Women Empowerment - MissionNewswire https://missionnewswire.org Official News & Information Service of SALESIAN MISSIONS Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:36:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.8 https://missionnewswire.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/SalesianMissions-SocialMediaAvatar-500x500-114x114.jpg Women Empowerment - MissionNewswire https://missionnewswire.org 32 32 UNICEF Condemns Shooting of School Girls in Pakistan https://missionnewswire.org/unicef-condemns-shooting-of-school-girls-in-pakistan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unicef-condemns-shooting-of-school-girls-in-pakistan Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:50:14 +0000 https://missionnewswire.org/?p=3927 (UNICEF) UNICEF strongly condemns the attack on Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl from Swat, who was shot with two other children as she was leaving school by bus yesterday. UNICEF is extremely concerned for the well-being of Malala and her school companions who were injured […]

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]]> (UNICEF) UNICEF strongly condemns the attack on Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl from Swat, who was shot with two other children as she was leaving school by bus yesterday. UNICEF is extremely concerned for the well-being of Malala and her school companions who were injured in the same incident.

Malala spoke courageously in favor of children’s rights – especially girls’ education – in Pakistan. In December 2011, she was presented with the first National Peace Award by the Pakistani government.

UNICEF calls on all parties to respect all children’s rights, including education in a safe and protective environment. With 20 million children already out of school in Pakistan, it is critical that quality education reaches all children, particularly the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.

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