Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Refugee Resilience, Reunion, and the Role We All Must Play

A few years ago, in a quiet backyard in the Dutch countryside, actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw witnessed a reunion that was decades in the making, one in which she had a personal stake. That morning in 2022, a woman named Françoise—a mother, teacher, and refugee that Mbatha-Raw had met years prior—was finally embraced by the parents she’d believed to be dead for nearly 30 years.

For Mbatha-Raw, this moment captured the meaning of her work with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, but also one that felt deeply personal. In her years of work, she’s met countless people who have displayed unwavering courage in the face of often unrelenting hardships. They start and restart their lives, yet their empathy remains steadfast...

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