Celebrities and opinion leaders from all across the globe call to stand #WithRefugees and sign a petition on behalf of the world’s forcibly displaced.
The petition aims to gather public support for the growing number of families forced to flee conflict and persecution worldwide, who currently face heightened anti-refugee rhetoric coupled with greater restrictions to asylum.
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett, who appears in the video below from the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan, said:
“We are in the middle of a catastrophic displacement crisis that has already uprooted millions of innocent families, and seen too many lose their lives trying to reach safety. The ultimate solution is political – we need peace and stability. But whilst we wait for that, we – as people with a voice – can and must play our part. ”
Fellow UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors joined the choir, including best-selling author Khaled Hosseini, supermodel and former refugee Alek Wek, archbishop Desmond Tutu and Venerable V.Vajiramedhi, as well as actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Margot Robbie, Ben Stiller and Dame Helen Mirren, and singers Juanes, Mika, Maher Zain and Babaa Maal.