Cate Blanchett reflects on her work with refugees in latest podcast episode
As the final guest of this season's Awake at Night podcast, the actor and Goodwill Ambassador describes the moments that have most affected her in her work with UNHCR.
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett meets young Rohingya refugees at a temporary learning centre in Kutupalong refugee settlement, Bangladesh. © UNHCR/Hector Perez
Actor, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and mother of four Cate Blanchett is the final guest of this season’s award-winning podcast series Awake at Night, hosted by the UN Refugee Agency.
A Goodwill Ambassador since 2016, Blanchett helps raise awareness and humanize the issue of forced displacement and statelessness. She has travelled with UNHCR to meet refugees in Lebanon, Jordan and Bangladesh, learning first-hand about peoples’ experiences of flight from conflict and persecution, as well as the challenges posed by statelessness.
The Awake at Night podcast series focuses on remarkable humanitarians who provide unique and intimate insights into their work. They disclose what drives them, what they have learned from the people they serve, and the challenges and hopes that keep them awake at night.
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