Former Special Envoy Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie dedicated over 20 years of service to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. She served as a Goodwill Ambassador from 2001 – 2012 and then as Special Envoy from 2012 – 2022.
In her critical role as Special Envoy, Ms. Jolie used her powerful voice to build awareness and support for refugees. Throughout her time with UNHCR, Ms. Jolie carried out more than 60 field missions bearing witness to suffering and resilience and calling for urgent solutions to protect the rights and safety of displaced people.
In December 2022, Ms. Jolie stepped down from her role as Special Envoy to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human rights issues. As one of the most influential proponents of refugee rights, her portfolio will continue to include refugees and issues of forced displacement.
One Year On: Angelina Jolie Revisits Syrian Refugee Family
Iraq: Angelina Jolie Visits Displaced Iraqis
Thailand: Angelina Jolie visits refugees from Myanmar
Angelina Jolie's Journals & Books
Read more about Jolie's personal impressions and reflections during her field missions as Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR.
Speeches by Angelina Jolie
- Opening remarks by Angelina Jolie at UNESCO-UNHCR high-level roundtable on education for refugees during and after the coronavirus
- Speech by Angelina Jolie at the Sergio Vieira de Mello Annual Lecture, In defense of internationalism
- Remarks by Angelina Jolie Pitt on World Refugee Day
- United Nations Security Council (7433rd Meeting), Open Briefing on the Humanitarian Situation in Syria, Remarks by Angelina Jolie Pitt, UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugee Issues. New York, 24 April 2015. Remarks at the UN Security Council