb, sepulcher, vault, burial chamber, mausoleum, crypt, last resting place

verb

engrave (an inscription or image) on a surface.

There is no reason to suppose that history is at an end, that the current structures of authority and domination are graven in stone.

clean (a ship's bottom) by burning off the accretions and then tarring it.

They are graved , i.e., a surface layer of oxidation has been scratched away.

adverb

(as a direction) slowly; with solemnity.

After a half dozen bars of a vigorous Vivace there comes a deeply felt Grave movement.