UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie pays tributes to Malala

Famous Hollywood actress and the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has praised Malala Yousafzai, writing an opinion piece in defence of the 14-year-old Pakistani girl's struggle for educational equality.

The Hollywood heavyweight's missive has appeared at Daily Beast, and underlines Malala's plight, framed by her children's reactions to the teen's attempted murder by the Taliban.

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"It was difficult for them to comprehend a world where men would try to kill a child whose only 'crime' was the desire that she and others like her be allowed to go to school", wrote the actress, who is engaged to Brad Pitt.

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UNHCR: Jolie fame to highlight humanitarian crises

Film star Angelina Jolie will use her powerful box office fame to draw wider attention to some of the world's worst humanitarian disasters, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday.

Jolie with flood victims of Pakistan in September 2010

Jolie, who has already served more than 10 years as goodwill ambassador for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is taking on a new role as special envoy for large-scale crises that cause huge numbers of civilians to flee their homelands.

She is expected to deal with complex emergencies and protracted crises including Afghanistan and Somalia that have driven millions of refugees into neighboring countries where they remain for years due to the lack of a political solution.

"UNHCR is pleased to announce today that Angelina Jolie will take on a new and expanded role for the U.N. refugee agency as Special Envoy of High Commissioner Antonio Guterres," UNHCR spokesman Adrian Edwards told a news briefing in Geneva.

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