LONDON ¨C Film star Cate Blanchett urged the world to end the devastating plight of millions of people with no nationality on Monday, describing statelessness as a ¡°heartbreaking¡± waste of human talent and potential.
The double Oscar-winner made the plea at a major intergovernmental meeting in Geneva aimed at accelerating a global campaign to eradicate statelessness ¡ª an issue she admitted she was unaware of until relatively recently.
¡°Statelessness has a devastating impact on millions of people around the world. They experience marginalization and exclusion from cradle to grave. ... It¡¯s total invisibility,¡± she told the media afterward.
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