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Tunisian actress Hend Sabry announced her resignation from her role as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme, after nearly 13 years of joint work.
Sabri confirmed – in a statement published through her accounts on social networks – that since the beginning of the war on Gaza, she and her colleagues in the World Food Program felt helpless because they were unable to fully carry out their duty towards children, mothers and fathers in the Strip, noting that “they could only do “Little in the face of the crushing war machine that has no mercy on civilians who are besieged by death.”
The Tunisian actress added that she tried to make her voice heard and put pressure “for a ceasefire on the people of Gaza, and to benefit from the program’s influence to prevent the use of starvation as a weapon of war,” noting that she was confident that the World Food Program would use “its voice strongly, as happens in multiple emergencies and humanitarian crises.” However, starvation and siege were used as weapons of war over a period of 46 days against more than two million civilians in Gaza, a weapon that killed more than 14 thousand people, made more than 1.6 million people homeless, half of the buildings were destroyed, and hospitals and schools that were supposed to be bombed. To be safe shelters.”
On the other hand, the 44-year-old actress confirmed that she will not give up her humanitarian and societal role, but will perform it in other and different ways.
Since the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza on October 7, Sabri has been active in supporting the Palestinian cause through posts on her social media accounts.
She also called on her followers to sign a petition for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Sabry is one of the most famous faces in Egyptian cinema and drama during the last two decades She participated in many Egyptian films, such as “Citizen, Informant, and Thief” by director Daoud Abdel Sayed, “I Want My Rights,” and “Ahla Al-Awqat,” for which she won the Best Actress Award from the Egyptian Catholic Center in 2004.
In November 2007, she was chosen as a member of the jury for the feature film competition at the Damascus International Film Festival, before she was chosen as the first Arab woman to be a member of the jury at the Venice International Film Festival in its 76th session in 2019.
The Tunisian actress participated in several Arab works, such as the movie “Zahrat Aleppo” with Tunisian director Reda El-Bahi, and is currently participating in the movie “Daughters of Olfa” with Tunisian director Kawthar Ben Haniyeh, which represents Tunisia at the 2024 Oscars in the category of Best Non-English-Speaking Film.
