Angelina Jolie celebrated World Refugee Day: PHOTO

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The star met with families with children.

Angelina Jolie celebrated World Refugee Day with some of her "new friends." She met people from different countries who were fleeing war, violence and persecution.

In a new post, the 47-year-old actress said that she enjoyed dinner with friends from Egypt, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Mali, Ivory Coast, Congo, Kurdistan, Nigeria and the Gambia.

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'I’m grateful that among so much heaviness in the world, these brave people shared their time and stories with me,' she captioned a slideshow showing her interacting with families and kids.

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