Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

Supporting refugees: The celebrities who lead by example

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Angelina Jolie -

The actress was a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador for many years. Here she is with Congolese refugees en route from Kigoma to Lugufu Camp in Tanzania on March 31, 2003.

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Brad Pitt -

The actor is pictured during a visit with an Iraqi refugee family on October 2, 2009 in Jaramana, near Damascus, Syria.

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Scarlett Johansson -

In 2011, the actress and Oxfam ambassador visited the Dadaab Camp in Kenya, where refugees escaping from Somalia were living.

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Orlando Bloom -

British actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom is pictured during his visit to the refugee registration camp near Gevgelija, Macedonia, in September 2015.

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Diana, Princess of Wales -

Diana, Princess of Wales helps out at the Nemazura feeding center. She visited the Red Cross project for refugees in Zimbabwe in July 1993.

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Richard Gere -

The actor visits Albanian refugees from Kosovo at the Brazda refugee camp near Skopje in Macedonia, on April 28, 1999.

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Ashley Judd -

Actress and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd visited the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq in Jordan in 2016.

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Jude Law -

The British actor visited the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, France, on February 21, 2016.

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Jane Fonda -

The veteran actress is pictured leaving the house of a family in the Qalandia refugee camp on December 21, 2002, in the West Bank.

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Pamela Anderson -

The actress and activist helps prepare food at a distribution center for migrants in Calais, France, in 2017.

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Mia Farrow -

The famous actress and activist is pictured with a Palestinian girl during a visit to the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank in 2009.

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Queen Rania of Jordan -

In 2016, Queen Rania of Jordan met Syrian refugees at the Karatepe municipality camp, on the outskirts of Mytilene, in Lesbos, Greece.

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Angelina Jolie -

Jolie is pictured during her visit to Al Waleed Camp, a makeshift Palestinian refugee camp in Iraq, in August 2007.

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Sophia Loren -

The late Italian actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Sophia Loren is pictured during a visit to Baidoa hospital in Somalia, in November 1992.

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Sophie, Countess of Wessex -

Sophie, Countess of Wessex meets refugees displaced in Bekaa Valley in Lebanon due to the conflict in Syria. The photo was taken on June 12, 2019.

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Harry Belafonte -

The famous American singer is pictured distributing food to refugees in Ethiopia. This was possible due to earnings from record sales of U.S.A. for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) in 1985.

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Evander Holyfield -

The former boxing champion and US ambassador for the NGO Global Village, Evander Holyfield, visits Syrian refugees in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 11, 2013.

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Diana, Princess of Wales -

Lady Di is pictured at the Tongogora refugee camp in Zimbabwe, in July 1993.

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Hillary Clinton -

The then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 11, 2009.

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Angelina Jolie -

In 2012, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie met refugees at the Zaatari refugee camp outside of Mafraq in Jordan.

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Tony Blair -

The then international peace envoy to the Middle East, better known as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, is pictured during a visit to a Palestinian family in the Kalandia refugee camp in 2007.

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Rosalynn Carter -

The then US First Lady Rosalynn Carter is pictured holding a Cambodian refugee baby at Sa Kaeo's refugee camp in Thailand, in 1979.

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands -

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands meets a Syrian refugee family in February 2019, in Zarqa, Jordan.

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King Charles -

King Charles visits Al Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees on February 8, 2015 in Zaatari, Jordan.

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Scarlett Johansson -

The actress visits the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, which was home to over 400,000 refugees.

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Mia Farrow -

In 2013, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador visited Syrian refugees in Baalbek, in the Lebanese Bekaa Valley.

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Queen Rania of Jordan -

Queen Rania of Jordan is pictured meeting Rohingya Muslim refugees during her visit to the Kutupalong camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, in 2017.

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King Charles -

In 2013, it was time for King Charles, to meet Syrian refugees at the King Abdullah refugee camp in Amman, Jordan.

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Queen Camila -

Queen Camila joined King Charles in his visit. Here Camila is pictured with Syrian children in the nursery of King Abdullah refugee camp in Amman, Jordan.

See also: Did you know that these British celebrities were refugees?

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Angelina Jolie -

The actress was a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador for many years. Here she is with Congolese refugees en route from Kigoma to Lugufu Camp in Tanzania on March 31, 2003.

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Brad Pitt -

The actor is pictured during a visit with an Iraqi refugee family on October 2, 2009 in Jaramana, near Damascus, Syria.

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Scarlett Johansson -

In 2011, the actress and Oxfam ambassador visited the Dadaab Camp in Kenya, where refugees escaping from Somalia were living.

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Orlando Bloom -

British actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom is pictured during his visit to the refugee registration camp near Gevgelija, Macedonia, in September 2015.

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Diana, Princess of Wales -

Diana, Princess of Wales helps out at the Nemazura feeding center. She visited the Red Cross project for refugees in Zimbabwe in July 1993.

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5 / 30 Fotos

Richard Gere -

The actor visits Albanian refugees from Kosovo at the Brazda refugee camp near Skopje in Macedonia, on April 28, 1999.

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Ashley Judd -

Actress and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd visited the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq in Jordan in 2016.

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7 / 30 Fotos

Jude Law -

The British actor visited the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, France, on February 21, 2016.

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Jane Fonda -

The veteran actress is pictured leaving the house of a family in the Qalandia refugee camp on December 21, 2002, in the West Bank.

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Pamela Anderson -

The actress and activist helps prepare food at a distribution center for migrants in Calais, France, in 2017.

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10 / 30 Fotos

Mia Farrow -

The famous actress and activist is pictured with a Palestinian girl during a visit to the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank in 2009.

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11 / 30 Fotos

Queen Rania of Jordan -

In 2016, Queen Rania of Jordan met Syrian refugees at the Karatepe municipality camp, on the outskirts of Mytilene, in Lesbos, Greece.

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12 / 30 Fotos

Angelina Jolie -

Jolie is pictured during her visit to Al Waleed Camp, a makeshift Palestinian refugee camp in Iraq, in August 2007.

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Sophia Loren -

The late Italian actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Sophia Loren is pictured during a visit to Baidoa hospital in Somalia, in November 1992.

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Sophie, Countess of Wessex -

Sophie, Countess of Wessex meets refugees displaced in Bekaa Valley in Lebanon due to the conflict in Syria. The photo was taken on June 12, 2019.

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Harry Belafonte -

The famous American singer is pictured distributing food to refugees in Ethiopia. This was possible due to earnings from record sales of U.S.A. for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) in 1985.

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Evander Holyfield -

The former boxing champion and US ambassador for the NGO Global Village, Evander Holyfield, visits Syrian refugees in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 11, 2013.

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Diana, Princess of Wales -

Lady Di is pictured at the Tongogora refugee camp in Zimbabwe, in July 1993.

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Hillary Clinton -

The then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on August 11, 2009.

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Angelina Jolie -

In 2012, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie met refugees at the Zaatari refugee camp outside of Mafraq in Jordan.

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Tony Blair -

The then international peace envoy to the Middle East, better known as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, is pictured during a visit to a Palestinian family in the Kalandia refugee camp in 2007.

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Rosalynn Carter -

The then US First Lady Rosalynn Carter is pictured holding a Cambodian refugee baby at Sa Kaeo's refugee camp in Thailand, in 1979.

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Queen Máxima of the Netherlands -

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands meets a Syrian refugee family in February 2019, in Zarqa, Jordan.

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King Charles -

King Charles visits Al Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees on February 8, 2015 in Zaatari, Jordan.

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Scarlett Johansson -

The actress visits the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, which was home to over 400,000 refugees.

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Mia Farrow -

In 2013, the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador visited Syrian refugees in Baalbek, in the Lebanese Bekaa Valley.

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Getty Images

26 / 30 Fotos

Queen Rania of Jordan -

Queen Rania of Jordan is pictured meeting Rohingya Muslim refugees during her visit to the Kutupalong camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, in 2017.

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King Charles -

In 2013, it was time for King Charles, to meet Syrian refugees at the King Abdullah refugee camp in Amman, Jordan.

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Queen Camila -

Queen Camila joined King Charles in his visit. Here Camila is pictured with Syrian children in the nursery of King Abdullah refugee camp in Amman, Jordan.

See also: Did you know that these British celebrities were refugees?

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29/03/24 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Conflict

For every major conflict that ever happens around the world, hundreds of thousands of people are displaced from their homes, if not millions. These refugees tried to escape war, persecution, and other threats to their lives, leaving them no option but to flee their countries. Many of these people end up in refugee camps.

Throughout the years, some famous faces offered their support and visited refugee camps, and in this gallery we bring you some of those moments. Click on to see for yourself.

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