Lesson 8: The Diminutive Giant Who Fought for Refugees

Why was Ogata Sadako known as the Diminutive Giant?

• She was first female to become the Prime Minister of Japan.

• She was the first female Asian to lead the office of UNHCR.

• She was able to stop the war between USA and Iraq.

• She was the female adviser in the Gulf war.

What is the definition of refugees under the international law?

• People who are forced to leave their own country

• People who are persecuted for religious, ethnic, or political reasons

• People who are caught up in conflicts

• People who are forced to leave their home but remain in their own country

TRUE OR FALSE: Iran accepted these refugees but the remaining Kurdish people headed for Turkey was not able to cross the border.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the result of Ogata's revolutionary decision to protect not only refugees but all people suffering from the war?

• The Kurdish people still continued to suffer after the war.

• The Kurdish refugees was able to go back to their country.

• The remaining Kurdish people were able to cross the border.

• A safe haven for Kurdish people was established inside Iraq.

What does the refugees want more than anything else?

• Food and Shelter

• Work and Education

• Go back to their homes

• Money for their needs

TRUE OR FALSE: Opportunities for education were impossible to give to children of refugees.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Ogata regarded the 21st Century as the age of _________________.

• Equality and Respect

• Co-existence and Interdependence

• Unity and Humanitarianism

• Knowledge and Awareness

All are correct except for one. Ogata said that people should:

• Respect their own commitment to protect the poorest of poor.

• Respect the refugees.

• Respect the humanitarian workers who are in the front lines.

• Respect every nation around the world.