Category: Charity & Supported Causes
Hello everyone! As we previously announced Cate Blanchett is supporting Newtown Action Alliance, an organization born to support the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, where 20 children and six educators were killed on...
On January 19th, Cate attended the Ghostlight Project, which objective is to "gather outside of theaters to create 'light" for dark times ahead, and to make, or renew, a pledge to stand for and projetect the values of inclusion,...
Dr. Munjed Al Muderis is an orthopedic surgeon who has pioneered a new prosthetic limb allowing amputees to start walking sooner. It's helped countless veterans. But in 1999, Munjed was ordered to cut off the ears of people fleeing...
Good morning! A mini update of the gallery: missing photos from Cate's humanitarian visit in Lebanon (2015) and new behind-the-scenes images from the recording of What They Took With Them, part of the #Withrefugees Campaign. - via UNHCR Gallery...
The UNHCR has published a new image from Cate's humanitarian trip to Jordan during the past spring. I've also added the screencaptures from the Facebook interview with Chris Hemsworth and the long version of What They Took With Them,...
Hi everyone! On Monday, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett was interviewed by Chris Hemsworth to talk about the refugee crisis and her work with the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The interview, live from Queensland/Gold Coast where Cate and Chris...
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett is the first among a team of supporters to join #WithRefugees World Tour: Live on facebook next Monday, September 12. To follow this event, tune in to www.facebook.com/unhcr. A petition to support the campaign...
Leonardo DiCaprio invites celebrities to fund climate and biodiversity projects. The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation announced today its third annual gala at the Domaine Bertaud Belieu vineyard in St. Tropez, France on July 20. The major charity event raises funds to...
On May 23th, Cate Blanchett, who serves as global Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, attended the Google’s Zeitgeist talks in London. We published two clips here. Now, a full version of Cate's speech (Portrait of A Generation) has been released...
On July 4th Cate Blanchett will attend A Night of Hope, organised by Good Chance and the Quintessentially Foundation, to support theatre in refugees camp. The gala aims to raise funds to allow Good Chance to return to Calais to...
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...
This is an amazing news! UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced the appointment of Academy Award winning actor Cate Blanchett as a global Goodwill Ambassador. The announcement comes as Blanchett returns from a mission to Jordan to witness...
The Islamic Museum of Australia released a different version of the "Thank You" message, recorded by Cate Blanchett for UNHCR. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G3er2h-W8U[/embed]
Cate Blanchett recorded a "Thank you" message for the support received in the refugees crisis. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtZKMJ7hCPs[/embed] Gallery Links: Other Works > Charity & Supported Causes > 2015 UNHCR Thank you for your support
For the second year in a row, Cate Blanchett donates a pair of her shoes for charity. After the Chloe's she had worn while shooting Elizabeth, this year she donated the Giorgio Armani's pale pink pumps she wore during...
During this last weekend, several celebrities joined the UN Sustainable Development Goals, or Global Goals Campaign, part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There are 17 Global Goals: Cate Blanchett, as UNHCR supporter, promoted the #16 Goal: Peace, giustice...
On 25th September at the UN, 193 world leaders will adopt the Global Goals, a series of 17 ambitious goals to end poverty, fight inequality & injustice and tackle climate change for everyone by 2030. The Global Goals campaign...
Cate Blanchett, as UNCHR supporter, lunches an appeal to donate for the current refugees's crisis. [embed]https://www.facebook.com/UNHCR/videos/10154363137338438/[/embed] “Haloud was an architect back in Syria. She was an educated, successful, professional woman. Haloud had no reason at all to leave Syria,...
A new Not for Profit national short story competition aimed at exploring hope and resilience in the face of poverty and disadvantage has been launched by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. The Brotherhood said it had assembled a high-profile...
As Sydney Swans players prepared to run through a banner adorned with the simple word "RESPECT", youngsters, footballers, actors and well known Australians threw their support behind Adam Goodes and the #istandwithadam campaign promoted by Fairfax Media on Saturday. Actors Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Richard Roxborough and Peter...