WASHINGTON: Malala Yousafzai, who was shot at last year by the militants for advocating education of girls, has been selected for the prestigious Global Leadership Award this year.
15-year-old Malala will receive the award for her role as a global activist in advocating for educating and empowering girls worldwide, a media announcement said on Monday.
She was targeted for her outspoken views and advocacy on behalf of girls' education.
Last year, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared November 10 as Malala Day. He had also referred to her as a "daughter of the United Nations".
Malala will receive the Champion for Global Change Award in Washington on November 6 at an event hosted by the UN Foundation and benefits UN Foundation and the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA)'s Global Classrooms Model UN programme.
Together the UN Foundation and UNA-USA represent the single largest network of American supporters of the United Nations.
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