Shifting the Narrative. Leading the Change.

R-Space is an independent, refugee-led initiative created to amplify refugee leadership and ensure refugee voices set the agenda in global displacement issues.

About us

R-Space is a refugee-led forum for critical dialogue that shifts away from state-centric conversations toward solutions driven by impacted communities.

Leadership Rooted in Refugee Realities

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Leadership Rooted in Refugee Realities 〰️

What We Do?

Convening
Advocacy & Policy
Research

“Rooted in refugee realities, R-Space is a home for collective leadership, bold ideas, and meaningful participation.”

— R-Space Steering Committee

Events

September 2025

R-Space at UNGA 2025

The Harvard Club of NYC

October 2025

The Second Dialogue with UNHCR Candidates

Intercontinental, Geneva

December 2025

R-Space at the GRF Progress
Review 2025

Impact Hub, Geneva

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Logos of multiple organizations such as Refugee Seat, Refugees International, Asylum Access, Garlos, Coalition for Venezuela, Resourcing Refugee Leadership Initiative, United African Refugees for Integral Development, and the U.S. Refugee Advisory Board. Sponsored by IKEA Foundation, Porticus, Hilton, and Robert Bosch Stiftung.