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Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador addresses the Security Council – Additional Pictures + New clip

Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador addresses the Security Council – Additional Pictures + New clip

Hello Everyone! Last Monday Cate attended the UN Security Council meeting in New York and delivered a speech as Goodwill Ambassador for Refugees. The United Nations Facebook page posted a video with a small fragment of her speech. Also,...
Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador addresses the Refugee Crisis during the Security Council meeting

Cate Blanchett UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador addresses the Refugee Crisis during the Security Council meeting

Hello Everyone! Today during the Security Council meeting at the UN headquarters in New York, Cate delivered a powerful speech about her experience during her last trip to Bangladesh visiting the Rohingya refugees as part of her work as...
Watch UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett’s speech at UN Security Council LIVE today

Watch UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett’s speech at UN Security Council LIVE today

Hello everyone! As previously announced, UN Refugee Agency Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett will be at the UN Security Council today to brief during an open meeting about the situation in Myanmar. Her goal is to draw attention to the...
Cate Blanchett at the World Refugee Day reception in Parliament

Cate Blanchett at the World Refugee Day reception in Parliament

Hello Blanchetters! As previously posted, last week, UNHCR Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett joined other UNHCR supporters in a reception organized by the UN Refugee Agency and the National Theatre held in Parliament. Here are some photos, a video and...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attends event on the occasion of World Refugee Day

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attends event on the occasion of World Refugee Day

Hello Blanchetters! Yesterday, UNHCR Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett attended an event held at the Palace of Westminster and organised by UNHCR and The National Theatre as part of the World Refugee Day celebrations. Cate performed a poem in company...
Cate Blanchett voices a Mary River Turtle to support the Wilderness Society

Cate Blanchett voices a Mary River Turtle to support the Wilderness Society

Hello dears! Cate Blanchett manifests her love for the enviroment by taking part in new campaing promoted by the Wilderness Society: Save Ugly. In the musical film below, directed by Zoe Bell (Cate's stunt in Thor) advertising the need...
Cate Blanchett on Rohingya refugees – Interviews III

Cate Blanchett on Rohingya refugees – Interviews III

Hello everybody! Two more interviews for the campaign to help the Rohingyas living in Bangladesh. Big Screen Al Arabiya [embed]https://vid.alarabiya.net/2018/03/24/big243/big243___big243_video.mp4[/embed] Cate Blanchett: "La llegada del monzón convertirá a los rohingyas en refugiados del clima" La actriz australiana viaja Bangladesh...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

Hello everyone! Few days ago, Cate visited Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Now , on return from her visit this week, Cate is calling for urgent action to support UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency. Read more about it and...
Cate Blanchett to visit Rohingya camps on March 17

Cate Blanchett to visit Rohingya camps on March 17

Goodmorning! Cate Blanchett, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, is set to visit Bangladesh for her third humanitarian trip in refugees camps. A four days visit has been announced to the Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar. Our thanks to Meri on the...
Cate Blanchett meets UNHCR’s top woman Kelly Clements for International Women’s Day

Cate Blanchett meets UNHCR’s top woman Kelly Clements for International Women’s Day

To mark the day when the whole world is celebrating women’s achievements and pressing for further progress in gender parity globally, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett met with the UN’s Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements to discuss...
Full Interview – An Insight, An Idea with Cate Blanchett

Full Interview – An Insight, An Idea with Cate Blanchett

Hello Blanchetters! Earlier today, UNHCR goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett attended a session as part of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Watch full conversation below. Photos Video Screencaptures Cate also attended a panel discussion alongside UN High Commissioner for...
Storytelling and the power of one – A Conversation hosted by Cate Blanchett

Storytelling and the power of one – A Conversation hosted by Cate Blanchett

Hey Blanchetters! Earlier today, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett hosted a live conversation in Facebook from the World Economic Forum. She spoke with refugee Aya Mohammed and former refugee JJ Bola about the power of storytelling. See the this...
Storytelling and the power of one – A Facebook Live Conversation

Storytelling and the power of one – A Facebook Live Conversation

Good evening! Cate Blanchett is hosting a Facebook Live Conversation on Monday 22 at the World Economic Forum in Davos, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. local time. On the same evening she'll receives the Crystal Award. [embed]https://www.facebook.com/UNHCR/photos/gm.323003711526142/10157310982888438/?type=3[/embed] UNHCR...
Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett visits UNHCR’s headquarters in Geneva

Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett visits UNHCR’s headquarters in Geneva

Hey Blanchetters! See the article published by UNHCR about Cate's visit to the agency's headquarters in Geneva yesterday. Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett ‘shaken and enriched’ by work with refugees During a visit to UNHCR’s headquarters in Geneva, Blanchett says...
Cate Blanchett, Elton John, and Shah Rukh Khan named as 2018 Crystal Award recipients

Cate Blanchett, Elton John, and Shah Rukh Khan named as 2018 Crystal Award recipients

Actor Cate Blanchett, musician Elton John and actor Shah Rukh Khan are the recipients of the 24th Annual Crystal Award, the World Economic Forum announced today. The winners will be honoured at the opening session of the Forum’s Annual...
Cate Blanchett supports TIME’S UP Anti-Harassment Action Plan

Cate Blanchett supports TIME’S UP Anti-Harassment Action Plan

Cate Blanchett is among the powerful hollywood women supporting the anti-harassment action plan announced last Monday called Time's Up. The project targets on actions to fight sexual assaults, harassment and inequality in the workplace. The initiative includes: — A...
Walk the Red Carpet with Cate Blanchett and Jack Black!

Walk the Red Carpet with Cate Blanchett and Jack Black!

Hello everyone! Do you want to meet you favourite star and do a good action at the same time? Now you can do it! With a donation to (RED), the organization founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver to fight...
Cate Blanchett supports Australian Marriage Equality

Cate Blanchett supports Australian Marriage Equality

Good evening. Cate Blanchett has recorded a video to support the ongoing postal survey to legalize same-sex marriage in Australia. More infos here
An all-cast signed playbill of The Present to be auctioned off for charity

An all-cast signed playbill of The Present to be auctioned off for charity

Good evening! The 31st Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction is three weeks away but you can already start bidding to get an all-cast signed playbill of The Present. The donation is to support the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights...
Cate Blanchett joins the jury of The Hope Prize in its second year

Cate Blanchett joins the jury of The Hope Prize in its second year

Hey everyone! Cate is back to judge the Brotherhood of St Laurence’s literary award. The Hope Prize, short story competition, is open for entries until January 31, 2018. Read more below. BROTHERHOOD’S $10,000 HOPE PRIZE FOR WRITING RISES AGAIN...