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Angelina Jolie Comments On 1 Millionth Child To Flee Syria Aug 27, 2013

The number of children fleeing Syria as refugees last week topped 1 million, and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie is urging for international support. More →

Angelina Jolie Encourages Students In Tokyo To Take Action Against War Zone Rape Jul 30, 2013

Angelina Jolie addressed the United Nations University in Tokyo this week, encouraging students to support her Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict initiative and take action against war zone rape. More →

Angelina Jolie Addresses UN Security Council Jun 25, 2013

Angelina Jolie addressed the United Nations Security Council this week, imploring a greater effort to end impunity for conflict-related sexual violence. More →

A Special Message From Angelina Jolie On World Refugee Day Jun 20, 2013

UNHCR ambassador Angelina Jolie has spoken about World Refugee Day following her visit to the Syrian border in Jordan this week. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Border For World Refugee Day Jun 19, 2013

Along a dirt track on an unexpectedly cool and windy night on Jordan’s border with Syria, as shadows lengthened across the barren hills, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie listened to the stories of men women and children who had fled Syria just hours before. More →

Angelina Jolie Shares Her Preventive Surgery Decision May 21, 2013

Last week the New York Times published a shocking op-ed penned by actor and activist Angelina Jolie, titled “My Medical Choice”. More →

Angelina Jolie Supports the Malala Fund Apr 17, 2013

In her BBC diary blog, 11-year-old Malala Yousafzai wrote, “I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to the market. I have the right to speak. I don’t mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.” More →

Angelina Jolie Attends G8 Meeting To Stop Sexual Violence During Conflict Apr 11, 2013

Angelina Jolie joined British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Zainab Bangura, UN Special Representative on sexual violence in conflict, for the G8 meeting in London today. More →

Angelina Jolie Opens Girls School In Afghanistan Apr 2, 2013

Angelina Jolie has opened a girls-only school in Afghanistan, according to a report from E! News. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Displaced Women In Democratic Republic Of Congo Mar 26, 2013

British Foreign Secretary William Hague and actress Angelina Jolie this week visited a displacement camp in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the International Rescue Committee is working to prevent violence against women and girls. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Refugees On Syria-Jordan Border Dec 9, 2012

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie travelled to the Jordan-Syria border overnight on Wednesday-Thursday to meet frightened and exhausted Syrian refugees who had just completed the perilous crossing to safety in Jordan. More →

Angelina Jolie Says Education Is A Powerful Thing Nov 8, 2012

When Taliban gunmen shot Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai on her school bus a month ago, they said it was to set an example. The outspoken student, only 15 years old according to officials at her school, had been advocating for girls’ education and human rights for several years, ignoring warnings to keep quiet. More →

Angelina Jolie Donates $50,000 To Girls' Education Fund Oct 17, 2012

Angelina Jolie has donated $50,000 to the Women in the World Foundation's Woman of Impact Emergency Appeal for Girls’ Education Fund. More →

Angelina Jolie Writes In Support Of Malala Yousafzai Oct 17, 2012

Angelina Jolie has written an article for The DailyBeast.com in support of Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl shot and wounded by Taliban gunmen for speaking up for girls’ education. More →

Photos Follow Angelina Jolie's Visits To Syrian Refugees Oct 9, 2012

In her new role as UNHCR Special Envoy, Angelina Jolie has made five trips to visit refugees so far this year. She travelled to Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey in September 2012 to meet some of the tens of thousands of Syrians who have fled conflict in their homeland and sought shelter in neighboring countries. More →

Sting And Trudie Styler Awarded Green Oscar For Conservation Work Sep 26, 2012

On the occasion of the 67th General Assembly of the United Nations, Sting and Trudie Styler, founders of the Rainforest Fund, received the honorary “International Green Film Award”- a Green Oscar for the ongoing and tireless work of the Rainforest Fund – at Cinema For Peace New York 2012. More →

Sting And Trudie Styler To Be Honored By Cinema For Peace Sep 24, 2012

On the occasion of the UN General Assembly, composer, singer, author, actor, and activist Sting and Trudie Styler, actress, film producer, director, human rights activist, environmentalist and UNICEF Ambassador, will be honored for their worldwide environmental work on Tuesday, September 25 at The Harvard Club in New York City by the Cinema for Peace Foundation and the BMZ, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees In Iraq Sep 17, 2012

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has hailed the Iraqi government’s willingness to host Syrian refugees fleeing violence and said she hoped all Syrians seeking asylum in Iraq would be welcomed. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees In Turkey Sep 13, 2012

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres and his Special Envoy Angelina Jolie were in Turkey today, continuing their mission to visit Syrian refugees. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Sep 12, 2012

UNHCR chief António Guterres and Special Envoy Angelina Jolie have spent a second day visiting Syrian refugees who have escaped the violence in their country. More →

Angelina Jolie Meets Syrian Refugees In Jordan Sep 11, 2012

UNHCR chief António Guterres and Special Envoy Angelina Jolie have heard harrowing tales of suffering and cross-border escape during meetings with Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. More →

Angelina Jolie's World Humanitarian Day Message Aug 20, 2012

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie has written a special message on the organization’s Facebook page to mark World Humanitarian Day. More →

Charity Auction Gives You The Chance To Meet Muhammad Ali Jul 3, 2012

A new charity auction is giving you the chance to meet Muhammad Ali. More →

Angelina Jolie Donates $100,000 On World Refugee Day Jun 20, 2012

Angelina Jolie has made a donation of US$100,000 on World Refugee Day to the UNHCR for their work in helping Syrian refugees. More →

Angelina Jolie Leads Celebrity PSAs For World Refugee Day Jun 14, 2012

In the past 18 months, the UNHCR has faced one of the busiest periods of its history, with crisis after crisis keeping the agency at full stretch, but over the next week staff across the globe will take time to commemorate World Refugee Day and the millions they help. More →

Angelina Jolie Narrates Tours Of Minefields On Google Earth Jun 13, 2012

The HALO Trust is leveraging Google Earth technology to bring added transparency to humanitarian landmine clearance. Tours of mine-affected areas are created for viewing in Google Earth software and narrated by Angelina Jolie, a longtime HALO supporter, taking viewers to mine-affected areas in Cambodia and Angola. More →

Angelina Jolie Meets Refugees In Ecuador Apr 23, 2012

Angelina Jolie made her third trip to Ecuador to meet Colombian refugees this week, and urged the government to maintain its open asylum policy. More →

Angelina Jolie Named As UNHCR Special Envoy Apr 17, 2012

The UN refugee agency announced on Tuesday that actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie will take on a new and expanded role for UNHCR as Special Envoy of High Commissioner António Guterres. More →

Angelina Jolie Witnesses Conviction Of Congolese Warlord Mar 14, 2012

Angelina Jolie was in The Hague yesterday to witness the conviction of a Congolese warlord for his part in abducting and training children as child soldiers. More →

Angelina Jolie Awarded At Cinema For Peace Gala In Berlin Feb 14, 2012

“10 Years of Cinema For Peace" was the theme of the Cinema for Peace Gala on February 13 at Berlin’s famous Gendarmenmarkt Concert Hall under the patronage of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, featuring guests of honor Angelina Jolie and Bob Geldof. More →