Michelle Obama urges leaders to show courage in fight for education


  • World
  • Thursday, 25 Sep 2014

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama delivers remarks at the Summit of the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in Washington July 30, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. first lady Michelle Obama urged international leaders to show the courage and commitment of girls who make sacrifices to go to school - like the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls - to provide children around the world the quality education they deserve.

Obama gave the keynote speech at an event dedicated to fighting a global learning crisis and held on the sidelines of the United Nations' General Assembly.

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