Angelina Jolie implores people to 'check in with each other' and 'love each other' during the coronavirus outbreak
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- Published on Wednesday, 15 April 2020 05:28
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While the world self-isolates to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, Angelina Jolie discussed how important it is to check in on each other.The 44-year-old actress and Special Envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees spoke with California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris in a video conference for Time, where she is also a contributing editor.With stay-at-home orders in place in almost every state in the country, both Harris said it was important both to maintain those orders, but also to keep in touch with their friends and loved ones. 'I think it is so important that people hear that,' Jolie said. 'To love each other, check in with each other.'She added, 'Be there, be a support group, keep your eyes open whether you are a teacher or a friend.' 'I really do hope people hear this, and they do reach out, and they do pay more attention, and they are not sitting in a moment when they think, "Well maybe, but it’s not my business,"' she continued.The actress added that because kids aren't going to school right now 'teachers can’t see the bruises and people aren’t identifying what is happening within some homes.'Harris also asked Jolie what motivates the actress to, 'continue to stand as a witness and to not look away,' and also what she does for 'self-care.'Jolie said there was, 'a time in my life when I became more aware of what was happening around the world,' and she started to 'open up' and hope she was 'being useful.' She added that she used to write in a journal a lot and that she was crying all the time, but she met a grandmother who saw her crying and told her, 'I don't need you to cry. I need you to help me,' which motivated her to help. Burke-Harris was named the first ever Surgeon General of the state of California by Governor Gavin Newsom in January 2019.She revealed that California has been the first state in the country to do, 'broad scale training' for primary care doctors to do 'routine screening for trauma.' 'All of the research shows that the single most powerful antidote to the impacts of trauma and adversity is nurturing, caring relationships with others — safe, stable and nurturing relationships.”The surgeon general also pointed out it was important to believe victims of domestic violence, saying, “All you have to do is be there for a person. All you have to do is believe them when a victim comes forward.”'You don’t have to fix it, you don’t have to solve it. You don’t have to worry about not being enough,;' Burke Harris said. 'You just have to be willing to be there and listen and to be that shoulder and those open arms.'
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Angelina Jolie pens op-ed about the increase in child abuse during coronavirus isolation
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- Published on Tuesday, 14 April 2020 05:22
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Angelina Jolie outlined how children are at risk of abuse while isolated at home during the coronavirus pandemic in an op-ed published Thursday by Time magazine.The 44-year-old actress and activist noted that children may be 'especially vulnerable' to the pandemic's 'secondary' effects, even though they're more resistant to its physical symptoms.'Isolating a victim from family and friends is a well-known tactic of control by abusers, meaning that the social distancing that is necessary to stop COVID-19 is one that will inadvertently fuel a direct rise in trauma and suffering for vulnerable children,' wrote Jolie. She explained that many children may be at a greater risk of experiencing domestic abuse amid shelter-in-place orders and economic insecurity.Jolie noted that 'lockdowns and stay at home orders have resulted in job losses and economic insecurity, increasing stress, pressure and uncertainty for many families,' and that 'stress at home increases the risk of domestic violence.'She also noted stories of increasing domestic violence throughout the world as people are forced to stay inside together. The effects of the pandemic can be particularly unfortunate for children because it comes 'at a time when children are deprived of the very support networks that help them cope: from their trusted friends and teachers to after-school sports activities and visits to a beloved relative's house that provide an escape from their abusive environment,' she added.Many lower income children depend on their schools to provide meals throughout the day, but they're also 'a lifeline of opportunity as well as a shield, offering protection ... from violence, exploitation and other difficult circumstances, including sexual exploitation, forced marriage and child labor and domestic violence.
'It's not just that children have lost support networks,' Jolie continued. 'Lockdown also means fewer adult eyes on their situation. In child abuse cases, Child Protective Services are most often called by third parties such as teachers, guidance counselors, after school program coordinators and coaches.'The humanitarian and actress gave her readers some clear-cut steps they could follow to make sure that children were safe, including to 'make a point of calling family or friends, particularly where we might have concerns that someone is vulnerable.'She also urged readers to become familiar with the signs of domestic abuse so as to spot them more easily and to support local domestic violence shelters.'It is often said that it takes a village to raise a child,' Jolie wrote. 'It will take an effort by the whole of our country to give children the protection and care they deserve.' Jolie has long used her fame for good. Last month, she donated $1 million to No Kid Hungry to distribute food to children who previously depended on meals at school. The mother of six is also working with UNESCO on efforts to make online learning more accessible for children quarantined across the globe.
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'We want to help kids learn from each other's experiences': Angelina Jolie lends her support to new BBC My World: Coronavirus educational content for young people
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- Published on Wednesday, 01 April 2020 18:28
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Angelina Jolie has lent her support to the new BBC My World: Coronavirus content designed to educate young people about the pandemic. The Oscar-winning actress, 44, who is an executive producer on the programme, gave a statement on the new content which is set to be released on the BBC My World YouTube channel in the coming weeks.The new content will include vlogs and experiences from young people in lockdown around the world, tips and coping strategies for home education and young people's questions put to BBC experts, particularly on health.The Maleficent star said: 'Children have not been out of school on this scale since the Second World War. 'This is something that throughout their lifetimes, they will remember. It is something that older generations, for all their other reference points, have not experienced. 'The way children go through this time - from the tools and information they can access to the ways they can communicate to and help each other - will be unique to their generation. 'We want to help kids to have access to trusted content and tools that will be useful to them during the pandemic: including helping them to seek out fact-based and reliable news, question the information they receive, and learn from each other's experiences.' The new content will also be distributed across the BBC's global platforms including 42 language services. BBC My World is a global show for young audiences produced by the BBC World Service which launched in January 2020. It provide facts and information for young people to make up their own minds about international issues and is presented by Radzi Chinyanganya and Nomia Iqbal. This follows on from a coronavirus special episode which aired at the weekend. BBC World Service Group director Jamie Angus said: 'This is an unprecedented situation; so many school age children and young people are now out of schools, but the need has never been greater for them to have access to trusted and accessible information about coronavirus, and for educators to use that content in remote learning. 'The BBC World Service will bring its ability to report the truly global scale of this challenge, into creating meaningful and relevant content for our young audiences. 'We will be reaching out to young people from across the globe, hearing about their experiences, and sharing the information they need to live healthy and productive lives during this difficult time. 'Continuing production of this successful programme feels like the right thing to do in the circumstances.' The BBC will also be sharing this content with UNESCO'S Global Education Coalition, a new website providing remote educational content to kids in lockdown around the world.
Angelina recently did her bit to feed underprivileged children whose access to school lunches was cut off by school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic.She has given $1 million to the charity No Kid Hungry, which says it has so far spread $2 million across 30 states to feed low-income children and their families.'As of this week, over a billion children are out of school worldwide because of closures linked to coronavirus,' said Angelina in a statement for No Kid Hungry. 'Many children depend on the care and nutrition they receive during school hours, including nearly 22 million children in America who rely on food support.' Angelina, who is famous for her philanthropy, added: 'Kid Hungry is making resolute efforts to reach as many of those children as possible.' She has worked extensively with the United Nations and co-wrote a Time essay published Wednesday promoting UNESCO's new Global Education Coalition, which seeks to facilitate remote education as schools close around the world. In 2006 the film star and her ex-husband Brad Pitt started their own charity named after their eldest son Maddox, 18, and focused on his native Cambodia. This organization keeps 10 schools up and running in Cambodia, and Angelina separately funds girls' schools in Afghanistan and Kenya, People reports.She has jetted around the world in service of various causes and in 2012 got special envoy status from the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees.Angelina is not the only celebrity to throw her support behind No Kid Hungry as Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams started a fundraiser for them last week.
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Angelina Jolie donates $1MIL to No Kid Hungry to feed children who relied on lunches from closed schools
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- Published on Friday, 27 March 2020 05:52
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Angelina Jolie is doing her bit to feed underprivileged children whose access to school lunches was cut off by school closures amid the coronavirus pandemic.She has given $1 million to the charity No Kid Hungry, which says it has so far spread $2 million across 30 states to feed low-income children and their families.'As of this week, over a billion children are out of school worldwide because of closures linked to coronavirus,' said Angelina, 44, in a statement for No Kid Hungry.'Many children depend on the care and nutrition they receive during school hours, including nearly 22 million children in America who rely on food support.' Angelina, who is famous for her philanthropy, added: 'Kid Hungry is making resolute efforts to reach as many of those children as possible.'She has worked extensively with the United Nations and co-wrote a Time essay published Wednesday promoting UNESCO's new Global Education Coalition, which seeks to facilitate remote education as schools close around the world. In 2006 the film star and her ex-husband Brad Pitt started their own charity named after their eldest son Maddox, 18, and focused on his native Cambodia.This organization keeps 10 schools up and running in Cambodia, and Angelina separately funds girls' schools in Afghanistan and Kenya, People reports.She has jetted around the world in service of various causes and in 2012 got special envoy status from the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees.Angelina is not the only celebrity to throw her support behind No Kid Hungry as Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams started a fundraiser for them last week. In the joint clip, which was made over video-chat, Amy and Jennifer announced last Tuesday they would read children's books on Insta Stories to raise money.Jennifer and Amy launched this Save With Stories venture to encourage donations to Save The Children and No Kid Hungry.They have attracted help from a string of other celebrities including Camila Cabello, Lupita Nyong'o, Brie Larson, Noah Centineo and Beanie Feldstein. Angelina's father is Midnight Cowboy icon Jon Voight, who tweeted a video last week in which he prayed for God to 'wipe away this curse' of COVID-19.'We are all God’s children. God bless this nation and the entire creation. And may God protect our president and his family... Love to you,' he said.
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Angelina Jolie lauds Bangladesh’s generosity to Rohingya refugees
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- Published on Thursday, 27 February 2020 06:53
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American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has lauded Bangladesh for the generosity and leadership it has demonstrated in sheltering the Rohingyas.She appreciated the government for ensuring safety and security of the refugees, who came to Bangladesh after fleeing atrocities in their home country of Myanmar.Jolie, also special envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), said this in a letter she wrote to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The UNHCR will continue its efforts to engage with Myanmar in creating suitable conditions for the sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas, she said in the letter.The UN special envoy expressed hope that Bangladesh's initiatives will help secure more funding for the 2020 Joint Response Plan for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis, to be launched in March this year.Jolie also promised to continue her advocacy for the humanitarian response for Rohingyas and expressed gratefulness to the Bangladeshi people for their support.She visited the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar last February in her capacity as UNHCR Special Envoy.
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