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UNHCR – Cate Blanchett supports the new campaing Everyone Counts

UNHCR – Cate Blanchett supports the new campaing Everyone Counts

Hello dear Blanchetters! A couple of days ago the UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, launched its new social campaing called Everyone Counts, born at the end of the very first Global Refugee Forum. “At the start of the Global Refugee Forum today, we stand at a pivotal moment in history. UNHCR is urgently … Continue reading

UNHCR – 70th Executive Committee and Special Press Conference on Statelessness

UNHCR – 70th Executive Committee and Special Press Conference on Statelessness

Hello Blanchetters! Two days after her appearence at the 15th Zurich Film Festival Cate Blanchett was in Geneva for the UNHCR. She attented, as Goodwill Ambassador, the 70th Session of the Executive Committee and the Special Press Conference on Statelessness. You can watch both meeting down here. P.s. We are looking for collaborators, if you’re … Continue reading

UNHCR – Cate Blanchett to speak at the Special Press Conference on Statelessness

UNHCR – Cate Blanchett to speak at the Special Press Conference on Statelessness

Hello Blanchetters! Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is going to attend the Special Press Conference on Statelessness set for October 7 in Geneva. Save the date! 7 October 2019 12:45 – 13:30 Special Press Conference on Statelessness Maha Mamo, formerly stateless refugee and advocate for the rights of … Continue reading

UNHCR – New Podcast and Collaboration

UNHCR – New Podcast and Collaboration

Hello Blanchetters! Back in 2015 Cate was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, leading to a fruitful partnership and collaboration. One week after the annual World Refugee Day, the UNHCR released a new podcast inteview from the series Awake at Night. You can listen it here. Alongside the podcast … Continue reading

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett at a Capernaum screening in London.

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett at a Capernaum screening in London.

Hello everyone! Earlier this week, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attended a special UNHCR/Picturehouse screening of Capernaum, film starring Zain Al-Rafeea, a Syrian refugee and directed by Nadine Labaki. The movie which opens in the UK on February 22 has got an Oscar nomination as Best Foreign Language Film and the Jury Prize at last … Continue reading

Cate Blanchett at the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony

Cate Blanchett at the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony

Hello everyone! On Monday, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett has joined some fellow artists in the 2018 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony held in Geneva. The award was delivered to Dr. Evan Atar Adaha, a surgeon who runs a remote hospital in South Sudan where he treats people forced to flee conflict and persecution. Cate … Continue reading

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, we have added more pictures from that day to our gallery. Enjoy!

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 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. You can watch the video here and we havealso added pictures to our … Continue reading

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 plight and resilience of Rohingya refugees she met in Bangladesh. The meeting will be streamed live … Continue reading

News | UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett will brief the UN Security Council on 28 August

News | UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett will brief the UN Security Council on 28 August

Hello everyone! UN Refugee Agency official profiles on social media have announced that Cate Blanchett will brief the United Nations Security Council on 28 August. According to the release, her goal is to draw attention to the plight and resilience of Rohingya refugees she met in Bangladesh. Stay tuned! BREAKING: UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett … Continue reading

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attends event in London, UK

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attends event in London, UK

Hi everyone! Yesterday, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett attended an event in London in which she met Penny Mordaunt, Secretary of State for the Department for International Development and Matthew Rycroft, Permanent Secretary of the UK’s Department for International Development. They discussed how UK is helping refugees, specially the Rohingya people and initiatives like UK … Continue reading

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 with other UNHCR supporters. As we wait for more official content, here are some posts available … Continue reading

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett calls for solidarity and support with Refugees

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett calls for solidarity and support with Refugees

Hello Everyone! UNHCR UK released a new video featuring Cate: “Together we can make a world of difference to refugees” she says in it. The clip was filmed during Cate’s latest trip to Bangladesh while meeting with Rohingya refugees, this time she calls for solidarity and support to the refugee cause in general. We would … Continue reading

Cate Blanchett on Rohingya refugees – UNHCR Australia + Korean Interview

Cate Blanchett on Rohingya refugees – UNHCR Australia + Korean Interview

Hello Blanchetters! Some new footage from UNHCR Australia and an interview (JTBC news Korea) for the UNHCR campaign to help the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Source If you want to support the Rohingyas refugees through the Cate / UNHCR campaign, click in the image on the sidebar. Please help, if you can! Previous posts about … Continue reading

Blanchetters for UNHCR

Blanchetters for UNHCR

Hello Blanchetters! The global fan team from the CBF Chat has been working with representatives from the UNHCR over the past few months to set up a special donation effort. The goal is to help mark Cate’s birthday by raising funds and awareness from now through May 14 to help with UNHCR’s Bangladesh mission. This … Continue reading

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 how can you help below. UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett today warned of a “race against … Continue reading

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 her role as one of the world’s most high profile advocates for refugees. Both Blanchett and … Continue reading

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 organization provides a vital “moral compass” in times of record displacement. GENEVA – UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador … Continue reading

New video message from UNHCR goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett

New video message from UNHCR goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett

Hi everyone! UNHCR goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett appears in a new video message to thank everyone who buys lottery tickets and support families to flee. The Postcode Lottery is a charity lottery by Novamedia in Netherlands (Nationale Postcode Loterij), Sweden (Svenska Postkodlotteriet), UK (People’s Postcode Lottery) and Germany (Deutsche Post Code Lotterie). See two videos … Continue reading

UNHCR – New video from Cate Blanchett’s trip in Jordan

UNHCR – New video from Cate Blanchett’s trip in Jordan

The United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees released another video from the humanitarian visit that Cate Blanchett, with her husband and their youngest son, took in Jordan in the spring. The video, centered on a young couple who found love in the refugees camp, is part of the new campaign Nobody Left Outside. Gallery Links: Other Works … Continue reading