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Jolie, Pitt Visit People Displaced by Bosnian War

Source: Yahoo (SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina) – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt visited Bosnia on Monday, intending to spotlight the plight of 117,000 people who have not able to return to their homes, even though the Bosnia war ended 15 years ago.

But they tried to do so while evading the spotlight themselves: There were no reported media sightings of the celebrity couple.

The two arrived Sunday evening, said Aida Prljaca, the spokeswoman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Sarajevo.

Jolie, who has been a UNHCR ambassador since 2001, will visit projects meant to help Bosnians who cannot return home, either because their homes have not been rebuilt or the infrastructure in their villages has not been repaired.

Some 7,000 people live in dozens of refugee centers throughout the country. The other 110,000 live primarily with relatives or in rented housing.

Jolie is currently filming "The Tourist" with Johnny Depp in Italy.

Architecture In Times Of Need: Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Launches New Book

Ecorazzi - "Make It Right NOLA has a new website and now a new book too. The green building organization founded by Brad Pitt is currently helping to rebuild New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward and the book, titled “Architecture in Times of Need”, documents that process. From the synopsis,

This book which was sponsored and assembled by [architecture firm] Graft, features essays on the history and people of the Lower 9th Ward, the hurricane and its impact, and tracks the development and progress of the Make It Right project. But the primary focus of the book is on the design process and designs. The contributions to the project from Adjaye Associates, GRAFT, Gehry Partners and Shigeru Ban, among others, are shown in numerous photographs and renderings with sketches, building plans, and informative commentary. The book also describes the sustainable Cradle to CradleSM approach, which seeks to maximize economic, ecological, and social value by following principles inspired by nature.

In addition, Brad Pitt also adds his commentary to the pages. Sounds like a pretty solid read for anyone interested in green building and/or inspiring feats of charity."

“Architecture in Times of Need” is available now for $28.

Don't Worry, Angelina's On It!

 

Angelina Jolie seems to be covering all the bases on the humanitarian front all around the world. Most recently, Angelina and Brad are giving their support to HRW to control the violent diamond trade in Africa.

HRW says that Brangelina has agreed to issue a formal statement from their foundation. The political pair is calling for a ban on any sale or purchase of Marange diamonds until the mining is not based on the violent abuse of residents in that region. They want Zimbabwe's coalition government, President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party formed in February, to stop the abuses and prosecute those responsible.

The Marange diamond fields were discovered in Zimbabwe in 2006 when President Robert Mugabe—infamous for his brutal reign—was still in power. He ordered the military to guard the mines from illegal diggers. The military control over the mines has been bloody and the HRW claims that over 200 people have been killed and children are being forced to labor in the mines. via celebsgonegood

Angelina On World Refugee Day

“I know the strength that diversity has given my country – a country built by what some would now dismiss as asylum-seekers and economic migrants – and I believe we must persuade the world that refugees must not be simply viewed as a burden. They are the survivors. And they can bring those qualities to the service of their communities and the countries that shelter them."

Brangelina Love to Give!

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are back at it again!

This time they're giving another $1 million for aid refugees in Pakistan.

“Saturday is World Refugee Day and it seems that the Jolie-Pitts are doing their best to bring awareness to the plight of displaced people around the world. Angelina recently released a short PSA for the UNHCR, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, for which she has worked for eight years. It was a very moving 30 second spot in which Jolie told us to remember refugees while scenes of war and people in peril were shown in the background.”