Gordon Brown declares Saturday 'Malala Day'

Malala pictured at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where she is currently being treated. Credit: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham,

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has declared Saturday as 'Malala Day' in his role as UN Special Envoy for Global Education.

The ‘day of action’ coincides with his trip to Pakistan to deliver a petition containing more than one million signatures to President Asif Ali Zardari, urging him to "make education a reality for all Pakistani children, irrespective of gender".

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First public speech for Malala

A 15 year-old girl shot in the head for promoting girls' education in Pakistan will give her first public speech on her birthday. Malala Yousafzai underwent life saving surgery in Birmingham and will speak on Malala day on 12 July.