Angelina Jolie is speaking out. The 46-year-old Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram on Sunday (March 6) to announce that she had touched down in the city of Aden amid what she described as “one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world.” Click inside to read more… “I’ve landed in Aden, to meet displaced families and refugees for UNHCR @refugees and show my support for the people of Yemen,” she captioned her post. “I will do my best to communicate from the ground as the days unfold.” Angelina went on to reference the Russian invasion of Ukraine and brought up the ongoing issues the Yemeni people face. “As we continue to watch the horrors unfolding in Ukraine, and call for an immediate end to the conflict and humanitarian access, I’m here in Yemen to support people who also desperately need peace,” she wrote. “The situation here is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with one civilian killed or injured every hour in 2022.
An economy devastated by war, and over 20 million Yeminis depending on humanitarian assistance to survive.” She added that “more than two million children” are currently out of school in Yemen and concluded her post by writing, “Everyone deserves the same compassion.” “This week a million people were forced to flee the horrific war in Ukraine.
If we learn anything from this shocking situation, it is that we cannot be selective about who deserves support and whose rights we defend,” her post said. “The lives of civilian victims of conflict everywhere are of equal value.
After seven years of war, the people of Yemen also need protection, support, and above all, peace.” You can watch the full clip here. Angelina spoke out about the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict in a statement last
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