DAMASCUS, SYRIA - OCTOBER 02: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador actress Angelina Jolie (L) listens carefully as an Iraqi refugee living in Damascus, Syria shares her traumatic experience in Iraq on October 2, 2009 in Damascus, Syria. Jolie, traveling with partner Brad Pitt, last visited Damascus in 2007. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - OCTOBER 02: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador actress Angelina Jolie (L) listens carefully as an Iraqi refugee living in Damascus, Syria shares her traumatic experience in Iraq on October 2, 2009 in Damascus, Syria. Jolie, traveling with partner Brad Pitt, last visited Damascus in 2007.

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  1. JARAMANA, SYRIA - OCTOBER 02: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador actress Angelina Jolie (R) checks the living conditions of an Iraqi refugee family living in a suburb on October 2, 2009 in Jaramana, near Damascus, Syria. Jolie, traveling with partner Brad Pitt, last visited Damascus in 2007.
  2. JARAMANA, SYRIA - OCTOBER 02: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador actress Angelina Jolie (R) checks the living conditions of an Iraqi refugee family living in a suburb on October 2, 2009 in Jaramana, near Damascus, Syria. Jolie, traveling with partner Brad Pitt, last visited Damascus in 2007.
  3. JARAMANA, SYRIA - OCTOBER 02: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador actress Angelina Jolie (R) visits an Iraqi refugee family living in a suburb on October 2, 2009 in Jaramana, near Damascus, Syria. Jolie, traveling with partner Brad Pitt, last visited Damascus in 2007.
  4. DAMASCUS, SYRIA - OCTOBER 02: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador actress Angelina Jolie (L) listens carefully as an Iraqi refugee living in Damascus, Syria shares her traumatic experience in Iraq on October 2, 2009 in Damascus, Syria. Jolie, traveling with partner Brad Pitt, last visited Damascus in 2007.
  5. Hollywood actor Brad Pitt walks with his wife, actress Angelina Jolie, in the Damascus Souk, or market, during a brief visit to Syria on October 2, 2009.
  6. Hollywood actor Brad Pitt (C) walks with his wife, actress Angelina Jolie (L), at al-Bzouria Souk in Damascus' old downtown, during a visit to Syria October 2, 2009.
  7. In this photo released by united nations high commissioner for refugees(UNHCR), Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, left, listens carefully to Hoda as she shares her terrible experience in Iraq, during a visit to her place in Jaramana, a suburb in southern Damascus, Syria on Friday October 02, 2009.
  8. In this photo released by united nations high commissioner for refugees(UNHCR), UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie, right, visits Ibtissam and her family, Iraqi refugees living in Damascus, Syria, Friday Oct, 2, 2009.
  9. Hollywood actor Brad Pitt (C) walks with his wife, actress Angelina Jolie (L), at al-Bzouria Souk in Damascus' old downtown, during a visit to Syria October 2, 2009.
  10. Hollywood actor Brad Pitt (L) walks with his wife, actress Angelina Jolie (2nd L), at al-Bzouria Souk in Damascus' old downtown, during a visit to Syria October 2, 2009.
  11. Angelina Jolie, right, goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' refugee agency, UNHCR, and her partner Brad Pitt, left, in downtown Damascus, Friday, Oct. 2, 2009. It was the Academy Award-winning actress' second visit to Syria in two years. On Friday, she visited Damascus' poorest suburbs where she was welcomed by two Iraqi families. The actress has worked with UNHCR since early 2001.
  12. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actor Brad Pitt and Lower Ninth Ward homeowner Deidra Taylor discuss post-Katrina New Orleans at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 24, 2009 in New York City. Taylor received a new home from Pitt's Make it Right foundation after hers was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  13. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actor Brad Pitt and Lower Ninth Ward homeowner Deidra Taylor discuss post-Katrina New Orleans at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 24, 2009 in New York City. Taylor received a new home from Pitt's Make it Right foundation after hers was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  14. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: (L to R) Former President Bill Clinton, actor Brad Pitt and Lower Ninth Ward homeowner Deidra Taylor laugh while discussing post-Katrina New Orleans at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 24, 2009 in New York City. Taylor received a new home from Pitt's Make it Right foundation after hers was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  15. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actor Brad Pitt looks on while discussing post-Katrina New Orleans at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 24, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former President Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  16. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 24: Actor Brad Pitt looks on while discussing post-Katrina New Orleans at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 24, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by former President Bill Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.

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