LONDON — This year’s World Refugee Day offers a chance to reflect on the uncertainty faced by those forced to flee their homes, Oscar winner Cate Blanchett says as the world grapples with the unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Australian actor, a goodwill ambassador for United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the U.N. refugee agency, said the annual June 20 event came during a time of “challenge and reflection.”
“We’ve been forced to confront what uncertainty feels like and of course that is the situation that the majority of refugees live with, year in, year out,” Blanchett told Reuters in an interview.
“There’s a kind of an opportunity … to t…
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