R-Space at 2025 UNGA

Power, Trust and Change: Refugee Leaders in Dialogue with UNHCR Candidates


The appointment of the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees will shape the future of protection and solutions for millions worldwide.

Hosted by R-Space, the landmark High-Level Panel & Reception brought together confirmed candidates for the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees and global refugee leaders. This first-of-its-kind dialogue fostered genuine exchange, accountability, power-sharing, and trust-building at a pivotal moment for the international refugee system during UNGA 2025.

Watch the panel below.

Speakers

  • Anne Hidalgo

    Mayor of Paris

  • Christine Schraner Burgener

    Former State Secretary for Migration

  • Niels Annen

    Former Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office

  • Matthew Crentsil

    UNHCR Representative in Uganda

  • Nicole de Moor

    Former Secretary of State for Asylum and Migration

  • Rez Gardi

    R-SEAT's Co-Managing Director
    Moderator

About R-Space

R-Space is a refugee-led forum designed for critical dialogue that shifts away from state-centric conversations toward solutions driven by impacted communities. It brings lived experience into policy rooms and pushes past tokenism toward real influence and co-governance.

Hosted By:

  • United States Refugee Advisory Board

Sponsored By:

  • Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

  • Porticus

  • Robert bosch stiftung