Nobel Laureate Malala (17) – Norway is an example to follow – VG

Peace Prize winner and human rights activist Malala Yousafzai (17) think the world leaders should learn from Norway’s focus on global education.

For the first time since she received the Nobel Peace Prize last year, is Malala Yousafzai (17) back in Oslo on Monday to attend the international education conference “Education for Development” that Norway is hosting.

With the suitcase she has a clear message: Free and compulsory schooling for all children in 12 years. Not six or nine years, which has been previously objectives.

– Norway is a model

For a press corps at SAS hotel jellyfish she added that a reinforced commitment from world leaders is absolutely necessary to achieve the objectives of free primary and secondary school for all children by 2030.

– Leaders of the 21st Century must deliver on their promises and invest in the future. They must begin to invest in books, education and hope rather than in weapons, war and conflict, said 17-year-old.

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Asked by VG about how it was to be back in Norway, used Malala opportunity to boast that increasing the global education budget from 550 million to 2.4 billion in 2015 .

– Every time I come here I experience a massive support. I am very happy to be back here, although it is a bit cold, she laughs to VG, adding:

– Norway is one of the countries that have shown to the world that education is the very important that a country can develop, say Malala.

THRIVE: Malala is happy to be back in Norway. Here together with Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) and Foreign Minister Børge Brende (H).

Photo: Trond Solberg , VG

– Do battle on

The young laureate thanked Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) for having given her the opportunity to promote the requirement of 12 years schooling at the conference which will take place Monday and Tuesday.

The Prime Minister himself believes Malala’s message is “food for conscience.”

– She points such that there is enough money, but that we must use them properly. More money must be used on education, says Solberg.

Malala also drew attention to child slavery as a key challenge in the fight for girls’ access to education in many parts of the world. That no one is denied education, especially girls, depends on courageous leadership from world leaders, she says.

– Many countries are still not education important. It is my summer holidays, but I have not free. It’s become part of my life to continue this fight for girls’ education, completed Malala.

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