Angelina Jolie in Pakistan to highlight needs of flood victims

Islamabad, Pakistan, September 7 (UNHCR) - UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie was in Pakistan today, highlighting the suffering of millions of victims of floods and the need to continue to support the displaced. Jolie is traveling as the personal envoy of UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres. On Tuesday, she visited Mohib Banda village in the north-west Pakistan KPK region and areas near Peshawar, including the establishment of Afghan refugees and Azakhel Jalozai camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs). "It 'clear that this crisis is far from over," he said. "People have lost everything. Their homes, belongings, their crops and livestock, and their livelihoods long after the cameras are gone, people are struggling to rebuild their lives." Jolie is his fourth visit to Pakistan Upon UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador in 2001. He last visited in November 2005 following the devastating earthquake in northern Pakistan. Tuesday, met with people who were directly affected by flooding, even in Mohib Banda, which destroyed 70 percent of the houses or severely damaged by the turbulent waters.