Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is set to become the UN's youngest-ever Messenger of Peace after she was selected by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for the highest honour bestowed by the world body on a global citizen.<br/><br/>The designation ceremony will be held next week at the UN's headquarters. Yousafzai, 19, became a global symbol of the fight for girls education after being shot in the head in October 2012 for opposing Taliban restrictions on female education. <br/><br/>The Pakistani education activist survived the attack and became an advocate for millions of girls denied formal education around the world.<br/><br/>Yousafzai is the first Messenger of Peace designated by Guterres.<br/><br/>

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is to become the youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace. The United Nations said, the 19-year Pakistani education activist will be appointed by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday and it will help promote girl education around the world as part of her new role.<br/><br/>Malala came to prominence when a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012 as punishment for campaigning for girls to go to school which defied the terror group's ban on female education.<br/><br/>Yousafzai has since continued campaigning on the world stage and in 2014 became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner.<br/><br/>

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is to become the youngest United Nations Messenger of Peace. The United Nations said, the 19-year Pakistani education activist will be appointed by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday and it will help promote girl education around the world as part of her new role.<br/><br/>Malala came to prominence when a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012 as punishment for campaigning for girls to go to school which defied the terror group's ban on female education.<br/><br/>Yousafzai has since continued campaigning on the world stage and in 2014 became the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner.<br/><br/>