Angelina Jolie , Parts Ways With , UN Refugee Agency.
ABC News reports that Angelina Jolie , has announced she will be ending her partnership with the , United Nations' refugee agency after over twenty years.
In a joint statement issued on December 16, the actress and the U.N.
Refugee agency said she will be "moving on" from her role as a special envoy.
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According to the statement, , Jolie will be looking , “to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues.”.
I will continue to do everything in my power in the years to come to support refugees and other displaced people, Angelina Jolie, via ABC News.
According to Jolie, she felt it was time , "to work differently" and engage with , local organizations and refugees directly.
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Jolie started her relationship with the U.N.
Refugee agency in 2001 and was appointed the agency's special envoy in 2012.
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According to the release, Jolie had carried out , "more than 60 field missions to bear witness to stories of suffering as well as hope and resilience.".
After a long and successful time with UNHCR, I appreciate her desire to shift her engagement and support her decision, Filippo Grandi, U.N.
High Commissioner for Refugees, via ABC News.
I know the refugee cause will remain close to her heart, and I am certain she will bring the same passion and attention to a wider humanitarian portfolio, Filippo Grandi, U.N.
High Commissioner for Refugees, via ABC News.
I know the refugee cause will remain close to her heart, and I am certain she will bring the same passion and attention to a wider humanitarian portfolio, Filippo Grandi, U.N.
High Commissioner for Refugees, via ABC News
