UNHCR goodwill ambassador and Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie visited asylum seekers held in detention and open centres in Malta yesterday morning.
During an unannounced visit, Ms Jolie spoke with migrants held at Lyster Barracks and then visited the Ħal-Far Hangar Open centre where families are housed in tents.
The Oscar-winning actress, who is currently based in Malta while her husband Brad Pitt shoots a film here, later took a plane to visit the migrant centres on Lampedusa along with UNHCR chief, António Guterres.
Speaking after the visit yesterday, she said: “Malta has saved many lives but it is the daily conditions on the ground that are of most concern.
“We’ve spent time today speaking with the government and will spend more time talking about how, together, we can make the conditions more humane, especially for the children.”
Categories: Africa, Europe, Human Rights, Malta
Unfortunately UNHCR is better in publicity stances than in actual aid. Remember Syrian refugees in Turkey? Angela Jolie was there. Who is assisting the refugees? It is the Turkish Red Crescent Society and not UNHCR.