The famous faces who continue to help refugees, raise money and push politicians to stop the war
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Angelina Jolie
The actress and the UN’s special envoy for refugees is a well-known humanitarian, so it’s perhaps no surprise she was among the first to head to Ukraine.
In April, Angelina Jolie visited the city of Lviv, popping into a bakery and going to the railway station to meet some of the people displaced.
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Jolie spoke to victims at the Kramatorsk railway station following missile strikes in April. EPA
During the visit to the station, Jolie met volunteers, who told her how each of the psychiatrists on duty spoke to about 15 people a day.
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“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.
She also posed for photos with the volunteers and some of the children.
Source: thenationalnews.com
