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UNITED NATIONS — Near tears, with her voice cracking, Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie accepted the U.N. Correspondents Association's first Citizen of the World Award for her work with refugees. Jolie, a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. refugee agency since 2001, told the awards dinner Wednesday night that she was 'inspired and humbled' to work with refugees. Ruud Lubbers, the U.N. high commissioner for refugees who introduced Jolie, said the actress has extended her work with the refugee agency for another two years. 'She has helped put the spotlight on a disenfranchised group — refugees — and also those who are not in the headlines and who are victims of long forgotten crises,' Lubbers said. 'She gives a voice to millions of uprooted people across the globe...'
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