The actress-philanthropist takes matters into her own hands.
Angelina Jolie will officially vacate the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). This comes after the Academy Award-winning actress served as special envoy for over 20 years.
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She clarified, however, that she will remain a humanitarian activist dedicated to helping refugees outside of the body.
“After 20 years working within the UN system, I feel it is time for me to work differently. Engaging directly with refugees and local organizations, and supporting their advocacy for solutions,” Jolie said in a statement.
Previously, the former UNHCR representative participated in over 60 field assignments during her time with the agency.
The UNHCR is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people.
“I will continue to do everything in my power in the years to come to support refugees and other displaced people,” Jolie concluded.
Banner Photo by Roger Arnold via UNHCR website.
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Angelina Jolie said that after 20 years working within the UN system, she felt it was time to work differently, engaging directly with refugees and local organizations and supporting their advocacy for solutions.
Angelina Jolie served the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) as special envoy for over 20 years and took part in more than 60 field assignments during her time with the agency.
Yes. Jolie clarified she will remain a humanitarian activist dedicated to helping refugees outside the agency, saying she will continue to do everything in her power in the years to come to support refugees and other displaced people.
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights, and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people. Jolie served as its special envoy until her December 2022 departure.
UNHCR and Angelina Jolie announced her departure in a joint statement on December 16, 2022, which UNHCR shared on its official Twitter account. Jolie, an Academy Award-winning actress, was stepping away from her special envoy role.
