At the side of UNGA 2025 in New York, R-Space hosted a series of impactful refugee-led events that brought lived experience and policy influence into the heart of global discussions. The program featured a historic high-level dialogue with UNHCR High Commissioner candidates, marking one of the only spaces where refugees directly engaged with those seeking to lead the organization, alongside two policy panels led by refugee experts. The sessions drew exceptional interest, with a full room and over 200 people on the waiting list for the dialogue alone. These UNGA events reinforced R-Space’s mission to create refugee-designed spaces that elevate refugee leadership, shape global humanitarian debates, and demonstrate the power of meaningful participation beyond tokenism.
Watch the first dialogue with the UNHCR Higher Commissioner Candidates
