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Jolie, Pitt donate $1mn for Pakistan IDPs
Thursday, 18 Jun, 2009 | 12:09 PM PST | The donation was made through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation to the UN Refugee Agency. AP Pakistan
Health care in Pakistan crumbles under refugee burden WASHINGTON: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, the Hollywood pair known for their charitable work have donated $1 million to help displaced Pakistanis from Swat and the northwestern areas of the country.
The donation was made through their Jolie-Pitt Foundation to the UN Refugee Agency.
Jolie worked with the agency for eight years and has visited Pakistan three times in the past. The head of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees thanked the foundation and termed the situation in Pakistan the most challenging humanitarian crisis of the past decade with more than 2.5 million displaced and hundreds of thousands now living in camps.
Jolie is set to celebrate World Refugee Day in Washington on Thursday with US secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The US has become the largest contributor to humanitarian relief effort in Pakistan so far, having given $165 million. Obama has requested Congress to approve another $225 million.
The UN appealed for $500 to 600 million about two weeks ago but now estimates that it will require more aid to carry out its humanitarian efforts. APP/DawnNews
We shall be thankfull to all donars
heard about that
there was some donation dinner in silicon valley too