Nobel laureate Malala honoured in US with Liberty Medal

October 22, 2014 09:31

Malala Yousafzai, the child rights activist and youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, received the United States Liberty Medal on Tuesday and pledged her award to education in her homeland Pakistan. Malala won the annual prize from the National Constitution Centre for her "courage and resilience in the face of adversity and for serving as a powerful voice for those who have been denied their basic human rights and liberties. Speaking after receiving the award, Malala said, "Education is the best weapon through which we can fight poverty, ignorance and terrorism. So I ask all countries all around the world, let us say no to wars."

Image: Malala with her award. Photograph: Getty Images

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