The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appointment two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett as its global Goodwill Ambassador.

The announcement comes as the Australian actress returns from a mission to Jordan to witness the ongoing humanitarian operation for people displaced by the conflict in Syria.

“I am deeply proud to take on this role,” Blanchett said in a statement. “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.”

According to the press release, Blanchett has been working with the UNHCR for more than a year to raise awareness about the forcibly displaced.

In 2015, she travelled to Lebanon to meet Syrian refugees as part of her support for a UNHCR campaign.

Blanchett follows in the footsteps of another Oscar-winning actress, Angelina Jolie, who was a UNHCR goodwill ambassador for years before being elevated in 2012 to be a special envoy for the refugee agency.

– TiVi Tuan-san