Pakistani rights activist Malala Yousafzai has reached Mexico - the fifth stop on her Girl Power Trip - to discuss education for girls and meet Mexican President Peña Nieto. Having already toured the United States, Canada, Iraq, and Nigeria by now, Malala arrived in the Latin American country to talk about and draw attention to education for girls, especially those who hail from marginalised backgrounds.
Statistics indicate that Mexico, at present, has over two million out-of-school girls and only half of the country's young females manage to complete secondary level education. Malala during her audience with Nieto expressed her gratitude to him for successfully making it compulsory for all children to achieve 12 years of education and banning marriages of people under 18 years of age. In light of crises prevalent in numerous Latin American countries, for example Venezuela, Malala emphasised that it is necessary to offer support to children affected by and fleeing from such conflicts. She requested Nieto to become a champion of girls' education in the G20 summit next year and prioritise the matter over others.
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