Source: Reuters
By Poppy McPherson
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar and condemned the world’s failure to prevent a crisis that saw 730,000 people driven from their homes.
The Hollywood actor addressed a crowd of refugees on a hilltop in Kutapalong camp, the world’s largest refugee settlement, in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district.
She said was “humbled and proud to stand with you today”.
Categories: Asia, Myanmar, refugees, Rohingya Muslims, The Muslim Times, United Nations
I had the pleasure of having dinner with Angelina Jolie in Baghdad. (see towards the end of my article): https://themuslimtimes.info/2017/08/24/glimpses-into-the-life-of-a-global-nomad-part-nine/comment-page-1/