Why did Malala Yousafzai win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for the right of every child to receive an education. She was born in the Swat Valley in Pakistan. When the Islamic Taliban movement took control of the valley in 2008, girls’ schools were burned down.
Is Malala The youngest Nobel Prize winner?
At 16, she delivered a speech at the United Nations on the need for gender equality. Then at 17, after writing a memoir about her life and experiences and becoming an international best-selling author, she became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
When did Malala win Nobel Peace Prize?
2014
For her work in drawing global attention to the threat to girls’ education in Pakistan, in 2014 at age 17 Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate up to that time. She also won other accolades, and several funds and education initiatives were established in her honour.
Who received Nobel Prize in 2014?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.
What award did they jointly win in 2014?
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was shared, in two equal parts, between Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”.
Who shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014?
The Nobel Peace Prize 2014 was awarded jointly to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.”
Who is the second youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Murad, 25, became an advocate for survivors of sexual violence after her 2014 escape from being kidnapped and used as a sex slave by ISIS militants. She is the second-youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize after Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, who won in 2014 at age 17, and the 17th woman to win.