Tag: UNHCR

Cate Blanchett on the country’s ‘inhumane’ treatment of refugees

Cate Blanchett on the country’s ‘inhumane’ treatment of refugees

Hi, everyone! Stateless has won 6 AACTA Industry Awards so far then the acting/best teleseries category which Cate is nominated for supporting actress and as a producer will be announced on November 30th then broadcasted on Foxtel - Arts...
UNHCR, Cate Blanchett and more: 3 ways to support refugees during Covid-19

UNHCR, Cate Blanchett and more: 3 ways to support refugees during Covid-19

Hey blanchetters! Covid-19 is imposing difficult times and losses for everybody in a global scale. However, for those who were already living in vulnerability before this, things can be even more terrifying. That's the case of many refugees around...
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...
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...
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...
Cate Blanchett to deliver the keynote address at the Nansen Refugee Award ceremony

Cate Blanchett to deliver the keynote address at the Nansen Refugee Award ceremony

Hello Blanchetters! UNHCR goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett is set to deliver the keynote address at the ceremony of the anual UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award ceremony. This year, the ceremony will take place on Monday 1 October at the Bâtiment...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Cate Blanchett on Rohingya refugees – Interviews II

Cate Blanchett on Rohingya refugees – Interviews II

Hello everybody! During this week, Cate has been in campaign to raise awareness and financial support for the group of refugees called Rohingyas,currently living in Bangladesh. Cate has been interviewed in different channels. Below the full ABC Australia interview...
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...