Coronavirus pandemic a chance to reflect on plight of refugees, Cate Blanchett says | South China Morning Post

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 said as the world grapples with the unpredictability of the Covid-19 pandemic . The Australian actor, a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR, the UN 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 most refugees live with, year in, year out," Blanchett said. "There's a kind of an opportunity ... to think…