Malala Yousafzai calls on other girls in Pakistan to be change-makers UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres describes Yousafzai as a “hero” (CNN)Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has been named the youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace, with a special focus on girls’ education. The 19-year-old Pakistani activist became known around the world after she was shot in the head and neck by the Taliban on her way home from school in 2012. She narrowly escaped