World Refugee Day: Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp in Burkina Faso

Famed Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Sunday visited a refugee camp in Burkina Faso sheltering thousands of refugees from Mali, who have fled violence in the region.

Jolie, who is the special envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), visited the camp at Goudebou, in the northeast of the landlocked west African country, to raise awareness about the displacement of the refugees.

She arrived by helicopter accompanied by Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Alpha Barry for a ceremony to mark World Refugee Day. "I have marked this day every year for 20 years with refugees in different countries," she said after her visit.

The actress, who is a human rights activist as well, was seen wearing a headscarf and also a safety face mask during her visit to the camp.

"I have never been as worried about the state of displacement globally as I am today," she added. "The truth is we are not doing half of what we could and should to find solutions to enable refugees to return home -- or to support host countries, like Burkina Faso, coping for years with a fraction of the humanitarian aid needed to provide basic support and protection."

"The refugees are battered because the security situation is deteriorating day by day despite the efforts by the Burkinabe authorities, their partners and the defense and security forces in the Sahel region," said Wanadine ag Mohamed, the representative for the Goudebou refugees.