OlderAngelina Jolie Highlights Humanitarian Crisis
UNHCR goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie listens to one elderly refugee’s story at the makeshift Al Waleed camp inside Iraq on Tuesday. This woman is just one of some 1,300 trapped unable to leave the country for neighboring Syria.
Angie has worked with UNHCR since early 2001. In May, a foundation set up by Angie and Brad Pitt, donated $1 million to help those affected by the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region and neighboring Chad.
UPDATE 1: The Huffington Post reports Angie gain flew commercial with no staff, as she did with Darfur last year. She is stealth! (Head bodyguard Mickey Brett did tag along, though.)
UPDATE 2: OK! Magazine just updated their site with Angelina posting with Lance Corporal Samuel Petersen, 22, of the US Marine Corps.
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Angelina is such a great woman, no one can compared with her in HW land.
Good job, “chic fille”
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Oh yes ! a PR stunt. there are a thousand way of doing a PR stunt without swaeting , not traveling 16-20 hrs flight to the most dangerous area in the world , ask the PR guru Stephen Huvane , he’ll tell ya!
Oh please go back to the aging sit-com hag thread and drool over her half-naked body, showing her partially exposed , waxed external genitalia. that sure was a good photo op.
322 trés jolie : 08/29/2007 at 3:09 am
08/29/2007 at 12:04 am
SINCE 2001 SHE CARES
SINCE 2001 SHE CARES
SINCE 2001 SHE CARES
SINCE 2001 SHE CARES
SINCE 2001 SHE CARES
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In the age of 25/26!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is remarkable.
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Yes, AMAZING.
Maddox was adopted when she was just 26 y/o.
Brit was 26 and Paris Hilton 27/28 ? what a contrast !
She had Maddox at 26 ,Zee at 30, Shiloh at 31 and pax at 32 !!!!!
X zero kid at 26,30, 31 ( X married Brad at that age) still 0 at 32 after ranting babay’s on the way for almost 2 yrs.at 38 still zero kid but with 2 dogs. What a contrast!
She obviously brought a photographer along too.
I think she first must take much care of her little kids. Many nannies are not enogh. They are adopted and it takes time to raise such a family. The opposite is to collect kids, isn’t it?
she’s a great role model to look up to right now. i love how she manages to balance her love life, family life and social life. she’s proving a lot to the world. those pictures, really touch my heart.
My LOve and Prayers for your safety!!
God bless the JoliePitts!!!!!
HERE COMES ALL THESE LOSERS POSTING NEGATIVES COMMENTS. SINCE ANGELINA IS THE MOST KNOWN PERSON IN THE WORLD, (IF NOT ONE), SO THEREFORE EVERYBODY KNOWS HER WHEREABOUTS. NOW THIS TRIP INVOLVED IRAQ WHICH IS KNOWN TO BE A BIG ISSUE AND SHE’S DOING HER JOB AS AN AMBASSADOR OF UNHCR PROBABLY A TRIP REQUESTED BY THIS AGENCY.
ONLY LOSERS CAN MAKE NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT THIS. THEY CAN’T DO THIS KIND OF HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS BECAUSE THEY CAN’T (OR THEY’RE A BUNCH OF COWARDS) SO WHEN SOMEONE DO IT INSTEAD OF PRAISING THIS PERSON THEY’RE SPOUTING NASTY REMAKRS LIKE IT’S A JOKE. THESE KIND OF PEOPLE ARE UNWORTHY AND THEY KNOW IT.
THESE KIND OF PEOPLE ARE SCUM OF THE EARTH.
How much money will her trip cost? How much for her bodyguards, etccc.?
Anjelina: send that money directly to the refugees and people who are workingn ALL THE TIME with them?
Do you know how many people and humanitarian activists are working EVERY DAY with poor and desperate people there, risking their lifes? Photograph them! Interview them?
From the other thread. i thought this new should be posted here too!!
Love Song : 08/29/2007 at 5:14 am
US Agrees To Give Money For Refugees After Angelina Jolie Visits Syria And Iraq – Bush Administration Will Bring In More Iraqis
Angelina Jolie is traveling to Iraq and Syria as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is using the “Tomb Raider” star to highlight the plight of hundreds of thousands of families who were displaced by the conflict in Iraq. It is estimated that 4. 2 million Iraqis have left their homes.
The UNHCR says that 2 million refugees left Iraq and another 2.2 million are displaced inside the country. Syria has seen the brunt of the exodus. On Monday she visited Damascus Syria on her way to Iraq. She spent several hours in a “makeshift camp” in Iraq at the border with Syria. These refugees were unable to leave Iraq.
Jolies fame may help those in need at camps inside and outside Syria. Families have been forced to move and resources have been in short supply, according to the UNHCR.
“I have come to Syria and Iraq to help draw attention to this humanitarian crisis and to urge governments to increase their support for UNHCR and its partners,” Jolie said. “My sole purpose in both countries is to highlight the humanitarian plight of those uprooted by the war in Iraq.”
After visiting refugees stranded at Iraq’s Al Waleed camp on Tuesday, Jolie said: “it is absolutely essential that the ongoing debate about Iraq’s future includes plans for addressing the enormous humanitarian consequences these people face.”
In Damascus she visited a registration area for the UNHCR. The UN agency reports that “nearly one-quarter of (the refugees) are victims of violence and torture. Tens of thousands are without jobs, and many young people are in danger of losing out on an education and a future.”
The UN says that Syria has been generous with “open borders” for some time now while other countries have criticized the US for not sharing in the responsibility. Although the United States has only taken in hundreds of refugees from Iraq so far, the Bush Administration has promised to start bringing in many more.
Her mission may be working. On Tuesday the United States announced that it will contribute US$30 million to the appeal.
Angelina is still confirmed to play the role of Dagny Taggart in the Ayn Rand film adaptation of “Atlas Shrugged”. The IMDB website reports that the project has been “indefinitely delayed”.
source: http://www.bestsyndication.com/?q=082807_angelina_jolie_un_goodwill_abassador_to_syria_iraq.htm
335 marianne : 08/29/2007 at 6:35 am
She flew commercial. No staff.
335 marianne : 08/29/2007 at 6:35 am
How much money will her trip cost? How much for her bodyguards, etccc.?
Anjelina: send that money directly to the refugees and people who are workingn ALL THE TIME with them?
Do you know how many people and humanitarian activists are working EVERY DAY with poor and desperate people there, risking their lifes? Photograph them! Interview them?
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The people/humanitarian activists who work EVERY DAY with the refugees do good work, but they are not famous people. It is pr by famous celebs that make the donations flow in. That is a fact. The UNHCR said so. No, I don’t have the link. Find it yourself.
Great person..great actress..great mom..YOU ARE THE BEST ANGIE!
335 marianne : 08/29/2007 at 6:35 am
How much money will her trip cost? How much for her bodyguards, etccc.?
Anjelina: send that money directly to the refugees and people who are workingn ALL THE TIME with them?
Do you know how many people and humanitarian activists are working EVERY DAY with poor and desperate people there, risking their lifes? Photograph them! Interview them?
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SMART UP marianne
How much and how many is Angelina’s own money is going to help.(she does gives 1/3 of her income) This is a global and national crisis.It requires the attention of and effort of others. She was there to draw attention and asking helps from others.
”Do you know how many people and humanitarian activists are working EVERY DAY with poor and desperate people there, risking their lifes? Photograph them! Interview them?”
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Yes, that’s a very sad thing. The world is a twisted place. BUT is that Angelina’s fault?????
That’s the media’s fault. The media doesn’t pay attention to everyday and average heroes!!! The media don’t photograph and interview them!!!!!!!! How is that Angelina’s fault?
The media only pay attention to hype and famous people. Angelina knows that and she use her fame to bring the media and the focus of the world to the crisis.
You are an incredible person. Good heart and good soul. The whole world is looking and admiring you. You deserved the best!
people needs to know what’s going on..Angie is drawing attention to the refugees. We need to know..by looking at this pictures we can tell the effect of war.Family all over the world are being seperated. Just donate the money??? That’s the job of lazy people..just like telling them..hush here’s my donation and be queit! Angie’s humanitarian job is showing the world what this people are going through everyday. Angie has all ears for them and that is something big to this people.. Angie my love and prayers will always be with you and your family.
Wow - she is amazing and so brave!! I would not go to Iraq while the fighting is going on. My children have told me their stories when they came back from Iraq. I feel so sad for the iraqi people who have been through so much and our soldiers who have been sent there for war.
What does she think she’s accomplishing with these photo ops?
Really? Is this going to make the Shiites and Sunnis shake hands? Or the Jews and Christians be best of friends? It’s like sticking a daisy in the middle of a junk pile. Looks nice for about 10 seconds and then it dies. Nothing more and nothing less. Let’s drop the illusions, please.
Saint! Love you Angie. Thank you for your dedication to humanitarian causes!
What the hell would you know about saint? Maybe satan? You are truly the worst excuse for a human being and a waste of organs and skin. The only thing that Angelina inspires is already mental head cases to be even more unstable.
From Owen thread
55 Team Lara Croft : 08/29/2007 at 10:09 am
a movie with maniston=another box office bomb
suicide attempt=having to do movie wit box office poison lousy sitcome actress
i wish owen all teh best adn prayers go out to him. owen: stay away from megachin!
She is a UN refugee committee ambassador she is not there as a diplomate trying to solve the problem. She is not trying to be Condoleeza Rice maybe your hatred should be directed at Secretary of State Rice whose job and power and position it is and not Ms. Jolie who is bringing attention.
What world do you people live in? Because obviously it has nothing to do w/ reality.
LOVE THIS WOMAN , IT´S AMAZING !!!!
http://www.unhcr.org/news/NEWS/46d544c16.html
KEEP WITH YOUR GOOD WORK !!!
GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY !
No, it is not her fault : media don’t pay atention to humanitarian workers, many of them are women, but why doesn’t she talk about these people working in the area when she traveled? No word about them, no photo with them. She is the main character… No her fault but she contributes to the sterotype
Incredible Woman! There’s nobody like her since princess Di. ANGELINA my prayers are with you. Have a safe trip home to your family..Love you…
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