Jolie made the trip to offer support to the hundreds of thousands of Iraqis that are displaced within their own country, according to the UN agency, which estimates that 1.6 million Iraqis have been internally displaced since February 2006.
The actress' day-long visit to Baghdad included a visit to a makeshift settlement, where Jolie met with four families, the UNHCR says.
"This is a moment where things seem to be improving on the ground, but Iraqis need a lot of support and help to rebuild their lives," Jolie tells the UN agency of the nation's conditions.
"The picture in this camp is a rough one but there are also some people that were able to return home to other safer areas," Jolie said, according to the UNHCR Web site. "There are some changes. There are returns of displaced people, not a big number but there is progress."
Jolie visited 1,200 refugees in August 2007 and also visited the country in February 2008.
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