The "WANTED" actress Angelina Jolie, who is a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency, met with Syrian refugees in Turkey today to draw attention to the plight of the hundreds of thousands who have fled their nation's civil war.
The mother-of-six waves hello to onlookers as she leaves a meeting with the Turkish deputy prime minister and members of his cabinet on Friday.
Turkey has also been frustrated in attempts to persuade the international community to help set up safe havens for Syrian civilians inside Syria.
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| Angelina Jolie met with Syrian refugees in Turkey today to draw attention to the plight of the hundreds of thousands who have fled their nation's civil war. |
The Oscar-winning actress listened to the stories of the refugees who fled the violence in Syria, where a brutal conflict that began as a peaceful uprising against the Damascus regime has now killed around 27,000 people, according to some estimates.
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| Angelina Jolie met with Syrian refugees in Turkey today to draw attention to the plight of the hundreds of thousands who have fled their nation's civil war. |
For the high-profile meeting, a fresh-faced Jolie wore a dramatic, loose-fitting black gown with extra long sleeves and a hem that went past her feet. “Syrians have a history of welcoming people in need,” Angelina said.
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| Angelina Jolie met with Syrian refugees in Turkey today to draw attention to the plight of the hundreds of thousands who have fled their nation's civil war. |
She continued, “Now it is their hour of need and I am grateful to Turkey, and all the neighboring countries for their extraordinary generosity.” Jolie was named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at UNHCR headquarters in Geneva on August 27, 2001.
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| Angelina Jolie met with Syrian refugees in Turkey today to draw attention to the plight of the hundreds of thousands who have fled their nation's civil war. |
