Angelina Jolie to step down as UNHCR ambassador after more than 20 years

Writing on Instagram, Jolie said she would spend “the rest of my life” working with refugees.

Angelina Jolie to step down as UNHCR ambassador after more than 20 years (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Angelina Jolie has announced she will be stepping down from her role as an ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency after more than 20 years.

The Oscar-winning actress said refugees were “the people I admire most in the world”, and would now focus her time working with organisations “led by people most directly affected by conflict”.