Pictures of Angelina Jolie during her recent visit to Ukraine. The mother of six is a special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) but her visit was made in a private capacity.
Angelina Jolie received international media attention when she quietly arrived in the city of Lviv ( Ukraine ) on April 30 to meet refugees, including many children. Daily Mail revealed that the movie star Maleficent secretly visited an orphanage here as part of this trip.
The Hollywood star is tight-lipped about his schedule, with crew members said to have signed an agreement not to reveal any details. Local officials were unaware of Angelina Jolie’s visit to an orphanage (name not disclosed) about 90 minutes’ drive west of Lviv.
A spokesman denied that Angelina Jolie visited orphans in Ukraine to plan to adopt more children. This person emphasized that they kept this schedule a secret for security reasons.
In addition, the Tomb Raider movie star also visited children being treated at a hospital as well as volunteers. After that, she had the opportunity to meet and talk with refugees at the city’s train station – where 1.5 million Ukrainians passed through to run to safety.
When the air raid warning sounded, the star born in 1975 was not confused, she quickly left with her assistants and got into a waiting car. When asked if she was afraid, the actress said that was not what she was most concerned about.
Reporters tried to approach the actress at the train station but were informed that this was a private visit. “Angelina said her visit was not for the press,” said a volunteer who took photos with the Hollywood star at the station. Last month, as a special envoy, Angelina visited Yemen – where millions of people were evacuated because of the war.
Before having three biological children: Shiloh, twins Knox – Vivienne with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie adopted three children in turn: Maddox (Cambodia), Zahara (Ethiopia) and Pax Thien (Vietnam) from orphanages. orphaned in his hometown.
The Eternals actress once shared about the importance of honoring her three adopted children’s roots in an interview with Vogue . The Oscar-winning star shared: “The three adopted children all carry within them a beautiful mystery about the world into which they were born. You come from another race, another land, which is a complete gift. Children will never lose their connection to their birthplace. They have their own roots that you need to respect and learn from. The children are not entering my world, but we are entering each other’s world.” She said “adopt” and “orphan” are words with positive meanings in their family.