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Hollywoood star Angelina Jolie
has been named special UN refugee envoy .The United nations refugee
agency elevated the Hollywood star from being a goodwill ambassador to
a special envoy, a role that will see her represent the organization to
governments and diplomats.
It is the first time the U.N. refugee agency has named a special
envoy, said its spokesman Adrian Edwards Elsewhere in the global body
such posts are usually reserved for career diplomats or retired
politicians.
Jolie who recently got engaged
to her long time partner brad pitt has jetted the world on behalf of
the organization over the past ten years, making high-profile visits to
refugee camps in Iraq, Haiti and Pakistan, among other places.
Apart from her time, Jolie has also given large personal donations
to the organization, which relies entirely on voluntary contributions
from governments, companies and individuals.
Jolie's new position will focus on the complex crises that result in
the mass displacement of people, such as in Afghanistan and Somalia. In
addition, on special occasions she will represent the U.N.'s High
Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres.
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