Gillian M. Clark (1956 – August 19, 2003) was a

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aid worker who was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in

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. Ms. Clark was working for the Christian Children's Fund (CCF) at the time.

Education

She was a graduate of the University of Guelph.

Career

Gill was committed to aid work, in 1988 she was sent to Papua New Guinea with CUSO, she also worked for OXFAM and International Rescue Committee amongst others, always working in the more difficult parts of the world and often focusing her work on children and children's rights. She joined Save the Children UK and in the mid-'90s worked in North Iraq. For her work she visited many complex emergencies, like

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and

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. The CCF hired Clark in January 2003 to manage its efforts to help Iraqi children as war loomed, but she was not able to enter the country until May 2003. Part of her work was to assess the problems faced by Iraqis, evaluating how children were faring psychologically and determining humanitarian needs. On her death, CCF spokeswoman Ellie Whinnery told in an interview:

External links

Globe & Mail article on Gillian Clark
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