Jolie in Iraq urges open borders for Syria refugees
IRAQ:Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Sunday called for Syria's neighbours to keep their borders open to refugees, during a visit to a refugee camp in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.
“The most important thing is cooperation from the countries on the (Syrian) border... and to make sure these borders in all countries stay open,” said Jolie, a UN refugee agency (UNHCR) special envoy.
“I've been of course very encouraged to be here and hear the government speak of continuing this wonderful, life-saving open border policy,” she told reporters at the Domiz refugee camp in Dohuk province.
“I know how gracious the Kurdish government and the Kurdish region people have been to the Syrian refugees.”The three-province region hosts the majority of the Syrian refugees in Iraq.
According to the UNHCR Syria Regional Refugee Response website, there are 25,508 registered Syrian refugees in Iraq, of which 16,833 are in Dohuk province.