Malala Day today: UN honours Pakistan teen girl activist

With the world commemorating November 10 as 'Malala Day' in honour of Pakistani child activist Malala Yousafzai, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon extended his support to the young girl and her fight for education, describing her as the "global symbol" of every girl's right to an education.

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy for Global Education, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said November 10, a month after Yousafzai was shot at by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education in Pakistan, has been declared Malala Day.

The day would be commemorated in support of the 14-year-old and the 32 million girls like her around the globe who are denied their right to school, Brown said.

In his message of support for Yousafzai and girls' education, Ban said, "Malala Yousafzai is a global symbol of every girl's right to an education".

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Malala opens eyes and able to stand: UK hospital

Malala Yousafzai has stood up with help for the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban but remains seriously ill, doctors treating her at a British hospital said Friday.

 The hospital released a first picture of Malala, in her hospital bed, clutching a teddy bear

Malala is unable to talk due to the breathing tube inserted into her windpipe but she can communicate by writing, said Dave Rosser, the medical director at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England.

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The teenager escaped certain death by a matter of centimetres (inches), with the bullet grazing the edge of her brain, he said.

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Malala Yousafzai on path to recovery

Malala Yousafzai, the teenage girl flown to Britain for treatment after being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan, has the potential to make "pretty much a full recovery", her doctors have said.

She is able to stand with help and is writing notes, and although the bullet grazed her brain she has not shown "any deficit in terms of function", doctors at Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham said.

She was "not out of the woods but is doing very well", said Dr Dave Rosser, medical director of the University Hospitals Birmingham NHS foundation trust.

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Malala was shot 10 days ago on her school bus after promoting the education of girls and criticizing Taliban militants.

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UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie pays tributes to Malala

Famous Hollywood actress and the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has praised Malala Yousafzai, writing an opinion piece in defence of the 14-year-old Pakistani girl's struggle for educational equality.

The Hollywood heavyweight's missive has appeared at Daily Beast, and underlines Malala's plight, framed by her children's reactions to the teen's attempted murder by the Taliban.

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"It was difficult for them to comprehend a world where men would try to kill a child whose only 'crime' was the desire that she and others like her be allowed to go to school", wrote the actress, who is engaged to Brad Pitt.

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Militants shot girl activist Malala sent to Britain for treatment

Militants shot 14 years old girl activist Malala has been sent to Britain for prolonged treatment and care to fully recover from the physical and psychological effects of trauma that she has received.

"Pakistan has arranged with the UAE for a specially equipped air ambulance to transfer Malala to the UK", a spokesman said in a statement after the United Arab Emirates had told Pakistan it was ready to send a plane to evacuate her.

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She was treated at the country's top military hospital in Rawalpindi where doctors on Sunday removed her ventilator for a "successful" short trial.

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UAE sending air ambulance for militants shot girl activist

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to send a specialized aircraft to serve as an ambulance for a 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot by the militants in case doctors decide to send her abroad for treatment.

The shooting of Malala Yousufzai along with two classmates while they were on their way home from school on October 9 horrified people in Pakistan and internationally.

She was shot for promoting girl's education and criticizing the militants.

The attack left Yousufzai seriously wounded and sparked calls for the Pakistani government to step up its fight against the militant group.

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Visas are being finalized for the air ambulance crew and six doctors who will accompany the flight, Islamabad's Ambassador to the UAE, Jamil Ahmed Khan, told Pakistan's Geo TV on Sunday.

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Malala Yousafzai injured in Swat by Taliban

Gunmen shot and wounded a teenage children's rights activist Malala Yousafzai as she boarded a school bus on Tuesday in Swat, police said.

14 years old Malala Yousafzai: A proponent of female education [Photo: Business recorder]

Yousafzai was shot in the forehead and will be taken to Peshawar for further treatment but is stable, said Doctor Taj Mohammed at the Saidu Sharif Medical Complex in Mingora.

Malala Yousafzai, 14, won international recognition for highlighting Taliban atrocities in Swat by blogging for the BBC.

She received the first ever national peace award from the government of Pakistan last year and was nominated for the International Children's Peace Prize by advocacy group KidsRights Foundation in 2011.

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