Ben Stiller arrives in Poland to meet families who have been forced to flee Ukraine by Vladimir Putin’s invasion
- The Night at the Museum star was pictured arriving in the Polish town of Rzeszow
- Stiller, 56, is a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR, the UN refugee agency
- More than 3.5 million people have entered Poland since the conflict began
Ben Stiller has arrived in Poland to meet refugees fleeing Ukraine after the Russian invasion.
The 56-year-old “Night at the Museum” actor was photographed on Saturday in the southeastern city of Rzeszow, near the border, speaking to helpers at a camp.
More than 3.5 million people are said to have entered Poland since the beginning of the war in February.
Stiller, who is a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR – the UN refugee agency – will meet with families to help share “stories of the human impact of war” and “amplify calls for solidarity”.
Actor Ben Stiller, 56, has arrived in Poland to meet refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine
The actor used Twitter to announce his arrival in Poland to meet with Ukrainian refugees
Taking to Twitter, Stiller posted a photo of himself talking to two aid workers and said: “I have just arrived in Poland with UNHCR to meet families whose lives have been devastated by war and violence in Ukraine.
“Millions have been forced to flee their homes, with over 90% being women and children.
“I am here to learn to tell stories that illustrate the human impact of war and to amplify calls for solidarity.
“I hope you will follow us and share your own messages of support for people who have fled their homes in Ukraine and for people who have been forced to flee around the world.
“Everyone has the right to seek safety. Whoever, whenever.’
Stiller, pictured earlier this week, is a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR, the UN refugee agency
The Zoolander and Meet the Fockers star’s presence in Poland comes ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20.
He began working with UNHCR in 2016 and has traveled with UNHCR to meet refugees in Germany, Jordan, Guatemala and Lebanon.
In 2019, he testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the humanitarian crisis in Syria, where he pleaded before lawmakers.
He said: “We must not look the other way, we cannot allow Syrian families to fall further into misery and we cannot allow their children to be part of a lost generation.”
Stiller isn’t the first celebrity to get involved in humanitarian work for Ukraine. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher raised £29m ($35m) for the country and David Beckham gave his Instagram page to a Ukrainian doctor in Kharkiv for a day.
Since the beginning of the conflict in February, more than 3.5 million refugees are said to have entered Poland from Ukraine (file photo March 2022).