UN "goodwill ambassador" Angelina Jolie is urging people to help those in need in Pakistan.
"From what I understand this situation is on a scale that we've not really seen the likes of; it is on such a huge scale," the actress told the Associated Press. "It is an extraordinarily complex situation. It is not just the floods ... there have been three decades of Pakistanis hosting Afghani people, graciously, and there are still 1.7 million Afghan people here who have need particular to refugee needs. Their needs need to be addressed. There are people displaced by the floods ... all of their homes are washed away."
She added: "Many of them lost their children during the floods, so there's irreparable damage. And then here we're in a situation where these people are displaced from conflict from the wars. So there are many different parts to the needs in Pakistan."
Jolie is traveling to devastated areas and is meeting people involved in the relief efforts as part of her goodwill mission.
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