Posted by Geneva, Feb 9 (DPA) US actress Angelina Jolie would visit Haiti to view the destruction from last month’s earthquake, an official with the UN said.
Jolie, who is a goodwill ambassador for the UN’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR), had also visited the neighbouring Dominican Republic, where she met with hospitalized survivors of the 7.0 magnitude quake.
The visit to both countries was taking place under tight security.
Along with her husband, actor Brad Pitt, Jolie was among the first celebrities in the US to respond to the quake, with the couple together pledging $1 million to the poor nation.
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