Angelina Jolie on a humanitarian mission in Lebanon
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- Published on Monday, 24 February 2014 18:25
- Written by Albawaba
Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie toured on Sunday areas hosting Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa province as part of her role as a special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). But away from paparazzi, Jolie’s visit barely received any media coverage due to pressure from security personnel, local reports said. Jolie arrived in Lebanon late on Saturday and stayed in Zahle, a town in the Bekaa region near the border with Syria. It hosts some 300,000 Syrian refugees. Joelle Eid, UNCHR’s spokeswoman in Lebanon, told Anadolu Agency that Jolie will be visiting Syrian families on Sunday but will not hold any press conferences. During the visit, Lebanese security personnel prevented reporters from following the Hollywood actress or taking pictures of her, according to the Lebanese newspaper Annahar. Jolie was seen wearing a scarf that covered her face, the newspaper said. In April 2012, the UNHCR promoted Jolie from serving as its goodwill ambassador to special envoy due to her work for the agency. The Hollywood actress has previously visited Jordan’s Zaatari camp, which holds more than 185,000 Syrian refugees.
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Angelina Jolie to support cancer charity
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- Published on Friday, 29 November 2013 19:51
- Written by Contact Music
Angelina Jolie will support a new cancer charity set up by her family. The organisation will be named after her mother Marcheline, aunt and uncle.Angelina Jolie's family are setting up a charity to promote cancer education.The 'Maleficent' actress - who underwent a double mastectomy earlier this year after being diagnosed with the BRCA1 gene - will be involved with the Marcheline Debra and Raleigh Foundation, which is named in honour of her mother, aunt and uncle, who all died of cancer, her uncle Ron Martin has revealed.Ron said: ''Angelina's father Jon Voight will be involved, her brother James [Haven] will be on board. Angelina will help. She and [fiance] Brad Pitt are humanitarians. It's something so close to home.''The actress' family are proud of the way she uses her celebrity status to do humanitarian work and raise awareness of good causes and think her mother Marcheline Bertrand would have been particularly proud of her daughter following her receipt of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the recent Governers Awards.Angelina's cousin Francis Bertrand told Grazia magazine: ''It's great that she uses her star power in the right way. Her mother believed life was meaningful if you gave back. She would have been very proud of her receiving that award.''I hope Angelina inspires with the message she gives. It means a lot to her to be acknowledged. She speaks from the heart.''
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Angelina Jolie Scheduled to Appear at Governors Awards This Weekend! What Will She Wear?
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- Published on Saturday, 16 November 2013 22:32
- Written by E! online
All eyes on Angelina Jolie! We're getting oh-so-excited to see what the 38-year-old Oscar winner will wear Saturday night at the 5th Annual Governors Awards in Los Angeles.The Academy is presenting Jolie with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award for her dedication to humanitarian causes around the world. And although her efforts deserve plenty of praise and credit, many fans are curious to see what she will wear during her rare public appearance.Besides being spotted in Australia last month with her kids (and a mysterious ring on her left hand), Jolie has kept a relatively low profile as she directs the upcoming film, Unbroken.Plus, the proud mom has been recovering peacefully from her double mastectomy she endured earlier in the year.Jolie, however, has never been one to disappoint in the wardrobe department.Whether she's bonding with her kids at the aquarium or promoting her latest movie alongside Brad Pitt, the star always impresses fashion critics around the world .While we eagerly await her weekend look, let's take a look back at some of Jolie's best red carpet looks.
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Angelina Jolie congratulates 2013 winner of UNHCR's Nansen Refugee Award
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- Published on Tuesday, 01 October 2013 09:30
- Written by UNHCR
Ahead of the presentation of the 2013 Nansen Refugee Award to Sister Angélique Namaika of the Democratic Republic of the Congo tonight in Geneva, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie sent a message of congratulations to the Roman Catholic nun and praised her for her selfless work helping hundreds of female victims of violence, rape and other abuse. "I warmly congratulate Sister Angélique Namaika, this year's Nansen Refugee Award laureate, for her outstanding and truly inspiring work to support vulnerable displaced women and children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Nansen Refugee Award recognizes her extraordinary contribution and the manner in which she has positively impacted the lives of thousands of displaced people in the DRC. Sister Angélique's work can also help to draw attention to the devastating effects of rape and sexual violence and the need for justice and help for survivors. The culture of impunity for sexual violence in conflict must be challenged; for far too long it has been possible for rape to be used as a weapon of war and for perpetrators to go unpunished. We need global action to end war zone rape, and I call on governments around the world to make this an urgent priority."
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Angelina Jolie to receive humanitarian Oscar
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- Published on Friday, 06 September 2013 03:45
- Written by USA Today
Angelina Jolie is adding another Oscar to her collection. This time for her humanitarian work.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present Jolie with the honorary Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, according to a release sent out Thursday.Angela Lansbury, Steve Martin and Piero Tosi will also receive honorary governor awards. All four awards will be presented at the Academy's 5th annual Governors Awards on Nov. 16."The Governors Awards pay tribute to individuals who've made indelible contributions in their respective fields," said Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs in the statement. "We couldn't be more excited for this year's honorees."The Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, which is an Oscar statuette, is given "to an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry."Jolie, who won a best supporting actress award for 1999's Girl, Interrupted, was praised by the academy for "staking out a career in the nexus of entertainment and philanthropy" for being an "impassioned advocate for humanitarian causes, traveling widely to promote organizations and social justice efforts such as the Prevent sexual Violence Initiative."Jolie tweeted thanks Thursday, saying "I'm so proud to win an honorary Oscar this year with @TheAcademy, So much love & joy to u all, thank you! Congrats Martin, Lansbury, & Tosi."The honorary awards were voted on by the academy board of governors at a meeting on Tuesday night. But the announcements were delayed close to 48 hours as academy representatives tried to contact the recipients, many of whom were on vacation.The honorary governors awards have been granted since 2009. Oprah Winfrey received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 2011. 2012 governor awards recipients included filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, legendary stuntman Hal Needham and DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg.
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