Ben Stiller and Alek Wek stand with refugees
Actor Ben Stiller and supermodel Alek Wek are standing with refugees.
Stiller and Wek visited the U.N. General Assembly on Friday to present Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with a petition bearing over 1.3 million signatures, calling on governments to act with solidarity and shared responsibility for the world’s 21.3 million refugees.
“I’m honoured to be here today to share the petition that people all over the world have signed showing support for refugees,” Stiller said.
“Every day war forces thousands of families to flee their homes. Families like yours, families like mine to escape violence and leave everything behind, everything expect for hopes and dreams for a safer future. We believe all refugees deserve a right to protection and live in safety,” Stiller added, reading from the petition.