Ilyess El Kortbi is a Ukrainian Climate Justice Activist of Ukrainian-Moroccan origin from Kharkiv where they joined Fridays For Future in 2019 with lone strikes. They co-founded Fridays For Future Ukraine where they acted as Board Secretary during peacetime and engaged with UNICEF projects for youth. Ilyess fled the war from Kharkiv to Berlin, where they continue their Climate Activism - with messages of Peace and Climate Justice against the reason for wars like in Ukraine.