Malala Yousafzai Speech During The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Urges World Leaders To Give Every Child A Quality Education They Deserve

The Pakistani girl activist Malala Yousafzai speech at the Nobel Peace Prize focuses on the education right for the children.

Malala Yousafzai speech at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo urges world leaders to act on giving every child the right to a quality education.

"Why is it that countries which we call strong are so powerful in creating wars but are so weak in bringing peace? Why is it that giving guns is so easy, but giving books is so hard?" Yousafzai said.

"We are living in the modern age and we believe that nothing is impossible. We have reached the moon 45 years ago and maybe we will soon land on Mars. Then, in this 21st century we must be able to give every child a quality education."

Furthermore, the 17-year-old said that the Nobel Peace Prize award was not just for her and more works need to be done.

"It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace," she said.

Malala become known after Taliban attempted to assassinate her while she's on the way to school and shot her in the head. After the girl recovered, she continues to advocate child's right to education.

The ceremony was attended by dignitaries including the Norwegian royal family, according to the report of the Guardian. Also Kailash Satyarthi, the 60-year-old Indian child rights advocate was awarded for fighting the rights of children against slavery.

And now, one girl among many stood up to fight for a quality education for children saying, "I am many [...] I am those 66 million girls who are deprived of education - and today I am not raising my voice, it is the voice of those 66 million girls."

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