Gordon Brown is to urge Pakistan's leaders to use the Taliban shooting of a 14-year-old activist as a catalyst to speed up education reforms.
The former prime minister hailed Malala Yousafzai as "an icon for courage and hope" as it was announced he would lead an international delegation to the country next month.
In his role as the United Nations special envoy for global education, Mr Brown said he was "determined that her shooting produces much more than just the talk of change".
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