Angelina Jolie in Yemen before donor meeting

The actress and envoy will meet families who have been forced to flee their homes during seven years of war

Hollywood actress and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie, left, sits with displaced Yemeni women and listens to their stories of struggle in Al Kandam, Yemen. AP

The actress arrived in Yemen on Sunday to meet people who have been displaced by the country's seven-year conflict. AP

Her visit comes before the annual pledging meeting for Yemen on March 16. AFP

Jolie is hoping her visit will help draw attention to the conflict's catastrophic consequences, said the UN refugee agency, UNHCR. AP

Jolie inside a camp for people displaced by war in Lahej, Yemen. Reuters

The UN special envoy shakes hands with a woman displaced by war. Reuters

UN aid chiefs worry that donor fatigue will affect Yemen, as governments shift allocations to Ukraine, Afghanistan and other crises. Reuters

Jolie gestures as she leaves a camp for displaced people. Reuters

Actress Angelina Jolie arrived in Yemen on Sunday to meet people who have been displaced by a seven-year conflict that has led to one of the world's deepest humanitarian crises.

Jolie, a celebrity envoy for the UN's refugee agency since 2012, will meet Yemeni families, including those whose lives have been turned upside down by fighting between rebel, pro-government and foreign forces.

“She is hoping her visit will help draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of over seven years of conflict,” the UN refugee agency posted on social media.

“Will meet Yemeni displaced families & refugees to understand how the conflict has ripped their lives apart.”

Her visit comes before the annual pledging meeting for Yemen on March 16. UN aid chiefs worry that donor fatigue will impact the event, as governments shift allocations to Ukraine, Afghanistan and other crises.

Yemen has been mired in chaos since Iran-backed Houthi rebels ousted the internationally recognised government from the capital Sanaa in early 2015, saying they were fighting corruption.

A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition intervened the following year to restore the ousted government.

The war has claimed more than 370,000 lives, directly and indirectly, the UN says, and caused widespread suffering, with four fifths of Yemen’s 30 million people needing handouts.

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