Six charitable celebrities fighting for humanitarian causes

This handout picture released by the UNHCR, shows Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meeting Falak, 8, during a visit to West Mosul, on June 16, 2018. (AFP)

DUBAI: On Sunday, Hollywood heavyweight Angelina Jolie visited Iraq in the latest of a long line of humanitarian missions, but she isn’t the only celebrity with a cause.

Angelina Jolie

The Hollywood star this week called for a larger focus on conflict prevention rather than responding to its repercussions, during a visit to Iraq’s Domiz refugee camp with the UN refugee agency.
The visit marked Jolie’s 61st mission — and fifth to Iraq — with the UN refugee agency since 2001.

"I met parents whose 17-year-old daughter lost her legs in a mortar-strike. When they carried her to get medical treatment they were turned away, and she bled to death. It is deeply upsetting that people who have endured unparalleled brutality have so little as they try, somehow, to rebuild the lives they once had.” . UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie met Mohamed and his family in West Mosul's Old City, Iraq, on June 16, 2018. . During the offensive to retake the city from ISIS, Mohamed’s house was hit by an airstrike killing his 17 year-old daughter and destroying most of the home. Together with his three surviving children and his wife, Mohamed fled to the home of a family friend, where they have been living ever since. However the host family can no longer support them and Mohamed may have to bring his family back to live in the ruins of their home. . The visit marked Angelina Jolie’s 61st mission – and her fifth visit to Iraq – with the UN Refugee Agency since 2001. She arrived in the city on the second day of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan. . Read her full statement and see more on Angelina Jolie's visit today on our Facebook page (Facebook.com/UNHCR) . Photo Credit - UNHCR / @andrewmcconnellphoto . #Mosul #Iraq #AngelinaJolie #UNHCR #eid #refugees #withrefugees #hope #eidalfitr #ramadan

A post shared by UN Refugee Agency (@refugees) on Jun 16, 2018 at 2:36pm PDT

Amber Heard

In April, the actress said that a meeting with Syrian refugees and foreign medical volunteers left an “an indelible mark” on her soul.
Heard, 31, spent a week in Jordan as part of a delegation of the Syrian American Medical Society, visiting the kingdom’s largest camp for Syrian refugees and rehabilitation centers for those wounded in Syria’s seven-year-old civil war.

Thank you to everyone for continuing join me in fighting to save Weam’s life. Please click link in bio or go Crowdrise.com/amberherd

A post shared by Amber Heard (@amberheard) on Jun 10, 2018 at 11:25am PDT

Shakira

She is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and supports foundations dedicated to development advocacy in Colombia and Latin America. She founded the Pies Descalzos Foundation when she was 18-years-old. The organization has six open-door schools providing access to education for underprivileged children in Colombia.

It’s great to have @UNICEF on the road with us for #ElDoradoWorldTour. Look out for them at the shows! Nos hace muy felices contar con la compañía de @unicef_es en #ElDoradoWorldTour! Los encontrarán en cada show! ShakHQ

A post shared by Shakira (@shakira) on Jun 15, 2018 at 4:09pm PDT

Priyanka Chopra

The UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador served as a National Goodwill Ambassador to India for ten years and founded a charity in the country — The Priyanka Chopra Foundation for Health and Education — to promote the education of girls and children in India.

I’m in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh today for a field visit with UNICEF, to one of the largest refugee camps in the world. In the second half of 2017, the world saw horrific images of ethnic cleansing from the Rakhine State of Myanmar(Burma). This violence drove nearly 700,000 Rohingya across the border into Bangladesh - 60% are children! Many months later they are still highly vulnerable, living in overcrowded camps with no idea when or where they will ever belong...even worse, when they will get their next meal. AND...as they finally start to settle and feel a sense of safety, monsoon season looms...threatening to destroy all that they’ve built so far. This is an entire generation of children that have no future in sight. Through their smiles I could see the vacancy in their eyes. These children are at the forefront of this humanitarian crisis, and they desperately need our help. The world needs to care. We need to care. These kids are our future. Pls Lend your support at www.supportunicef.org #ChildrenUprooted @unicef @unicefbangladesh Credit: @briansokol @hhhtravels

A post shared by Priyanka Chopra (@priyankachopra) on May 21, 2018 at 6:27am PDT

Katy Perry

In 2013, Katy was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and has traveled the world, from Vietnam to Madagascar, to raise awareness about the world’s most vulnerable children. In 2016, she received UNICEF’s Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award in recognition of her work with underprivileged children.

George Clooney

The Hollywood star has worked to address the suffering in the Darfur region of Sudan and even founded the Not On Our Watch organization, which raises awareness on the issue. The charity has reportedly raised millions of dollars, with much of the funding going through the World Food Program.