Who does not know Angelina Jolie? This Los Angeles-born artist not only has a beautiful face, but also has a beautiful heart. Apart from being an artist, apparently he is also always active in humanitarian activities.
Recently, Angelina Jolie paid a visit to a refugee camp for victims of the conflict in Yemen, to be precise in the city of Aden and in Sana'a. As one of the special envoys of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) or the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Angelina Jolie asked the media for help to raise humanitarian awareness in Yemen.
Launching from the official UNHCR website, he wanted to tell the world how the disastrous consequences of the seven-year conflict on the Yemeni people have resulted in their lives being ruined. Here are 5 portraits of Angelina Jolie's visit to the Yemen refugees.
Angelina Jolie Arrives in Aden, Yemen
On Sunday (6/3), Angelina Jolie and her team from UNHCR arrived in Aden, Yemen. He wore a closed and all black outfit with a black hood. His visit was aimed at providing support to the victims of the conflict in Yemen's refugee camps as well as asking the media to raise humanitarian awareness.
Angelina Jolie: Yemen conflict is the worst humanitarian crisis in the world
Through her personal Instagram account, Angelina Jolie uploaded many portraits of conditions in Yemen at that time, which she said was the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. In addition, he also wrote a caption that touched the reader's heart.
"The situation here is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with one civilian killed or injured every hour in 2022. An economy is devastated by war, and more than 20 million Yemini depend on humanitarian aid to survive," wrote Angelina Jolie. at the end of the caption.
Help Raise Humanity Awareness
In addition, Angelina Jolie hopes that the media will increase their humanitarian awareness by providing support to victims of the conflict in Yemeni refugees. Launching from the official UNHCR website, UNHCR hopes that having Angelina Jolie there can increase the humanitarian needs in Yemen and help mobilize urgent support to help the Yemeni people ahead of the Summit for Yemen on 16 March.
Angelina Jolie's visit to Sana'a, Yemen
Angelina Jolie continues her visit to Sana'a to meet more Yemeni families. He uploaded the moment to his Instagram account with the following caption, "More than 4 million Yemenis have been forced to leave their homes due to violence. More than half of their victims are children."
Angelina Jolie also added, "Only 20 out of 130 families in Yemen receive food rations and even for these most vulnerable families the rations are limited." In addition, Angelina Jolie also feels sad about the situation of the teachers there who are not working on a salary. They have to walk for 3 hours every day to get to school.
Portrait of Angelina Jolie with Children in Sanaa
Through her Instagram account, Angelina Jolie shares even more moments of her togetherness with the people of Yemen. He also wrote a caption about the condition of the children there, which was very sad.
"Kids often come to school not eating at all," he wrote in one of his posts on Instagram. He also added, "There are no toilets or shower facilities and most of the children living here are not in school."
At the end of the upload, Angelina Jolie slipped 5 important points about this condition. First, an agreement to respect and commit to international humanitarian law. Second, licensing for civilians who want to leave conflict areas. Third, humanitarian access for anyone in need. Fourth, the peace agreement. Fifth, a request for support for the United Nations to provide assistance to Yemen because only 9 percent of the new aid has been fulfilled.
Hopefully Angelina Jolie's action can move the hearts of many people around the world to lend a helping hand to those in need!