Angelina Jolie in Jordan

1.1072776-2352206472 — epa03393266 A handout picture provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on 11 September 2012 shows UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie (C) meeting with refugees on the Jordanian border minutes after they crossed from Syria, 10 September 2012. With shelling clearly audible and visible across the border in Syria, some 200 refugees made the dangerous crossing under cover of night. Authorities estimate hundreds of families are fleeing the violence and seeking safety across the border every night. EPA/JASON TANNER / UNHCR / HANDOUT NOT FOR COMMERICAL USE. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NO BOOK SALES. MANDATORY CREDIT/BYLINE. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. IMAGE TO BE DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS SUPPLIED. NO ARCHIVE. HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES Image Credit: EPA

The UN refugee agency says its special envoy, actress Angelina Jolie, is in Jordan to visit Syrians who fled the civil war in their country.

UNHCR spokesman Ali Bebe says the Hollywood star arrived on Monday and is to visit Jordan’s first tent city for Syrian refugees on Tuesday morning.

Jolie will be accompanied by UN refugee chief Antonio Guterres and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on the visit to the Zatari camp, which hosts about 27,000 Syrians displaced by the 18-month conflict.

Jordan has sheltered more than 185,000 Syrian refugees — the largest number in the region.

The UNHCR in April promoted Jolie from serving as its goodwill ambassador to special envoy due to her work for the agency. Jolie has contributed $5 million (Dh18.36 million) to UN efforts aiding refugees worldwide.