Angelina Jolie speak on World Refugee Day 2009 - Full
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- In Washington D.C. UNHCR Goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie speaks out about how refugees have impacted her own life.
World Refugee Day: Angelina Jolie calls for greater understanding of the plight of refugees
18 June 2009
WASHINGTON, DC, United States, June 18 (UNHCR) At an event marking the launch of activities in the United States for World Refugee Day, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie appeared alongside UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres to call on the world to recognize millions of victims of conflict around the world not as a burden but as a potential gift.
As an American, she said, "I know the strength that diversity has given my country a country built by what some would now dismiss as asylum-seekers and economic migrants and I believe we must persuade the world that refugees must not be simply viewed as a burden. They are the survivors. And they can bring those qualities to the service of their communities and the countries that shelter them.
"The refugees I have met and spent time with have profoundly changed my life," Jolie added. "Today . . . I want to thank them for letting me into their lives."
Jolie was speaking at a World Refugee Day event at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C. hosted by UNHCR and moderated by NBC television anchor Ann Curry. The event included a live feed from the Djabal refugee camp in eastern Chad, where a UNHCR staff member on the ground spoke to the assembled audience. The event comes two days before World Refugee Day, but will be UNHCR's main WRD activity in the US.
High Commissioner Guterres spoke of the increasing difficulties and dangers facing the world's more than 42 million uprooted people as well as those trying to help them. He said the situation was particularly challenging in internal displacement situations which can involve a multiplicity of actors rebel factions, politically or ethnically linked militias, bandits, government troops and international forces. If people are unable to flee across borders, then humanitarian agencies must try to get help to them inside or near conflict zones.
"This is a dangerous and changing world," he said. "One of the worrying trends is people's inability to cross borders. It's harder and harder for UNHCR to get access to them. The international community faces difficulties today it is difficult to balance the sovereignty of states with the sovereignty of the human being. This is a huge challenge for us in UNHCR."
With the changing nature of conflict, the "humanitarian space" within which his agency and its partners must work is shrinking, Guterres said. In some situations, humanitarian workers are seen as legitimate targets. Two UNHCR staff members have been killed in the past five months in Pakistan, most recently in the June 9 bombing of the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar.
"Humanitarians are becoming more and more a target," he said, and this poses a terrible dilemma how to balance the urgent needs of innocent civilians with the responsibility to ensure the safety of those trying to help them. "But UNHCR staff never ask me how to leave," he said. "They always ask me how to stay."
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was scheduled to speak on Thursday but was forced to cancel after fracturing her elbow in a fall Wednesday on the way to the White House.
The event in Washington kicked off several days of activities around the world designed to draw attention to the plight of refugees and others uprooted by violence. The theme of this year's events is "Real People, Real Needs," underscoring the fact that while the world struggles to cope with the fall-out from the global financial crisis, millions of people in poorer countries are in need of help and attention in order to survive.
Events on Saturday will include a concert at Washington's Kennedy Centre by legendary Congolese vocalist and bandleader Samba Mapangala, a football match between refugees in Australia, a musical performance by Kurdish refugees from Iran in northern Iraq and a film festival in Japan. On Saturday, from 9am to 9pm EST in the United States (2pm to 2am GMT) a new web site, www.refugeedaylive.org, will feature live streams from Iraq, Pakistan, a refugee camp in Africa and a settlement for the displaced in Colombia.
At Thursday's event, UNHCR awarded a refugee from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rose Mapendo, who had started her own NGO for victims of conflict, with its US Humanitarian of the Year Award.
Meanwhile, Jolie pointed out that forced displacement is a fact of life. "Whether it be from Darfur, Myanmar or the Swat Valley [in Pakistan]; or some as yet unknown crisis, mass migrations will be a feature of our future. "We must look beyond the simple numbers," she said, "and look instead at the individual."
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Idk how she didnt cry. She mustve practiced holding herself together before giving the speech. I cant imagine remembering all of those people and not breaking down in tears.
Thankyou Angelina.
@Sharma Malwatta I would respond to what you said... if it was legible. Go away.
Measured, articulate, informed and intelligent -- but with a depth of genuine compassion borne of sincere empathy.
Watching all her speeches; she is truly remarkable, poised, intelligent, and graceful in every speech.
She is a nut case!
+Roman Darius off with your negativity sir. You don't know her personally nor do you know what she's experienced.
You are amazing, and if I can make half the difference you've made as an ambassador, I'll consider myself blessed. As an Afghan, I"m so grateful that you are bring attention to my people's plights when I as a sixteen year old can not yet make a difference. Someday, when I am done with college, I'm going to make a difference just like you. Thank you Angelina Jolie, I wish more Hollywood celebrities learned to give like you and get involved with people who don't have a home in Beverly Hills.
If everyone was like her the world would be perfect
+ Han Lee, couldn't agree more. I must have done something RIGHT in my past life to have come across these videos and be educated thru these clips of a world otherwise completely unknown to me. While I do not have the courage to travel to these countries and place myself of use to others in that sense. I'd like to work towards doing something ... I may not be able to make a huge difference to 50 people ... but maybe one day ... make a difference to one person. I'm thankful for whoever who's posted this video. For educating me to a world so far from my knowledge ... yet, really, just next door to us. We must not take our days for granted. And I thank you for sharing.
God bless you Angelina! I love your work!
so touching... thank you for the video.
Angelina is such an amazing women. Besides her talent for the movies and everything, she is talented when it comes to people. Bringing awareness to everyone in such a way is truly amazing. Caring for everyone like that is even more amazing. This sort of talent is hard to find but it's great to know that people out there do have it.
Amazing speech
thank you angelina...
ANGELINA....✌️✌️✌️❤️
beautiful woman with a heart of gold.
She is such an amzing woman and what she said and how she talked made me see what i have because in comparison to those i have everything
Wow, what a beautiful and touching story she told.
Your tears are dear to us. You are a shining jewel in the time of darkness. All Muslims call upon you, the one God, the Almighty, to heal you, O flower of the earth
I really want to focus my rhetorical speech analytical essay on this amazing speech. One problem, I can't find the transcript ANYWHERE online. Therefore, I am not allowed to use this speech for my essay. This makes me sad because this is a powerful speech.
Most of the transcripts that I found on this speech were half written rather than the whole speech
Anglelina you are American Angle truly beauty for me and all burma thank you for your wonderful message God bless you
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Seriously, this speech should be on American Rhetoric Speeches website!
she is a legend
no she is a girl
2021??? Lol this is for class
Proud of you...
love u Angie ❤️❤️❤️
big heart
DEUS TE ABENÇOE GRANDEMENTE VC É INCRIVEL
ANGELINA... I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
i am in Malaysia.can you anybody help me. i need some money for food and rent house.i am very worried these days. i have no job these days. is there any NGO for helping people.
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spectacular!
Bravo!
Gratitude, Love, Peace and Hope to You and All ! I am gratefull and blessed beyond words for all YOU do to spread the messages of Angelina Jolie ! You are a blessed Sunshine in all Showers :)
Peace and Love
Elizabeth SkyRaven
I want to talk to you.I come from a poor family.I've been worried here for five years.
I do not understand.No one has helped me yet.I'm very worried here.No one helps the poor.I also want to do something in my life.I want to get out of here.Because I have taken political asylum.
I need help so much.My god knows.You help me.God bless you
Angie ❤❤
Angelina Jolie your are Great good job for Burma thank you so muchn we love you.
why do i have to watch this? Why must you do this to me, school
same lmao
Baby you are beautiful my love 💓 ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️ 💕 💓 ❤️ 😍 💖 ❣️
Sorry Jolie, go Denzel!!! ah!
This is what all the wars did world wide and there still making war.
Thank you so much for this video, and for showing the dark side of our existance
that many want to egnor. By not looking this will continue, we can stand up and say
no more to this unfair treatment to others! This is a representaion of our very own
selfish nature, we can change and support ALL for an equal Life.
Hi, it was good species for refuses.
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I also hate school for making me watch this bullshit
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She's rich, let her take into her mantions as many refugees as possible. Let her give some good examples herself.
Aaron Bogatch
Indeed.
Your ignorant words just shows everyone what you are.. a selfish empty headed fool.And the same goes for the fools who agree with you!! What a pathetic soul you are.
Tu hobi tu rouhi Angie praincece bé gassen oui hobi belle famme hobi yesse UK hobi love you Angie belle hobe bé gassen ma wief hobi bé hobe UK tu belle mariage bé gassen
She's very artificial here, and she's very artificial in all her movies. She's an actress because she was born into actor parents. So she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She doesn't give a shit about horrible plight of animals from humans' hands.
you killed the law of murderers. I hope that Allah will enlighten your path to Islam
She is very emotional but she’s trying to compose herself to deliver her message clearly and to touch those people who are in the position and has power to help them. GodBless Angelina ❤️❤️❤️