Angelina Jolie is on her way to Yemen to help refugees.
Key Takeaways:
- Angelina Jolie has arrived in Yemen to assist Syrian refugees fleeing the conflict in Ukraine.
- One civilian will be killed or injured every hour between now and 2022, making this one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.
- The invasion, which Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered, has prompted international condemnation and increased economic sanctions against Russia.
Angelina Jolie has arrived in Yemen to help refugees fleeing the Ukraine conflict.
The 46-year-old Oscar winner updated her 12.4 million Instagram followers Sunday as she arrived in Aden, Yemen's capital, assisting refugees with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
In the caption, Jolie wrote, "I've landed in Aden, to meet displaced families as well as refugees for UNHCR @refugees and also show my solidarity with the people of Yemen." "As the days progress, I will do my best to communicate from the ground."
"While we continue to watch the horrors unfold in Ukraine and call for an end to the conflict as well as humanitarian access, I'm in Yemen to support people who are also in desperate need of peace.
In the year 2022, one civilian will be killed or injured every hour, making this one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. With a war-torn economy and more than 20 million Yemenis relying on humanitarian aid to survive, the nation is in desperate need of help, "She went on.
Jolie, a longtime supporter of Yemen's people, compared the country's ongoing humanitarian disaster to the current destruction in Ukraine, urging compassion for those affected by both conflicts.
"A plenty of people have been forced to flee Ukraine's horrific war this week. If there's one thing we can take away from this shocking situation, it's that we can't pick and choose who gets our support and whose rights we defend. Everyone is entitled to the same level of compassion, "she scribbled. "The lives of civilians killed in conflicts around the world are equally valuable. Yemen's people require protection, support, as well as, above all, peace after seven years of war."
Yemen has been engulfed in the movie civil war since 2014, with both the Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi-led Yemeni govt and the Houthi movement of the Supreme Political Council claiming to rule the country. Millions of Yemeni civilians are still starving due to famine, and more than 100,000 individuals have reportedly died as a result of the conflict, including Saudi-backed bombing campaigns.
After launching a large-scale invasion on Feb. 24 — the first major land conflict in Europe in decades — Russia's 2022 attack on Ukraine continues. The details of the fighting transition by the day, but hundreds of civilians, including children, have already been killed or injured. As per the UN, more than a million Ukrainians have also fled.
The invasion, which Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered, has sparked worldwide condemnation and increased economic sanctions against Russia. Putin claims that Ukraine has a long history with Russia and is acting in the best interests of his country's security. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has vowed not to budge.