Angelina Jolie arrives for the screening of the film 'Ocean's Thirteen,' at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Thursday, May 24, 2007. [AP]

Angelina Jolie, Honorary Board Chair of Global Action for Children (GAC), applauded President Bush's increase for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) funding, but cautioned that there is more work to be done. The President called on Congress today to provide $30 billion in funding for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, including care for OVC, over a five year period after the President leaves office. This doubles the current funding of $15 billion over five years which expires in 2008.

With regard to the increase for Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Ms. Jolie said, "We are all very grateful that the President has made this major commitment to these children. These are the world's children and this is the world's responsibility, and we hope that other G-8 countries will follow his lead. I will continue to actively lobby on behalf of these children and encourage Congress to follow through on this commitment."

Ms. Jolie came to Washington late last month for meetings with GAC Executive Director Jennifer Delaney and senior officials at the U.S. Department of State, to call on officials to increase funding to support OVC programs and access to education. GAC is a nonpartisan advocacy coalition focused on increasing funding for programs that support Orphans and Vulnerable Children and provide free primary school education in developing countries.

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