He wants to help refugees directly.
Angelina Jolie has resigned from her position as Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. open From the organization’s press release issued on Friday. The actress says the actress is “grateful for the privilege and opportunity to work with the many outstanding and dedicated UNHCR staff who are doing life-saving work around the world.”
In the coming years, I will continue to do my best to support refugees and other displaced people. After 20 years in the UN system, I feel it is time to work differently, to interact directly with refugees and local organizations, and thus support their activities.
said Julie.
In addition to his various humanitarian efforts, he has worked with the High Commissioner since 2001, and was appointed as a Special Envoy in 2012.
Filippo GrandiThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees stated in the press release that the Oscar-winning actress “has been an important humanitarian partner to UNHCR for a very long time” and “they are grateful for her decades of service and commitment and for what she has done” for refugees and people forced to flee.
The announcement also reveals that Jolie will develop documentaries, original series and feature films with an international focus in the future, and will also play a leading role in various projects in addition to directing and producing.
