Find Refugees International at COP30
Refugees International will be at COP30 (Belém, Brazil | November 10 to 21, 2025)
Senior Advocate and Program Manager of the Climate Displacement Program Jocelyn Perry and Alumni Fellows Ayoo Irene Hellen and Qiyamud Din Ikram will be spotlighting the urgent intersection of climate change and forced displacement and highlighting the need to ensure that climate-displaced communities are represented in climate negotiations.
Click here to learn more about Refugees International’s Climate Displacement Program.
Join Our Events
Leading from the Frontlines: Solutions with Refugees, Internally Displaced People & Migrants
Monday, November 10, 16:45 to 18:15 BRT, Side Event Room 4
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees and IOM’s Director General discuss inclusive, community-based action and access to finance with refugees, migrants, and internally displaced people who are leading inspiring solutions on the frontlines of climate change in the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
Moderator:
- Alfonso Herrera, UNHCR Good Will Ambassador and actor
Speakers:
- Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- Amy Pope, IOM Director General
- Gardenia representing Venezuala-Warao Ojiduna Council, Belem
- Robert representing Haiti/Rio de Janeiro
- Ayoo Irene Hellen, Refugees International alumni fellow representing South Sudan/Uganda
- Bilgudei representing Mongolia
- Natalia representing Brazil
Loss and Damage Finance in a Warmer Earth
Tuesday, November 18, 11:30 to 13:00 BRT, Side Event Room 3
Refugees International and Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO), Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), An Organization for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED), and the Arab Office for Youth and Environment (AOYE) will convene to review progress on the ‘Loss‑and‑Damage Fund,’ prioritizing the accessibility for vulnerable states availing FRLD funding, legally binding compensation from high‑emission states and corporations in adaptation and loss‑and‑damage funds, and safeguards to keep funds growing as warming intensifies.
Resources
COP30 Messages on Climate Change and Human Mobility (English)
Forced Migration Review: Leading in Displacement: Refugees at the Forefront of Climate Action by Jocelyn Perry, Ayoo Irene Hellen, and Qiyamud Din Ikram
Media Availability
Refugees International’s Senior Advocate and Program Manager of the Climate Displacement Program Jocelyn Perry and Alumni Fellows Ayoo Irene Hellen and Qiyamud Din Ikram will be in Belém for COP30 and available for interviews.
Contact Refugees International Media and Communications Manager Etant Dupain (edupain@refugeesinternational.org) for scheduling.