Angelina Jolie Wants To See More Action For Sudanese People

Actress Angelina Jolie is known for her deep involvement in humanitarian issues, so it should come as no surprise that she urged President Obama to work harder for peace in Sudan. It also shouldn't come as a surprise that she picked the day of Obama's acceptance for the Nobel Peace Prize to let her voice be heard.

In her op-ed piece for Thursday's Newsweek, Jolie, a U.N. goodwill ambassador, points out that the Obama administration has not yet made any serious moves to eradicate corrupt Sudanese leaders. She argues that the plan to improve the lives of Sudanese people is not clear enough.

"I believe President Obama and his special envoy Scott Gration will do their best to bring peace to the region," she wrote. "Their policy, though, raises a number of questions. How is the Obama administration's approach to Sudan an evolution of justice? In addition, when the administration says it intends to work to 'improve the lives of the people of Darfur,' I would like to know what that means, besides the obvious point that their lives could hardly get worse."

Jolie and actor/partner Brad Pitt started the Jolie-Pitt Foundation in 2006 for donations to humanitarian causes and for funding research. In her article, entitled Justice Delayed Is Not Justice Denied, Jolie suggested the administration look at a Council on Foreign Relations report that was funded by her organization for recommendations on how to prevent future atrocities.