Monday, February 9, 2026
ADVT 
Hollywood

Angelina Jolie Meets Refugees In Myanmar

IANS, 31 Jul, 2015 01:12 PM
  • Angelina Jolie Meets Refugees In Myanmar
Actress Angelina Jolie has been meeting refugees in Myanmar.
 
The "Maleficent" star made her first visit to the country in her role as a United Nations Refugee Agency Special Envoy, and one of her first appointments was at Ja Mai Kaung Baptist refugee camp in Myitkyina, where she met a woman who has been displaced 10 times due to unrest.
 
Jolie, who is also there in her capacity as co-founder of the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, arrived in the country with her 11-year-old son Pax on Wednesday and has a busy schedule during her four-day visit, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
 
It includes an introduction from House Speaker Shwe Mann, gatherings with Myanmar-based activists, and a meeting with President Thein Sein.
 
Speaking at the start of her trip, she said in a statement: "I am looking forward to meeting with many people including women's groups, civil society, displaced people and youth, to learn first hand from them about their concerns and hopes for the future of their country."
 
Before arriving in Myanmar, the 40-year-old star, who also has five other children with husband Brad Pitt, stopped off in Cambodia, the birthplace of her eldest son Maddox, 13.

MORE Hollywood ARTICLES

Kim Kardashian Poses Sans Make-up

Pregnant reality TV star Kim Kardashian ditched her make-up and only applied moisturiser and lip balm to grace the cover of Vogue Spain magazine's August issue.

Kim Kardashian Poses Sans Make-up

Is Ed Sheeran Taking Break From Music?

Is Ed Sheeran Taking Break From Music?
The 24-year-old is currently busy with his world tour, but has revealed that once his schedule is clear, he will move into his six-bedroom house in Suffolk, England and "live for a bit”

Is Ed Sheeran Taking Break From Music?

Paul McCartney Can't Read Music, Says Ex-wife

Singer Paul McCartney's former wife Heather Mills says she taught their daughter how to play the saxophone because the Beatles legend "can't read music".

Paul McCartney Can't Read Music, Says Ex-wife

Co-parenting Is Hard, Says Gwyneth Paltrow

The 42-year-old actress said the pair have gone through "difficult times" but their children Apple, 11, and Moses, 8, are the main priority

Co-parenting Is Hard, Says Gwyneth Paltrow

Hiding Pregnancy Was 'Difficult' For Kim Kardashian

Hiding Pregnancy Was 'Difficult' For Kim Kardashian
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West says hiding her second pregnancy at the 2015 Met Gala in May was "the most difficult" thing she has done all year because she was nauseous walking the red carpet.

Hiding Pregnancy Was 'Difficult' For Kim Kardashian

Rihanna Taking Romance Slowly

Singer Rihanna and her beau Karim Benzema are reportedly taking their relationship slowly, but have an amazing connection and a lot of respect for each other.

Rihanna Taking Romance Slowly