Angelina Jolie Libya-Tunisia Border

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Angelina Jolie, UN Goodwill Ambassador (UNHCR "Refugee Agency")traveled to the Libya-Tunisia border to see and bring attention to thousands of refugees - mostly migrant workers - who have fled the fighting in Libya. She first announced her concerns for the plight of Ivory Coast as well as Libya refugees more than a month earlier while visiting Afghanistan's refugee population.

(English) Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador, UNHCR:
“It is an extraordinary time when people across North Africa and the Middle East have been breaking down the wall of silence and fears.”

(English) Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador, UNHCR:
“They’ve all come so far. So many of the people here have been, this is their second time being displaced. Their second or third time as refugees.”


(English) Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador, UNHCR:
“That’s terrible, that’s terrible. I hope that is your final place before you find your country where you can be finally be at home and stop having to keep moving.”


STORYLINE:


Hollywood actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie travelled today to the Tunisian-Libyan border, where she spoke with people who had recently fled the fighting in Libya and highlighted the need for greater international support for those affected by the crisis.

Jolie, who advocates on behalf of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), commended the outpouring of generosity from the Tunisian people, saying it is a sign of the openness sweeping across the region.

Tunisia has received more than half of the outflow from Libya, according to UNHCR, which reports that at least 400,000 people have escaped the violence in the last month alone. The neighbouring countries of Egypt, Niger, Algeria, Chad and Sudan have also taken in people fleeing the fighting that has erupted between pro- and anti-Government supporters.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today that the flash appeal for Libya has been updated from $160 million to 310.8 million dollars. The first appeal had received 113 million dollars, or 70 percent, in funding. OCHA said it is estimated that over 1.5 million people may be affected by the conflict and require some form of humanitarian assistance.

During Jolie’s visit, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation has covered the costs for a flight of 177 persons to return to their countries of origin and bought an ambulance to help support Tunisian efforts on the border to assist the injured arriving from Libya.

She also highlighted the plight of some 2,500 people from war-torn countries who are among those who left Libya and are unable to return home and thus require international protection.

Transcripts / Production notes / Scripts

(English) Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador, UNHCR:
“It is an extraordinary time when people across North Africa and the Middle East have been breaking down the wall of silence and fears.”
5. Various shots, people putting their bags through baggage scanner
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador, UNHCR:
“They’ve all come so far. So many of the people here have been, this is their second time being displaced. Their second or third time as refugees.”

4, APRIL 2011, LIBYA, CHOUCA TRANSIT CAMP, TUNISIA

7. Wide shot, Flag
8. Wide shot, camp

5 APRIL 2011, CHOUCA TRANSIT CAMP, TUNISIA

9. Med shot, Jolie with family inside a tent
10. SOUND UP: (English) Angelina Jolie, Goodwill Ambassador, UNHCR:
“That’s terrible, that’s terrible. I hope that is your final place before you find your country where you can be finally be at home and stop having to keep moving.”

4, APRIL 2011, LIBYA, CHOUCA TRANSIT CAMP, TUNISIA

11. Wide shot women walking in camp
12. Med shot, woman holding a big plastic tub
13. Various shots, clothing line drying
14. Various shots, life in the camp
15. Pan left from men walking to tents in camp


STORYLINE:


Hollywood actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie travelled today to the Tunisian-Libyan border, where she spoke with people who had recently fled the fighting in Libya and highlighted the need for greater international support for those affected by the crisis.

Jolie, who advocates on behalf of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), commended the outpouring of generosity from the Tunisian people, saying it is a sign of the openness sweeping across the region.

Tunisia has received more than half of the outflow from Libya, according to UNHCR, which reports that at least 400,000 people have escaped the violence in the last month alone. The neighbouring countries of Egypt, Niger, Algeria, Chad and Sudan have also taken in people fleeing the fighting that has erupted between pro- and anti-Government supporters.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today that the flash appeal for Libya has been updated from $160 million to 310.8 million dollars. The first appeal had received 113 million dollars, or 70 percent, in funding. OCHA said it is estimated that over 1.5 million people may be affected by the conflict and require some form of humanitarian assistance.

During Jolie’s visit, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation has covered the costs for a flight of 177 persons to return to their countries of origin and bought an ambulance to help support Tunisian efforts on the border to assist the injured arriving from Libya.

She also highlighted the plight of some 2,500 people from war-torn countries who are among those who left Libya and are unable to return home and thus require international protection.

Directors:

• Mo Sacirbey UNTV-UNHCR

Producers:

• Susan Sacirbey