The actress briefed the council as special envoy for the U.N. on refugee issues in New York on Friday . Jolie lambasted the Security Council for their inaction over the crisis , saying : 'We are standing by in Syria ' Syria 's ambassador said simply of her presence : 'She 's beautiful ' Nearly four million Syrians have fled the conflict into neighboring countries , which warn they are dangerously overstretched . Angelina Jolie went on to speak at The World Summit In the Women held in Manhattan on Friday afternoon .
The actress briefed the council as special envoy for the U.N. on refugee issues in New York on Friday . Jolie lambasted the Security Council for their inaction over the crisis , saying : 'We are standing by in Syria ' Syria 's ambassador said simply of her presence : 'She 's beautiful ' Nearly four million Syrians have fled the conflict into neighboring countries , which warn they are dangerously overstretched . Angelina Jolie went on to speak at the Women In The World Summit held in Manhattan on Friday afternoon .