Gillian Clark

Gillian (Jill) Clark (1956? - August 19, 2003) was a Canadian aid worker who was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq. Ms. Clark was working for the Christian Children's Fund (CCF) at the time. She was a graduate of the University of Guelph.

Around 1988 she joined the British branch of Save the Children. For her work she visited many complex emergencies, like Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Indonesia and Afghanistan.

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:

"She strongly believes in what she does for children. She was very anxious to go to Iraq again, because she had been there before."

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* [http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030821/UDEADM Globe & Mail article on Gillian Clark]