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Angelina Jolie steps down as envoy for UN refugee agency after more than 20 years
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Angelina Jolie has stepped down as special envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) after more than 20 years in the role, UNHCR and Jolie announced in a joint statement Saturday. Jolie started working with UNHCR in 2001 and was appointed special envoy to the agency in 2012. In that role, the 47-year-old actress "used her powerful voice to build awareness and support for refugees and to call for urgent action and solutions for people forced to flee," according to the statement. Jolie said she will continue to work with and advocate for refugees, but that after 20-plus years in the UN system, she feels it is time to work directly with refugees and local organizations and s

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