Oslo, Norway: Children's Rights Advocate Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Malala Yousafzai fights for the right of all children to an education

The Nobel Peace Prize has gone to Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai and India's Kailash Satyarthi for their work on promoting child rights.

*www.irishtimes.com/news/world/malala-yousafzai-shares-nobel-peace-prize-with-kailash-satyarthi-1.1959008 

Ms Yousafzai recovered after being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen on 9 October 2012 and went on to earn international plaudits for her fight for the right of all children to an education.

 "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 is to be awarded 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," the jury said.

The prize, worth about $1.1m, will be presented in Oslo on 10 December.
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