Poverty + Development

Malala wows world leaders with this speech at UN General Assembly

Female education advocate and the youngest-ever Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the opening of its 70th session and the launch of the three day Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) Summit.

TRANSCRIPT: Malala’s Speech at UN Sustainable Development Summit 2015, 25 September, 2015

Bismillah hir Rahman ir Rahim

In the name of God, the most beneficent, the most merciful.

Before I start, may I ask for some quiet – please pay attention to what youth is asking here.

Dear sisters and brothers, world leaders, please look up, because the future generation is raising their voice.

Today, we are 193 young people representing billions more. Each lantern we hold represents the hope we feel for our future because of the commitments you have made to the Global Goals.

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