Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, Angelina Jolie, paid tribute to the inhabitants of Italian Island Lampedusa for helping out refugees coming across the Mediterranean Sea. on June 20, 2011
Angelina Jolie speaking for World Refugee Day 2011 ‘Do One Thing’
Actress and goodwill ambassador for UNHCR Angelina Jolie has flown to north Africa to help as thousands of refugees flee the ongoing conflict in Libya. on Tuesday April 5, 2011
She has stepped in to help by paying for a plane to take 177 people back to their native countries through the charity she set up with her partner Brad Pitt, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
Jolie says in a statement, “The international community has done well to reinforce Tunisia’s remarkable relief effort. But with 2,000 people still crossing each day, we cannot let the funding dry up and need to sustain the momentum. They’re waiting here with little hope, unable to return home and unsure of what’s to come. This constant cycle of displacement must finally come to an end.”
Angelina Jolie has urged the world to “protect” Libyans as they attempt to flee the nation under the reign of controversial leader Muammar Gaddafi.
She says “It is critical that all parties respect the fundamental right of people in danger to flee to safety – whether civilians caught in conflict in their own country or refugees and asylum seekers caught in new conflicts. All I’m asking is that civilians be protected and not targeted or harmed.
“The world needs to address this moment. We have to give people safe passage, evacuation if needed, and ensure they have asylum. We don’t want to look back and find their deaths are on our hands.”
Here video clip Angelina Jolie speak for World Refugee Day 2010 in this June 20th. thank to Sotiris who send us news.
