Tag: #WithRefugees

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett: Seeking asylum is a ‘human right’

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett: Seeking asylum is a ‘human right’

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett spoke to Reuters ahead of the Global Refugee Forum this week. Tomorrow, 12 December, she will be moderating a conversation with statelessness activists Noor Azizah and Neha Gurung. Education for refugees, supporting host countries...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett urges for support for people fleeing Sudan

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett urges for support for people fleeing Sudan

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett visited South Sudan earlier this month and witnessed first hand the effects of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Humanitarian aid is urgently needed and she calls for more support for the people who are...
World Refugee Day

World Refugee Day

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett shares the story of Alaa, a refugee she met in Jordan, for #WorldRefugeeDay. She spoke to Al Aljazeera last month about her visit to Jordan and advocating for refugees. If you would like to...
Cate Blanchett discusses how advocating for refugees with the UNHCR has changed her outlook

Cate Blanchett discusses how advocating for refugees with the UNHCR has changed her outlook

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett visited Jordan last month to meet with Syrian refugees. She spoke to Al Jazeera on how advocating for refugees changed her outlook. With an acting career spanning more than 30 years, Cate Blanchett is...
Cate Blanchett at the U.S. Congress for UNHCR

Cate Blanchett at the U.S. Congress for UNHCR

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett met with other ambassadors while in Jordan to discuss refugee tertiary education access. She visited the U.S. Capitol yesterday to share an important message with the Congress about the continued U.S. leadership and bipartisan...
Cate Blanchett calls for continued support of refugees

Cate Blanchett calls for continued support of refugees

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett has given interviews after returning from her recent trip to Zaatri camp in Jordan to share stories and highlight the importance of continued support of refugees. More images and videos clips has been released....
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett returns to Jordan to meet Syrian refugees

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett returns to Jordan to meet Syrian refugees

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett returned to Jordan to meet Syrian refugees. She was first in the country in 2015, the following year she was named Goodwill Ambassador by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, to help raise awareness...
Cate Blanchett on Yusra Mardini and Sara Mardini

Cate Blanchett on Yusra Mardini and Sara Mardini

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett wrote a piece for TIME Magazine on swimmers, Yusra and Sara Mardini, who are named on TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2023. In 2015, sisters and competitive swimmers Yusra and Sara Mardini...
TIME’s Women of the Year Gala

TIME’s Women of the Year Gala

Cate Blanchett attended TIME's Women of the Year 2023 Gala last night. She was with Mary Maker, who is also a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Other honorees are Ayisha Siddiqa (environmental and human rights defender), Angela Bassett (actor), Phoebe Bridgers...
Cate Blanchett wins 4th BAFTA Award

Cate Blanchett wins 4th BAFTA Award

Cate Blanchett wins her fourth BAFTA Award — for the film TÁR . She previously won for her performance in Elizabeth, The Aviator, and Blue Jasmine. During the night, she also presented costume designer, Sandy Powell, with the BAFTA...
In Aid of UNHCR – STIL Lifestyle Auction

In Aid of UNHCR – STIL Lifestyle Auction

Hi, Cate fans! Cate Blanchett has donated a custom-made suit by Grayscale in support of Ukraine and UNHCR. According to STIL Lifestyle, where some of her pre-owned items has been sold in 2020 in order to raise funds for...
World Refugee Day & Dispatches Episode Narration

World Refugee Day & Dispatches Episode Narration

Good day! A new video of UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett has been released ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay tomorrow (June 20th). You can head to UNHCR.org for more information and how to donate. She also narrated an episode of Dispatches...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett, shares her definition of “refugee” in The Refugee Dictionary

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Cate Blanchett, shares her definition of “refugee” in The Refugee Dictionary

Hi, everyone! It looks like we are on a Cate Blanchett hiatus. But here's a bit of a news in relation to her work as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador - Cate has shared her definition of the word "refugee" in...
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...
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...
New video for World Refugee Day

New video for World Refugee Day

Hello everybody, the UNHCR released a new video to raise awareness on the refugees crisis. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y3s4d-zlCw[/embed] I've added the screencaptures from the last appeal Cate recorded in Jordan. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFxAzDmdpJA[/embed] Gallery Links: Other Works > Charity & Supported Causes > 2016...
UNHCR launches #WithRefugees Campaign

UNHCR launches #WithRefugees Campaign

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees celebrates the World Refugee Day, set for June 20th, with the new campaign #WithRefugees, for which Cate Blanchett recorded a message during her humanitarian visit in Jordan. Two different subtitled version have been...