Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited the Ukrainian metropolis of Lviv on Saturday, going to the station to fulfill humans displaced via way of means of the conflict with Russia earlier than later leaving after air-raid sirens sounded.
Jolie, 46, is a unique envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, which says greater than 12.7 million humans have fled their houses withinside the beyond months, which represents round 30% of Ukraine’s pre-conflict population.
⚡️ Actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie was spotted at a cafe in western Ukrainian city of Lviv on April 30.
Jolie is a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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During the go to to the station, Jolie met volunteers running with the displaced, who advised her that every of the psychiatrists on obligation spoke to approximately 15 humans a day. Many of these withinside the station are youngsters elderly from to 10, in step with volunteers.
“They need to be in shock … I recognise how trauma influences youngsters, I recognise simply having anyone display how plenty they matter, how plenty their voices matter, I recognise how recovery this is for them,” she stated in reply.
At one factor at some point of her go to to the station, she tickled a small female wearing red, who laughed out in delight. She additionally posed for photographs with the volunteers and a number of the youngsters.
Later on, air-raid sirens commenced to sound, and Jolie collectively together along with her aides walked quick out of the station and were given right into a ready car.
Last month, in her position as unique envoy, Jolie visited Yemen, in which hundreds of thousands of humans were displaced via way of means of conflict.
