The controversial life of Angelina Jolie is only part of what we see in the media, the other side is that she is perhaps one of the figures in greater commitment to humanitarian causes around the world.
According to Jolie own account, the first time I was attracted by the humanitarian work was during the recording of the film Tom Ridder, for which she was to live in Cambodia for a long season, where he discovered the harsh conditions of thousands of people who suffering from poverty every day.
This made their interest will increase every time, while constantly began visiting refugee camps of the United Nations agency for refugees (UNHCR), which led to countless tour displaced camps around the world where he saw the drama of thousands of people who survive the various armed conflicts around the world.
It is so totally transformed her life, and so far between the film shootings and scandals about his daily life he could see visiting refugee camps in Sudan, Iraq, Colombia, Sierra Leone and many more.
Jolie conveyed impressions of his travels during 2001 and 2002 in a book called Notes from my travels, a kind of diary in which he narrated his stories in the camps and missions in various parts of the planet.
The growing commitment became part of his life for what in 2001 was named Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations, which has led it to support various social causes.
She did not want to settle for just being a tourist in human misery, has already taken action by donating millions of dollars to various humanitarian institutions for women and children.
His work has been increasingly involved, so much that has appeared several times before the U.S. Congress to convince the politicians of Washington to approve measures to support the underprivileged in the United States and other countries .
The awards and causes each increasing every day in the life of Jolie, for example from 2007 Jolie belongs to the Council on Foreign Relations, an institution dedicated to analysis of major global issues.