Malala Yousafzai's - United Nations Speech - 2013
Malala Yousafzai's 2013 United Nations Speech was delivered on July 12, 2013, on the occasion of her 16th birthday. Malala had been invited to speak at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to mark the occasion of "Malala Day," which was established in honor of her courage and activism in promoting education for girls. In her speech, Malala began by thanking everyone for their support and said that the attack on her by the Taliban had only strengthened her resolve to fight for education. She then spoke about her personal story and the struggle that she and other girls in her region had faced in trying to access education. She explained that the Taliban had banned girls from attending school in her home region of Swat Valley in Pakistan, and that she had spoken out against this injustice. Malala then went on to talk about the importance of education for all children, especially girls. She emphasized that education was the key to unlocking the potential of individua...