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| Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has arrived in Iraq on a surprise visit as a United Nations goodwill ambassador. | Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has arrived in Iraq on a surprise visit as a United Nations goodwill ambassador. |
| The 32-year-old is in Baghdad to promote action to help the two million people displaced by Iraq's war. | The 32-year-old is in Baghdad to promote action to help the two million people displaced by Iraq's war. |
| In an interview with CNN, Jolie called for more to be done to help Iraqi families driven from their homes. | In an interview with CNN, Jolie called for more to be done to help Iraqi families driven from their homes. |
| She had lunch with US troops and held a meeting with US General David Petraeus, senior diplomats and Iraq's minister for displaced people. | She had lunch with US troops and held a meeting with US General David Petraeus, senior diplomats and Iraq's minister for displaced people. |
| The actress also held talks with the UN head of mission Staffan di Mistura and was due to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a US official said. | The actress also held talks with the UN head of mission Staffan di Mistura and was due to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a US official said. |
| The actress visited a refugee camp in Iraq in August 2007"There are over two million displaced people and there never seems to be a real coherent plan to help them," she told CNN. | |
| "There's lots of goodwill and lots of discussion but there seems to be a lot of talk at the moment and a lot of pieces that need to be put together. | "There's lots of goodwill and lots of discussion but there seems to be a lot of talk at the moment and a lot of pieces that need to be put together. |
| "Of the two million internally displaced, it's estimated 58% are under 12 years old. It's a very high number of people in a very, very vulnerable situation and a lot of young kids." | "Of the two million internally displaced, it's estimated 58% are under 12 years old. It's a very high number of people in a very, very vulnerable situation and a lot of young kids." |
| Jolie, most famous for her roles in Hollywood films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Mr and Mrs Smith, said she would urge US and Iraqi officials to provide better security for UN refugee agency workers. | Jolie, most famous for her roles in Hollywood films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Mr and Mrs Smith, said she would urge US and Iraqi officials to provide better security for UN refugee agency workers. |
| It is not the first time Jolie has campaigned on behalf of Iraqi refugees and she has visited Iraq before. | It is not the first time Jolie has campaigned on behalf of Iraqi refugees and she has visited Iraq before. |
| In August 2007, she met some of the 1,200 Iraqis stranded on the border between Iraq and Syria and appealed for more international support for those affected by the Iraq conflict. | In August 2007, she met some of the 1,200 Iraqis stranded on the border between Iraq and Syria and appealed for more international support for those affected by the Iraq conflict. |