Angelina Jolie speaks up for Syria and Lebanon
- 10 years ago
After visiting Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Angelina Jolie urged the international community to support the nation.
SOUNDBITE: UNHCR Special Envoy And Actress, Angelina Jolie, saying (English)
"Lebanon, as you know, has the highest concentration of refugees of any country in the world in recent history. That is an extraordinary thing. We must do all the we can to support them.
Jolie spoke in her capacity as the special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees - and also mentioned the recent U.N. Security Council's rare unity on Syria, when Russia and China supported the adoption of a resolution to boost aid access in the war torn country.
SOUNDBITE: UNHCR Special Envoy And Actress, Angelina Jolie, saying (English)
"I hope that - and I welcome - the Security Council resolution, but as of one of the refugee men said to me: 'For now for us it is only a piece of paper and until it is implemented and until we see change that is all it is, but
SOUNDBITE: UNHCR Special Envoy And Actress, Angelina Jolie, saying (English)
"Lebanon, as you know, has the highest concentration of refugees of any country in the world in recent history. That is an extraordinary thing. We must do all the we can to support them.
Jolie spoke in her capacity as the special envoy of the United Nations High Commissioner For Refugees - and also mentioned the recent U.N. Security Council's rare unity on Syria, when Russia and China supported the adoption of a resolution to boost aid access in the war torn country.
SOUNDBITE: UNHCR Special Envoy And Actress, Angelina Jolie, saying (English)
"I hope that - and I welcome - the Security Council resolution, but as of one of the refugee men said to me: 'For now for us it is only a piece of paper and until it is implemented and until we see change that is all it is, but