Angelina Jolie report to crisis in Sudan part1 2004
Jolie laments children s plight in Darfur, calls for more security KHARTOUM, Sudan, Oct 27 (UNHCR) The need for security and access to displaced people s home villages were the key concerns raised by UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie as she ended a threeday visit to Sudan s strifetorn West Darfur province today. The Goodwill Ambassador started her mission to West Darfur on Monday, visiting camps to see firsthand the situation of tens of thousands of internally displaced people. She returned to the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, to share her observations in a press conference on Wednesday. Jolie recounted stories of village raids and rapes, including the gang rape last week of a 12yearold girl and her mother. These events are recent and horrifying. And they show that there is still instability, she lamented. I met with many children who have been trapped in the middle of this conflict. They were wearing clothes full of holes, that were falling br, br,
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