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Angelina Tours Iraqi Camps

UN Goodwill Ambassador sees some improvement for displaced Iraqis

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(Newser) – Angelina Jolie visited a refugee camp near Baghdad today, part of her duties as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, People reports. While visiting one displaced family, she asked if they wished to return to their home. "No way," said one daughter, in a reminder of the violence that still plagues Iraq. “Our neighbors returned and their three daughters were killed.”

"The picture in this camp is a rough one, but there are also some people that were able to return home to other safer areas," Jolie told People. "There are returns of displaced people, not a big number but there is progress. This is a moment where things seem to be improving, but Iraqis need a lot of support and help to rebuild their lives."

Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie speaks with a displaced boy at a makeshift camp northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, July 23, 2009.
Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie speaks with a displaced boy at a makeshift camp northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, July 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Boris Heger)
Angelina Jolie speaks with people at a makeshift camp northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, July 23, 2009.
Angelina Jolie speaks with people at a makeshift camp northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday, July 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Boris Heger)
Angelina Jolie applauds during the commemoration of World refugee Day at the National Geographic Society in Washington, Thursday, June 18, 2009.
Angelina Jolie applauds during the commemoration of World refugee Day at the National Geographic Society in Washington, Thursday, June 18, 2009.   (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Timinator2K
Jul 23, 09 4:50 PM CDT
Lookin' HOT in a BB hat. Reply
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Jul 23, 09 5:22 PM CDT
Angie's got the looks but she needs to listen to daddy when it comes to politics. Reply
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Jul 23, 09 6:33 PM CDT
You mean Brad? She disowned the Midnight Cowboy poser years ago.
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Jul 23, 09 5:26 PM CDT
Thank god we have actors and actresses to inform us of the world. What would we do without them? Watch the news? Reply
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At least she's doing something positive and meaningful, which is more than I can say for some other, so-called stars.
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