Angelina Jolie's 'Humanitarian' YouTube channel fuels media speculation she may run for US president. Over the past year, there's been much speculation in the media that Angelina Jolie may be planning to run for office someday, with the actress herself hinting that she is "open and out there".

Hollywood A-lister Angelina Jolie, who has served as special envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) since 2012, launched her own YouTube channel earlier this month - and it doesn't seem like her followers will get any makeup tutorials from the woman who has topped countless "most beautiful" lists.

"In her expanded role, Jolie focuses on major crises that result in mass population displacements, undertaking advocacy and representing UNHCR and the High Commissioner at the diplomatic level. She also engages with decision-making on global displacement issues. Through this work, she has helped contribute to the vital process of finding solutions for people forced to flee their homes", the channel's description reads.

Jolie first became aware of humanitarian crises around the world while on the set of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) in Cambodia, an experience which she said led her to contact the UN. In early 2001, she was named as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador to coordinate action to solve refugee problems worldwide.

​At the time, the program's host, Justin Webb, told her that he would put her on a list of potential 2020 candidates, at which Jolie laughed and replied, "Thank you".