After years of dedicated service to UNHCR and the cause of refugees, in April 2012, Angelina Jolie was appointed Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees by António Guterres.
In her new and expanded role, she will focus on major crises that result in mass population displacements; defend and represent UNHCR and Guterres at diplomatic level; and engage with decision makers on issues of global displacement. Through this work, she will help contribute to the vital process of finding solutions for people displaced by conflict.
Jolie has previously represented UNHCR as Goodwill Ambassador and, in this role, she has conducted more than 40 field visits around the world, becoming proficient in the phenomenon of forced displacement and relentless advocate of the subject.
