Angelina Jolie is the special envoy for the UN refugee agency
Los Angeles:
Hollywood star Angelina Joliepaid tribute to Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl fromPakistan, who was shot in the head for advocating girls'education.
The 37-year-old actress attended 2013 Women in the Worldsummit at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 4 alongwith actress Meryl Streep, reported Ace Showbiz.
"Here's what they accomplished," Jolie, who is the specialenvoy for the UN refugee agency, said of Yousafzai's attackersin the emotional tribute to introduce the little girl to thecrowd.
"They shot her point blank range in the head - and madeher stronger. The brutal attempt to silence her voice made itstronger," she added.
Jolie also joked that Yousafzai was once informed by herfather that she was the sixth most influential person in theworld ahead of President Barack Obama."So there's a lot we can learn from this little girl,"Jolie said.
The inspiring teen then appeared via a video from Britain,where she underwent surgery and skull reconstructions and nowattends school.
Jolie announced the Malala Fund and said a school had beenbuilt in her home country for 40 girls, thanks to the charity."Let us turn the education of 40 girls into 40 milliongirls," she said.
In another tribute segment, Streep took the stage tohonour another activist, Inez McCormack of Northern Ireland,who died in January of cancer.
The 37-year-old actress attended 2013 Women in the Worldsummit at Lincoln Center in New York City on April 4 alongwith actress Meryl Streep, reported Ace Showbiz.
"Here's what they accomplished," Jolie, who is the specialenvoy for the UN refugee agency, said of Yousafzai's attackersin the emotional tribute to introduce the little girl to thecrowd.
"They shot her point blank range in the head - and madeher stronger. The brutal attempt to silence her voice made itstronger," she added.
Jolie also joked that Yousafzai was once informed by herfather that she was the sixth most influential person in theworld ahead of President Barack Obama."So there's a lot we can learn from this little girl,"Jolie said.
The inspiring teen then appeared via a video from Britain,where she underwent surgery and skull reconstructions and nowattends school.
Jolie announced the Malala Fund and said a school had beenbuilt in her home country for 40 girls, thanks to the charity."Let us turn the education of 40 girls into 40 milliongirls," she said.
In another tribute segment, Streep took the stage tohonour another activist, Inez McCormack of Northern Ireland,who died in January of cancer.
