Ban Ki-moon is to be awarded an international peace prize for his role in tackling climate change, global conflicts and natural disasters, it has been announced.

Nobel prizewinner Malala Yousafzai has called on world leaders to do more to free hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped 300 days ago.

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai yesterday offered hope that her prize will inspire young girls around the world to fight for their rights — and to step forward to lead.

Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have received the Nobel Peace Prize for risking their lives to fight for children’s rights.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has donated US$50,000 to rebuild a United Nations school in Gaza which was damaged during this summer’s Israel-Hamas war, the UN said.

Three schoolgirls from Kinsale have been listed by Time magazine as among the 25 Most Influential Teens of the Year.

Malala Yousafzai was interrupted by her chemistry class teacher to be told she was the joint winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Children’s rights activists Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India and have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai, who survived being shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education, has pledged while on a trip to Nigeria to help free a group of schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants.

In recent times we have seen Bono deliver a dressing down to European leaders in Dublin, to the wealthy of the world in Davos, and now we hear he is the eighth most powerful person on the planet.

I’M loving this Fourth Wave of Feminism. All those years when we were told that swinging around a pole as exercise was both ironic and empowering always felt like a massive joke – on us. Raunch culture felt like a big fat lie. How could the galloping pornification of women and girls ever be empowering?

A Pakistani university has cancelled a ceremony launching a book by the teenage activist shot by the Taliban over security concerns.

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai was awarded the EU’s prestigious Sakharov human rights prize yesterday in recognition of her crusade for the right of all children, girls and boys, to an education.

There was a flamboyant pop star, a veteran singer, a TV star, some supermodels, and one of the world’s most powerful philanthropists. Even a former secretary of state who may soon be running for president.

There was a flamboyant pop star, a veteran singer, a TV star, some supermodels, and one of the world’s most powerful philanthropists. Even a former secretary of state who may soon be running for president.

Officials say they have banned teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai’s book from private schools across Pakistan, calling her a 'tool of the West'.

The Pakistani Taliban chose the ruthless commander who planned the attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai as the militant group’s new leader yesterday, and it ruled out holding peace talks with the government.

Malala Yousafzai was reduced to fits of laughter by Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip as she met the royal couple at Buckingham Palace.

Malala Yousafzai hit back at claims that she has become a figure of the West, insisting she was proud to be a Pakistani.

The 16-year-old Pakistani girl whose advocacy for education made her the target of a Taliban assassination attempt has told an audience in New York she hopes to one day become her country’s prime minister.

A Pakistani teenager who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban has been honoured as Harvard University’s humanitarian of the year.

A teenager who was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan after campaigning for girls’ rights has called for education to be used as a weapon against war.

A Pakistani schoolgirl, shot by the Pakistani Taliban, and a Grammy-award winning singer will both be presented with prestigious Human Rights awards today.

A teenager who was shot by the Taliban after campaigning for women’s rights has declared that "Pens and books are the weapons that defeat terrorism".

A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban has been awarded the prestigious Tipperary International Peace Award and plans to join a campaign led by Plan Ireland.

A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban followed in the footsteps of some of the world’s great leaders when she became the latest recipient of the Tipperary International Peace Award.

A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban has been honoured for her courage and determination.

A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban is to be honoured for her courage and determination.

The inspirational Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai will this evening accept the Tipperary International Peace Award in a ceremony at the Ballykisteen Hotel.

THEY can fight the Pakistani army, attempt to kill the country’s commander-in-chief, and even wage a glorious holy war against the US and other imperial forces.

A teenager shot in the head by the Taliban will be honoured for her courage and determination tomorrow.

ONE child, one teacher, one pen, and one book can change the world.

Malala Yousafzai — the Pakistani teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls — celebrated her 16th birthday by demanding world leaders provide free compulsory schooling for every child.

A Pakistani schoolgirl brought to England after being shot in the head by the Taliban will address the United Nations today.

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl brought to England after being shot in the head by the Taliban, has announced the first donation from her new education charity with the support of Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie.

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai returned to school for the first time since October when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls’ education.

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai has returned to school for the first time since she was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.

A Pakistani schoolgirl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban has been discharged from hospital in the UK after making a good recovery from surgery.

The Pakistani schoolgirl who survived assassination by the Taliban has said she is "getting better day by day".

A schoolgirl who was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman in Pakistan has undergone successful surgery, doctors have said.

Malala Yousafzai, the shot Pakistani schoolgirl-turned-icon of Taliban resistance, and ex-Eastern bloc activists are among those known to be nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

A “remarkable” teenage girl shot in the head by the Taliban is to undergo surgery for what doctors hope is the last time.