Actor Ben Stiller met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday in Kyiv during a tour of the war-torn country to bring attention to the plight of refugees.
“Seeking safety is a right, and it needs to be upheld for every person,” he added.
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Ben Stiller visits Lypki, Irpin, in Ukraine, Monday, June 20, 2022 on the occasion of World Refugee Day.Monday marked the 21st World Refugee Day, in which the United Nations and various non-governmental organizations draw attention to the plight of those forced to leave their homes for a better life worldwide.
The United Nations has called the war in Ukraine one of the largest forced displacements of civilians since World War II. An estimated 13 million Ukrainians have been forced out of their homes since Russia invaded the country in late February. Of those, about 5 million have fled the country altogether, and 8 million are displaced internally within Ukraine.Ben Stiller has been meeting with families displaced by the Russian invasion.Ben Stiller met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday in Kyiv.Worldwide, its estimated some 100 million people have been displaced by war and violence.
UN statistics show nearly 7 million people have fled the fighting in Syria, and nearly 5 million have fled the instability in Venezuela.
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