20 Million More Girls May Not Return to Schools Even After COVID-19, Says Malala Yousafzai

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai poses for photographs. (Reuters)

Malala reminded the international community that sustainable global goals, set by the UN five years ago, represented the future for millions of girls who wanted education and were fighting for equality.

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  • Last Updated: September 20, 2020, 3:09 PM IST

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Islamabad: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, has said that as many as 20 million more girls may not return to schools even after the COVID-19 crisis is over.

Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday, the Pakistani Nobel laureate acknowledged that COVID-19 had been a striking setback to…

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