EU to boost Greece aid to speed migrant returns
In a draft text prepared for their summit, seen Tuesday by The Associated Press, EU leaders promise to use "all means to support the capacity of Greece for the return of irregular migrants to Turkey."...
View ArticleUNICEF: More than 80 percent of Syria children harmed by war
The U.N. agency for children says more than 80 percent of Syria's children have been harmed by the five-year-old conflict, including growing numbers forced to work, join armed groups or marry young...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie tours refugee camps in east Lebanon on Syria war anniversary
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie Tuesday braved rainy weather to tour makeshift Syrian refugees settlements in east Lebanon to mark the fifth anniversary of the conflict in the neighboring country. ......
View ArticleAngelina Jolie visits refugee shelters in Piraeus
Angelina Jolie visited the port of Piraeus on Wednesday in her capacity as...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie delivered a powerful plea to help refugees
Angelina Jolie is a special envoy for the UN's High Commission for Refugees. She recently visited a...
View ArticleIn Greece, UN envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt shines light on humanitarian...
(Source: UN - United Nations) 16 March 2016 - Angelina Jolie Pitt, the United Nations refugee agency's special envoy, is today visiting Greece, which has become the main entry point to Europe for...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Pitt Makes Emotional Appeal to Help Syrian Refugees
Angelina Jolie Pitt returned to the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon on Tuesday in her capacity as a special envoy for the United Nations’s refugee agency, pleading with world leaders to step up to help the...
View ArticleIn Greece, UN envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt shines light on humanitarian...
16 March 2016 Angelina Jolie Pitt, the United Nations refugee agency’s special envoy, is today visiting Greece, which has become the main entry point to Europe for refugees and asylum seekers fleeing...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie speaks against exclusion of Afghans seeking refuge
The American actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie has spoken against the exclusion of Afghans seeking refuge abroad, particularly in European countries amid persistent issues the Afghan asylum seekers...
View ArticleJolie: Refugee pressures greatest in Mideast
Angelina Jolie, the actress and special envoy for the U.N.'s refugee agency, says the international community must address the root causes of the global refugee crisis. Speaking in the rain in...
View ArticleUNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt visits Greece, urges expansion of...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Press Releases, 17 March 2016 UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt concluded her mission to Greece today meeting...
View ArticleAngelina lauds Lebanon for hosting over million refugees
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie, speaking in Lebanon Tuesday during a visit to Syrian refugees on the five-year anniversary of the country’s uprising. ......
View ArticleUNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt visits Greece (UNHCR - Office of the...
(Source: UNHCR - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Press Releases, 16 March 2016 UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt is visiting Greece today on behalf of the UN High...
View ArticleOn fifth anniversary, UNHCR special envoy Jolie Pitt calls Syrian crisis...
Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie Pitt during a visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon on Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of the Syrian crisis,...
View ArticleWatch: In muddy Bekaa Valley camp, Angelina Jolie urges support for Syrian...
Lebanon: UN special envoy Angelina Jolie urged world powers on Tuesday to do more to end Syria's five-year war and help the millions who have fled the conflict, as she visited refugees in Lebanon's...
View ArticleIn muddy Bekaa Valley camp, Jolie urges support for Syria refugees
By John Davison SAADNAYEL, Lebanon (Reuters) - U.N. special envoy Angelina Jolie urged world powers on Tuesday to do more to end Syria's five-year war and help the millions who have fled the conflict,...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie meets with refugees in Greece
Angelina Jolie (Getty) ANGELINA JOLIE is helping Greek officials step up their response to Europe’s refugee crisis. Fresh from attending a press conference in Lebanon on Tuesday, when she addressed the...
View ArticleUNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie calls Syrian crisis 'tragic and shameful'
Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Angelina Jolie Pitt during a visit to a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon on Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of the Syrian crisis,...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie says the plight of Syrian refugees is ‘shameful’ and ‘tragic’
Angelina Jolie has added her voice to the growing concern surrounding the plight of millions of Syrian...
View ArticleJolie visits Greece to highlight refugee plight
A refugee takes a selfie with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie during her visit at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Photo by Reuters A day after...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Says It’s ‘Tragic and Shameful’ That Syrian Refugees Still...
Angelina Jolie believes the world must address the core problem of the refugee crisis in light of the Syrian refugee problem. “We cannot manage the world through aid relief in the place of diplomacy...
View ArticleNot even high winds and rain storms could stop Angelina Jolie from visiting...
Harsh weather couldn't stop Angelina Jolie from meeting with Syria refugees in Lebanon on Tuesday (March 15). The UN's refugee envoy spoke passionately to the press about Syria's...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie visits Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon
Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood actress and special envoy for the UN's refugee agency, said on Tuesday that the international community must address the root causes of the global refugee crisis. "We...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie, in Lebanon, says world has failed refugees
Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood actress and special envoy for the U.N.'s refugee agency, says the international community must address the root causes of the global refugee crisis. Under the pouring rain...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie cancels Lesvos visit
A visit by UNCHR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie...
View ArticleJolie visits Greece to highlight Mideast refugee plight
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visits a shelter for refugees and migrants at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, Greece, March 16, 2016. A refugee takes a...
View ArticleLebanon signs new finance agreements with development banks
Click photo to enlarge United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaks during a joint press conference with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, Islamic Development Bank President Ahmad Mohamed Ali...
View Article‘All Talk’ On Refugee Crisis, Own 8 Houses Between Them, House No Refugees
Angelina Jolie, actress known for her tough girl personas in movies like Mr and Mrs Smith and Tomb Raider, is one Hollywood’s most glamorous celebrities. And together with her husband Brad Pitt, they...
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