Angelina Jolie is the new contributing editor for Time and releases her ...

Angelina Jolie is the new contributing editor for Time and releases her premiere piece on refugees

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 20:59 BST, 19 June 2019 | Updated: 20:59 BST, 19 June 2019

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She's a busy working mom.

Angelina Jolie, 44, is taking on a new role as a contributing editor for Time, the outlet's Editor in Chief announced on Wednesday.

The actress and advocate will focus her forthcoming pieces on important topics that dovetail with her long history of activism.  

New gig: Angelina Jolie has taken on the role of contributing editor for Time, the outlet announced on Wednesday while simultaneously releasing her first piece on refugees

New gig: Angelina Jolie has taken on the role of contributing editor for Time, the outlet announced on Wednesday while simultaneously releasing her first piece on refugees

Edward Felsenthal, Editor in Chief and CEO of Time, explained in the announcement that the Oscar winner would focus 'primarily on displacement, conflict and human rights.'

Angelina will release new pieces monthly across all Time platforms and will 'draw on her eighteen years working with the UN Refugee Agency.' 

Time already released the star's premiere piece on Wednesday, titled What We Owe Refugees.

The release coincides with World Refugee Day on June 20th and will appear in the July 1, 2019 physical issue of Time Magazine.

Using her voice: The star's pieces will be 'primarily on displacement, conflict and human rights' and she will 'draw on her eighteen years working with the UN Refugee Agency' (pictured in Colombia on June 8)

Using her voice: The star's pieces will be 'primarily on displacement, conflict and human rights' and she will 'draw on her eighteen years working with the UN Refugee Agency' (pictured in Colombia on June 8)

In the article, the A-lister draws a parallel between modern refugees and those who fled in World War II (which was the crisis that led to the creation of the UN Refugee Agency).

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