Angelina Jolie deplores the situation of refugees in Iraq
American actress Angelina Jolie visited a camp for internally displaced people near the Turkish border in Iraq last Sunday. Also goodwill ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Angelina Jolie deplored the lack of resources allocated for those displaced by the war in the country and in Syria. “UNHCR received only half of the funding it needed in 2014 for its programs in Iraq and Syria. And he's very worried about the very slow pace of pledges this year, ”said the actress.
The "Maleficient" interpreter had not returned to Iraq since 2012, before ISIS took over the region and established a caliphate. "This is my fifth visit to Iraq since 2007 and the suffering is worse than anything I have seen before," said the actress. After meeting with refugees, Jolie called on heads of government to end the conflict, which began four years ago.
According to Neil Wright, the UNHCR representative, thirteen million people have been driven from their homes since the start of the conflict in Syria and its consequences in Iraq. For Angelina Jolie this conflict is too close to home not to care. And it was as a mother that the actress expressed her support for refugees: “I have met women whose children have been abducted by the Islamic State. As a parent, I can't even imagine this horror! Nothing prepares you to meet these survivors ... or to realize that they cannot receive the urgent help they need. ".
A COMMITTED WOMAN
Since 2001, Angelina Jolie has been with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). It was during the filming of "Tomb Raider" in Cambodia that the actress became sensitive to humanitarian crises. She decides to engage with refugees around the world. Since the start of her engagement, Angelina Jolie has visited around twenty countries: Kosovo, Thailand, Lebanon, Russia ... The star is mobilized for all conflicts. She can count on the support of her husband, Brad Pitt, and their six children.
Angelina Jolie isn't the only star to go this way, but she stood out in 2010 during the Pakistan floods. The drama was rarely mentioned in the media, the star then went there very quickly to help the populations and raise awareness in the international community. “I think I feel like most people do. I've seen a lot of drama over the past ten years and when you've seen it all you are compelled to do more. I'm lucky to be a public figure, so I'm able to do it, ”the star said in a 2012 interview.
