Angelina Jolie leaves role as envoy of UN refugee agency

by The Manila Times

Dec 17, 2022 10:11 am

UNITED NATIONS: Angelina Jolie and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are parting ways after more than two decades.

In a joint statement on Friday, the United States actor and the refugee agency announced she was 'moving on' from her role as its special envoy 'to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues.'

Angelina Jolie addresses a meeting on United Nations peacekeeping at the global organization’s headquarters in New York City on March 29, 2019. AP PHOTO

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