Angelina Jolie Interview with Martin Bell about her 10 years as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR.
Angelina Jolie Interview 2011 – UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
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Angelina Jolie Honored at Nansen Refugee Awards (VIDEO)
Angelina Jolie speaks on stage at the Nansen Refugee Awards where she was honored for her 10 years of work with UNHCR.
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Angelina Jolie Stepping Up Work With United Nations
Angelina Jolie is taking on a new role as a “special envoy” in her work as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. The Hollywood beauty, who was honoured for her 10 years as a U.N. representative at a gala in Geneva, Switzerland on Monday (03Oct11), will now work in a more focused field – as a Special Representative on the Afghan refugee situation.
Jolie is currently working with U.N. officials to establish where best her efforts can help, although Antonio Guterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, claims the actress will be his “special envoy” and he plans to use her voice to help “mobilise strong international support”. Jolie has also worked closely with refugees from Tunisia, Syria and Libya in recent months.
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Angelina Jolie for U.N. refugee award ceremony
Reuters report that Angelina Jolie is made a surprise appearance at the U.N. refugee agency’s ceremony to honor a Yemeni aid group credited with rescuing thousands of desperate Somali and other African refugees who arrive in southern Yemen each year. on Monday night (October 3)
“We must not forget what is happening in this part of the world. We must not forget how desperate they are when the only alternative is to risk death at sea and put their lives in the hands of ruthless smugglers,” she said on stage.
“The staff of the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity often risk their own lives, pulling people from the seas. Sadly and all too often they also bury the dead. But there is no doubt there would be far fewer survivors if it were not for the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity and the team’s devotion to humanity. We thank them”
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UNHCR Tribute to goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie has been recognised for her work over the past decade as a U.N. refugee agency goodwill ambassador at an awards ceremony honoring a Yemeni aid group.
Jolie took the stage to praise Yemen’s Society for Humanitarian Solidarity, which has helped thousands of refugees and migrants flee Somalia and reach Yemen’s shores in boats across the Gulf of Aden.
She told the ceremony Monday night that for those fleeing “their only alternative is to risk death at sea” — but there’s no doubt more would perish if not for the aid group.
She said the world “must not forget what is happening in this part of the world” where desperation is driven by famine, drought and violence.