Angelina Jolie was thanked for ”doing incredible things” at the Woman in the World summit on 8 March 2012.

The 36-year-old actress – who is a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador – spoke about the plight of Somali refugees at the event at the Lincoln Centre in New York and was introduced by Rwandan genocide survivor Sandra Uwiringiyimana.

Sandra thanked Angelina for ”taking justice into her home and hands and doing incredible things,” with the actress appearing visibly moved by the touching introduction.

Angelina then went on to tell the story of Dr. Hawa Abdi, who runs a medical camp in Somalia which is now being overrun by militants. Angelina has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her exceptional work.

She said the story ”illuminates the nightmare of tens of millions around the world the internally displaced and the ones homeless within their homelands. It is, right now, Friday morning in Somalia. In a few hours, 400 human beings are about to become, once again, displaced.”

Other speakers at the three-day summit include politician Hillary Clinton and actress Meryl Streep.