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Angelina Jolie To Direct An Unflinching Portrayal Of War Through The Eyes Of A Child Jul 27, 2015

Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct an adaptation of First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, a harrowing and poignant memoir from Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung about surviving the deadly Khmer Rouge regime. More →

Celebrities Support World Refugee Day Jun 23, 2015

More than 40 high profile UNHCR supporters rallied over the past week to spread awareness around the globe about World Refugee Day and the plight of the forcibly displaced. More →

Millions Mark World Refugee Day Across The Globe Jun 22, 2015

Across the world millions marked World Refugee Day on Saturday with joyful and celebratory events in sharp contrast to gloomy statistics showing spiralling global conflict and persecution have led to record numbers of people fleeing their homes. More →

Angelina Jolie Calls For Action On World Refugee Day Jun 21, 2015

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has been commemorating World Refugee Day with Syrian refugees in Turkey, which has overtaken Pakistan to become the world’s largest refugee-hosting nation with more than 1.77 million in urban areas and government-run camps. More →

Angelina Jolie Addresses UN Security Council On Syria Apr 27, 2015

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Friday warned that the international community must do everything possible to prevent a further deterioration of the situation in the Middle East before it becomes irreversible. More →

Angelina Jolie Has Further Surgery To Reduce Cancer Risk Mar 24, 2015

Angelina Jolie has revealed she has had her ovaries and fallopian tubes removed as a cancer preventative procedure, following her double mastectomy two years ago. More →

Angelina Jolie Speaks As Syrian Conflict Enters Fifth Year Mar 17, 2015

As the conflict in Syria enters its fifth year, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie released the following statement. More →

More Leading Voices Join UNHCR #IBelong Campaign To End Statelessness Mar 9, 2015

This international women’s day, the UN refugee agency wants to remind the world that women in 27 countries are still not allowed to pass their nationality on to their children on an equal basis with men, creating a cruel cycle of statelessness. More →

New Study Shows BRCA Testing Rates Soared Following Angelina Jolie's Double Mastectomy Feb 12, 2015

BRCA testing rates surged nearly 40% in the week of Angelina Jolie's announcement that she carried the BRCA 1 gene mutation and had an elective double mastectomy, according to a new AARP Public Policy Institute study released today. More →

Angelina Jolie Helps Launch New Centre For Women, Peace and Security Feb 10, 2015

The London School of Economics and Political Science today hosted First Secretary of State William Hague and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie to launch the UK’s first academic Centre on Women, Peace and Security, to be based at the School. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Iraq, Calls For International Leadership To End Suffering Jan 26, 2015

The UN refugee agency's Special Envoy Angelina Jolie is in Dohuk, Iraq, visiting Syrian refugees and displaced Iraqi citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to offer support to 3.3 million displaced people in the country and highlight their dire needs. More →

Angelina Jolie Hosts Screening Of Unbroken For Pope Francis Jan 8, 2015

Universal Pictures has announced that the new film Unbroken was screened at The Vatican today. More →

Angelina Jolie Supports UNHCR Campaign To End Statelessness Nov 4, 2014

The UN refugee agency, with endorsement from high-profile supporters, on Tuesday launched a global campaign aimed at ending the devastating legal limbo of statelessness, which affects millions of people around the world. More →

Universal Pictures Launches #IAmUnbroken Campaign Oct 17, 2014

Universal Pictures today announced the launch of the #IAmUnbroken campaign, an NBCUniversal-wide initiative that celebrates and inspires unbroken spirits from across the world and invites those from all walks of life to share their stories of triumph over adversity. More →

Angelina Jolie Warns Of Mounting Crisis In The Mediterranean Sep 15, 2014

UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie have called for increased efforts by European nations to contribute to the rescue of irregular migrants in peril on the high seas and warned about the scale of the crisis in the Mediterranean. More →

Angelina Jolie Praises UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Winners Sep 15, 2014

The 2014 winner of UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award is the Colombian women’s rights group, Red Mariposas de Alas Nuevas Construyendo Futuro – or Butterflies with New Wings Building a Future (Butterflies), whose members risk their lives to help survivors of forced displacement and sexual abuse. More →

Doctors Study The Angelina Effect Sep 10, 2014

In May 2013, Angelina Jolie wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about why she had gone through with a preventative double mastectomy the previous month. More →

Stars Support UNHCR's World Refugee Day Message Jun 24, 2014

More than 40 high profile UNHCR supporters rallied over the past week to spread awareness around the globe about World Refugee Day and the plight of the forcibly displaced. More →

Duchess Of Cornwall Meets With Angelina Jolie To Discuss Helping Rape Victims Jun 18, 2014

The Duchess of Cornwall and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie – both champions of the plight of rape victims – met last week for informal discussions about their work to improve conditions for victims of sexual abuse. More →

Angelina Jolie Awarded Honorary Damehood Jun 14, 2014

Co-Founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative and Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie has received an honorary Damehood (DCMG) for services to UK foreign policy and the campaign to end war zone sexual violence. More →

Angelina Jolie Urges Importance Of Ending Sexual Violence In Conflict Jun 13, 2014

Foreign Secretary William Hague and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, are co-chairing the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict on 10-13 June 2014 at ExCel London. More →

Angelina Jolie Helps Launch Protocol To Increase Prosecutions For Sexual Violence In Conflict Jun 12, 2014

The Foreign Secretary William Hague and Special Envoy Angelina Jolie have launched a Protocol to increase prosecutions for sexual violence in conflict at the End Sexual Violence In Conflict Global in London. More →

Angelina Jolie Helps Open Global Summit To End Sexual Violence In Conflict Jun 10, 2014

Foreign Secretary William Hague and Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Angelina Jolie opened the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict today. More →

Jimmy Carter’s Call to Action – Women, Religion, Violence and Power May 28, 2014

Former US President Jimmy Carter's latest book is called Call to Action – Women, Religion, Violence and Power. In a CBC interview, he spoke about his view on what women’s problems are as well as the solutions. More →

Angelina Jolie Talks To Bosnian Military About Ending Warzone Rape Apr 2, 2014

British Foreign Secretary The Rt Hon William Hague MP, and the Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Angelina Jolie addressed senior officers and officials at a regional military conference in Sarajevo last week, calling for international peacekeepers to play a greater role in ending the use of warzone rape and sexual violence worldwide. More →

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Visits Lebanon Feb 24, 2014

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie is visiting Lebanon to highlight the plight of Syrian children, and to thank the Lebanese people for assisting refugees as the conflict enters its fourth year. More →

Angelina Jolie's School Changes Lives In Afghanistan Jan 7, 2014

Thanks to their foresighted parents and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, 350 Afghan girls recently accomplished what not every girl in Afghanistan gets to – complete a year of schooling and advance to a new school year in a public graduation ceremony. More →

Angelina Jolie On The Passing Of The 1000th Day Of The Syrian Conflict Dec 11, 2013

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has released the following statement on the passing of the 1000th day of the conflict in Syria. More →

Angelina Jolie Honored With Honorary Oscar For Humanitarian Work Nov 17, 2013

Angelina Jolie has been awarded an Honorary Oscar for her humanitarian work. More →

Celebrities Honor UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Winner Oct 9, 2013

British singer Dido and other acclaimed musicians from around the world took part in the recent tribute in Geneva to this year’s Nansen Refugee Award winner, Congolese nun Angélique Namaika, as other celebrities used social media to praise the laureate and highlight her work. More →