Ilyess El Kortbi

Ilyess El Kortbi is a Ukrainian climate activist. He has protested the climate crisis and the Russo-Ukrainian War.

Early life and career

El Kortbi grew up in Ukraine and Morocco. He is a founding member of the Fridays for Future chapter in Kharkiv, Ukraine. El Kortbi helped found and is the board secretary for Fridays for Future Ukraine.
He was a coordinator of the Ukrainian delegation to the 16th United Nations Climate Change Conference of Youth.
He protested at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference.