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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt make holiday visit to Colombian refugees in Costa Rica
26 Dec 2006 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt spend Christmas Day with Colombian refugees in the Costa Rican capital of San José, assuring them and millions of other Colombians displaced by conflict that they have not been forgotten. -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Jolie urges aid for Afghans in Afghanistan and Pakistan
9 May 2005 Ending her Pakistan mission over the weekend, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie thanked the country for hosting millions of Afghans over the past quarter century and appealed for international assistance to help both Afghanistan and Pakistan attack poverty through economic development. -
Afghan repatriation from Pakistan exceeds 50,000 as Jolie visits
5 May 2005 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie saw off a convoy of trucks carrying Afghans home yesterday as the total number repatriating from Pakistan under the UN refugee agency programme in the 2005 season passed the 50,000 mark. -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie launches centre for unaccompanied children
9 Mar 2005 The new National Center for Refugee and Immigrant Children will help children fleeing persecution and arriving alone in the United States to get lawyers free of charge for their legal proceedings. -
Jolie shares festive cheer with refugees in Lebanon
29 Dec 2004 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has spent her third consecutive Christmas season with refugees and UNHCR staff in the field, this time in Beirut, where she celebrated Christmas Eve with UNHCR staff and distributed gifts to young refugees. -
Jolie laments children's plight in Darfur, calls for more security
27 Oct 2004 Ending her three-day mission to Sudan's West Darfur province, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie shared stories of village raids and gang rapes, and stressed the need for more security and access to areas of origin. -
Urgent funds needed for Darfur refugees, stresses Jolie
7 Jun 2004 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has concluded her mission to eastern Chad by appealing for more funds to assist some 158,000 refugees from western Sudan before the start of seasonal rains. -
Jolie discusses unaccompanied children with US senior officials
27 May 2004 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has met with senior government officials in the American capital as a follow-up to her recent visit to unaccompanied children of asylum seekers in the United States. -
Goodwill Ambassador Jolie visits detained children in Arizona
29 Apr 2004 Unaccompanied children should be given access to legal representation and guardians while in detention, said UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie during a visit to three detention centres for asylum seekers in Arizona.