Jolie visits Libya, praises revolutionaries

World famous actress and United Nations goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie has made a goodwill trip to hospitals in Tripoli and Misrata in Libya to assess conditions in the country that has been ravaged by war.

In a statement issued by the actress after her trip, Jolie said the country faced huge challenges to help internally displaced people, refugees and children affected by the revolt.

She says that in addition, Libya will have to return to the rule of law, improve its security and provide basic infrastructure such as sanitation, education, health and other humanitarian needs.

She called on the National Transitional Council to ensure that infrastructure and services were delivered and co-ordinated properly in a spirit of reconciliation and justice. The two-day trip was Jolie's first visit to Libya.

Previously she had visited Libyan refuges in Malta and on the Italian island of Lampedusa. In April, Jolie visited Tunisia as part of an international appeal for support for the thousands of people who were fleeing the revolution there.

While in Libya, Jolie met representatives of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Medecins Sans Frontieres and various other non-governmental organisations who are assisting Libyan in Misrata and Tripoli.

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