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Angelina Tours Iraqi Camps

UN Goodwill Ambassador sees some improvement for displaced Iraqis

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 23, 2009 4:45 PM CDT
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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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COMMENTS
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Shannonals
Jul 25, 2009 7:31 AM CDT
You must not have heard her Father's comment about the President if you think Hollywood approves of the current adminstration justme.
Kookey90
Jul 24, 2009 10:49 AM CDT
Wow, thanks for clearing things up; I didn't know. I assumed since she didn't have the Vail over her face that she was a nun. By the way, she’s not a bad looking babe. If she cleaned herself up she might give Angelina a run for her money.
Sphinx
Jul 24, 2009 7:46 AM CDT
That's not a nun, that's a woman in traditional Islamic clothing. It's interesting that you confused the two, but I guess at the heart of it all religions are basically the same.

 
Iraq • Angelina Jolie • Baghdad • refugee camp • refugee • Iraqi refugees • celebrity humanitarianism

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