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Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visits Lviv, trip interrupted by sirens

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Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visits Lviv, trip interrupted by sirens

U.S. actor and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie listens while meeting with volunteers during a visit to Lviv's main railway station, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine April 30, 2022 in this still image obtained from handout video.

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Jolie, who is a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, met volunteers working with the displaced during her visit to the Ukrainian city of Lviv

LVIV, Ukraine – Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited the Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, April 30, going to the station to meet people displaced by the war with Russia before later leaving after air-raid sirens sounded.

Jolie, 46, is a special envoy for the United Nations refugee agency, which says more than 12.7 million people have fled their homes in the past two months, which represents around 30% of Ukraine’s pre-war population.

During the visit to the station, Jolie met volunteers working with the displaced, who told her that each of the psychiatrists on duty spoke to about 15 people a day. Many of those in the station are children aged from two to 10, according to volunteers.

“They must be in shock… I know how trauma affects children, I know just having somebody show how much they matter, how much their voices matter, I know how healing that is for them,” she said in reply.

At one point during her visit to the station, she tickled a small girl dressed in red, who laughed out in delight. She also posed for photos with the volunteers and some of the children.

Later on, air-raid sirens started to sound, and Jolie together with her aides walked quickly out of the station and got into a waiting car.

Last month, in her role as special envoy, Jolie visited Yemen, where millions of people have been displaced by war. – Rappler.com 

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