Angelina Jolie is well known as an activist and philanthropist for the rights of women and refugees.
And on Wednesday she covered both topics dear to her heart in a keynote speech at the United Nations Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial conference in Vancouver, in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The 42-year-old, who is a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, spoke about preventing sexual violence in armed conflict at the event.
Standing together: Angeiina Jolie joined some 80 delegates at the UN Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada on Wednesday
The beautiful brunette looked typically elegant in a cream dress with a deep cowl neckline and pencil skirt that she teamed with cream high heels.
The Malificent actress styled her long, thick brunette tresses to cascade over her shoulders and frame her perfectly made-up face.
Angelina chatted with Canada’s Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan, 47, the first Sikh to hold the post.
In conversation: The 42-year-old, who is a Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner For Refugees, chatted with Canadian Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan, 47, in front of a UN poster
In good company: Minister Sajjan is the first Sikh to hold the post in Canada
Then they joined the representatives of 80 countries at the conference for a group photo.
Angelina was named a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador at the body’s headquarters in Geneva, switzerland, on August 27, 2001.
On April 17, 2012, after more than a decade of service, she was was promoted to the rank of Special Envoy to the High Commissioner.
Sophisticated style: The beautiful brunette looked typically elegant in a cream dress with a deep cowl neckline and pencil skirt that she teamed with cream high heels
Brad Pitt’s estranged wife has made dozens of trips to areas in need in Africa, both as an actress and as a Special Envoy.
They adopted three of their six children from the continent: Maddox, 16, from Cambodia; Pax, 13, from Vietnam; and Zahara, 12, from Ethiopia.
They also have three of their own children, Shiloh, 11, and nine-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.
At the podium: Angelina made a key note speech about preventing sexual violence in armed conflict at the event
Tattoo much: The cowl neckline of the star’s dress revealed the ink on her back