Cate Blanchett Named UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

It was announced by the UN Refugee Agency, the appointment of Academy Award winning actor Cate Blanchett as a global Goodwill Ambassador.

"I am deeply proud to take on this role," Blanchett said in a video interview.
"There has never been a more crucial time to stand with refugees and show solidarity.
We are living through an unprecedented crisis, and there must be shared responsibility worldwide.
It feels like we're at a fork in the road, do we go down the compassionate path or do we go down the path of intolerance?"

Blanchett also added that, as a mother, she wanted her children to follow the compassionate path: "There's much more opportunity, there's much more optimism and there is a solution down that path."