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NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 18: Malala Yousafzai, an education and women's rights activist, meets with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (not seen) on August 18, 2014 in New York City. Mala also attended a conference marking the UN's Millenium Development Goals. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 18:  Malala Yousafzai, an education and women's rights activist, meets with United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (not seen) on August 18, 2014 in New York City. Mala also attended a conference marking the UN's Millenium Development Goals.  (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)