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Angelina Jolie resigns as UN refugee agency ambassador

Politiko 2022-12-17 16:54:02

Angelina Jolie resigns as UN refugee agency ambassador

Angelina Jolie will step down from her role as ambassador for the UN refugee agency.

The Oscar-winning actress said refugees are the people she most admires in the world and that she will now focus her time working with organizations led by people directly affected by the conflict.

Jolie is known for her activism as much as her glittering career, which includes starring roles in films such as Mr & Mrs Smith, Maleficent, Wanted and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. She has worked with UNHCR since 2001 and in 2012 was appointed special envoy.

Writing on Instagram, Jolie said she would spend the rest of her life working with refugees. "After more than 20 years, today I am leaving my job with the UN refugee agency," she said.

"I believe in many things the UN does, especially the lives it saves through emergency aid. UNHCR is full of amazing people who make a difference in people's lives every day. Refugees are the people I admire most in the world and I am committed to working with them for the rest of my life. I will now work with organizations led by people directly affected by the conflict, who give them the biggest voice," Jolie wrote.

In a joint statement with Jolie, UNHCR praised her for her tireless work in more than 60 field missions in countries including Yemen and Burkina Faso, and described her as one of the most influential advocates of human rights. refugees.

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