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a tsunami, or an earthquake or a typhoon, you see teams of rescuers from all over


the world searching


for survivors for weeks,” he says. “Why? Nobody questions this. Every life matters or every life should matter. This is the same for us when we help refugees, or displaced or stateless people. We try to do whatever we can to provide some assistance, some protection, some comfort; we do whatever we can. We have a


responsibility to try


and protect; we may even fail but what’s worse than failing is not even trying,” he says.


He’s been asked many times why he would return to a job that almost ended his life. “If I had quit, my kidnappers would have won. They would have taken my soul and my humanity. It was important for me to continue to make a difference for refugees.” «


© UNHCR/ Jared J. Kohler


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