Angelina Meets With Refugees During First Trip To Libya

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Angelina Jolie is reaching out to refugees during her first trip to Libya.

The United Nations Goodwill Ambassador has been extremely supportive of locals during her visit. She praised Libyans for their homegrown revolution while touring toured Misrata, the city rebels captured as they tried to push out former leader Muamma Gaddafi earlier this year.

At a hotel in the wartorn locale, Jolie told Reuters:

"What's extraordinary ... is that a lot of the people who are part of the solution and are working in positions of even [the] military, and you find that just before the revolution they had retired, or were running restaurants or were selling baby clothes and they've all quit their job and they are all working here now on behalf of their country."

The actress will also meet with reps from UNHCR, Doctors Without Borders and local non-government organizations that are aiding the cities of Misrata and Tripoli as Libyans try to rebuild their nation.