UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie Pitt visits refugees in Piraeus, Athens
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American actress Angelina Jolie Pitt, the Special Envoy to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), on Wednesday visited thousands of refugees and migrants at the temporary facilities set up by Greek authorities in Piraeus port and at the refugee hospitality centre in Elaionas, central Athens.
Shortly after her arrival at the Athens International Airport VIP area on a charter flight, Jolie visited the refugees at Piraeus port and spent time with families staying at Elaionas, where she was briefed on the centre’s operation and visited the children’s play area to meet some of the children staying in the centre. She met with three families from Syria and one from Iran that intended to pass through Greece on their way to other European countries, where the husbands already live.
According to sources, she asked them about their journey and the difficulties they faced, expressing sympathy and her own wish that borders were open to everyone. She was accompanied on her visit by Migration Policy Ministry General Secretary Vassilis Papadopoulos.
ΑΝΑ-ΜPA, Athens