Malala Yousafzai’s speech at the Youth Takeover of the United Nations
On July 12 2013, the first ever Youth Takeover of the UN took place, organised by the President of the UN General Assembly, UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and A World at School.A World at School and partners brought together hundreds of young education advocates from around the world, including Malala Yousafzai, who made her first public speech since being attacked by the Taliban in Pakistan.
We worked with more than 100 organisations to bring together the world's leading young education champions - including Malala - and organisations the unprecedented Youth Takeover of the UN.
At the same time there were parellel Youth Takeovers in many other countries around the world. Read more about this partnership in action, and the global Youth Takeovers, here. And watch - or read below - Malala's speech to the UN Youth Takeover that got the world's attention:
Today, it is an honor for me to be speaking again after a long time. Being here with such honorable people is a great moment in my life.
I don't know where to begin my speech. I don't know what people would be expecting me to say. But first of all, thank you to God for whom we all are equal and thank you to every person who has prayed for my fast recovery and a new life. I cannot believe how much love people have shown me. I have received thousands of good wish cards and gifts from all over the world. Thank you to all of them. Thank you to the children whose innocent words encouraged me. Thank you to my elders whose prayers strengthened me.
I would like to thank my nurses, doctors and all of the staff of the hospitals in Pakistan and the UK and the UAE government who have helped me get better and recover my strength. I fully support Mr Ban Ki-moon the Secretary-General in his Global Education First Initiative and the work of the UN Special Envoy Mr Gordon Brown. And I thank them both for the leadership they continue to give. They continue to inspire all of us to action.
Dear brothers and sisters, do remember one thing. Malala day is not my day. Today is the day of every woman, every boy and every girl who have raised their voice for their rights. There are hundreds of Human rights activists and social workers who are not only speaking for human rights, but who are struggling to achieve their goals of education, peace and equality. Thousands of people have been killed by the terrorists and millions have been injured. I am just one of them.
So here I stand... one girl among many.
I speak – not for myself, but for all girls and boys.
I raise up my voice – not so that I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard.
Those who have fought for their rights:
Their right to live in peace.
Their right to be treated with dignity.
Their right to equality of opportunity.
Their right to be educated.
Structure of the Lead
WHO-Malala Yousafzai
WHEN- July 23 2013
WHAT-Speech at the Youth Takeover of the United Nations
WHY-not given
WHERE-UN
HOW-By speech
Key words:
1.organize: 組織/安排
2.assembly: 與會者
3.unprecedented: 史無前例的
4.recovery: 重獲
5.innocent: 無罪的/清白的
6.activist: 激進分子
7.dignity: 尊嚴
8.opportunity: 機會
9.equality: 平等
10. terrorist: 恐補分子
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