Mrs. Jill Clark

The CCF worker is identified as Gillian (Jill) M. Clark, 47, of Toronto, Canada.
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Clark and Brown were attending an interagency meeting for non-governmental organizations at UN headquarters at the time of the bombing.

Clark, a long time child protection worker, was in Iraq for CCF, conducting an assessment of the needs of children in Baghdad as part of a UNICEF-funded study.Clark had been working with a CCF team in Iraq since May as an emergency specialist on contract.She has worked in child protection and emergency support for 15 years, and previously worked with Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Oxfam.Clark is a graduate of the University of Guelph in Canada.

Brown, CCF's Financial Systems Implementation Manager, had joined the team in Iraq just this week to review CCF's operations in-country.Brown, 41, has been working for CCF since November 2001.He is a resident of Henrico County where he lives with his wife and three children.

"The CCF family is deeply saddened by the death of Jill Clark, a talented, dedicated and experienced child protection specialist.
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A Tribute to Jill Clark
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CCF has received messages from every corner of the world - all honoring Jill Clark . Below is just a small sample of those thoughts and prayers.

It is with a deep sense of shock and disbelief that we learnt of the death of Jill Clark in Iraq.This senseless bombing of the United Nations building could only be seen as a babaric act which could not in anyway be justified as being done in the interest of the people of Iraq.We pray that God bless the soul of Jill and give her family the strength to cope with this loss.

Ousman Cham, Regional RepresentativeCCF West Africa

We have received with deep regret the news of the death of Jill Clark.We have had the opportunity of working with her last year and feel very much the passing away of such a fine person.We will remember you all in our prayers as we pray for the sweet repose of her soul.

Davidson Jonah and the CCF Sierra Leone StaffCCF - Sierra Leone

Dear Colleagues,I just wanted to extend my condolences to you on the tragic and terrible death of Jill.I, like you and many people around the world, are in mourning at so many losses.Losses of which we are still unaware of the complete ramifications.

However, I just wanted to share something positive with you about Jill - to ensure that her passing was not in vain.Before meeting Jill I didn't really understand what it meant to implement a child-rights based approach to humanitarian assistance.Jill patiently explained this to me - giving me many concrete and practical examples of what this meant in reality.
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I truly enjoyed meeting Jill and was impressed by her commitment and enthusiasm to the work CCF was preparing to do in Iraq.This is a terrible day for us all.

James CoxCCF Australia

Jill was a very good friend and a wonderful colleague.In Iraq, she rapidly assumed a very important role, sharing herimmense experience, energy and spirit.
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On Behalf of the staff and all the children for whom Jill offered many sacrificies and even her life please accept our most heartfelt condolences in this difficult moment of sorrow you all are experiencing.May Jill rest in peace as we keep her in our thoughts and prayers.

Rolando Torres, National DirectorCCF-Guatemala

To the family of Jill Clark,Accept our deepest sympathies.

Gamini Pinnalawatte, National DirectorCCF Sri Lanka

I was so saddened to hear that Jill was among the victims of the recent bombing in Iraq.I was deeply struck by Jill's passion and commitment for her work, and her very smary sense of humor.I am profoundly sad that her life was cut short so brutally.Please share my respects with her colleagues at the Christian Children's Fund, and with her family.

Geoffrey M. Glick, Director, Diplomat Program International Rescue Committee

We are sorry to hear such a sad news and learned about the lost of our colleagues Jill Clark.We pray for that the Lord may grant strength and comfort for her family.With this, our deepest condolences.

Tri Budiardjo, National DirectorCCF Indonesia

I had heard the sad news about Jill Clark's death today and I wanted to let her family, colleagues and freinds know how sad I was to hear such tragic news.

Jill was a person who was so practical and also so very committed to the protection of children - a passion so close to mine.That alone encouraged me so much.No words can express my heartfelt sadness at the loss.She will be missed so much and I am extremely thankful for all she did to protect children and her willingness to share ideas.
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I worked with Jill in Sierra Leone for a year and was constantly amazed by her professionalism, integrity, good humour and enormous capacity for work and play.I will miss my dear fiend very very much indeed - there was nobody in the world quite like her.Best wishes and sincere condolences.

Carol Ward

We the CCF staff in Kenya wish to send our deepest condolences to you on this sad occassion of losing Jill.We are with you in our prayers.Her death is not in vain as she died for the cause of the child.May God give you power and courage during this difficult time.

Ogada Kojwang , National DirectorCCF Kenya

On behalf of the Board and staff of the International Eye Foundation, I want to extend our deepest sympathies at the loss of Jill in the bomb blast in Iraq yesterday.While she died most honorably doing what she cared about and had a passion for, the loss of innocents is wasteful and extremely hard to bear.With our sincere condolences.

August 20, 2003  Jill Clark, CCF – US Staff Member Christian Children's Fund of Canada
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Jill Clark, CCF - US Staff Member

First let me say that as Executive Director of Christian Children's Fund of Canada, our thoughts and prayers are with the family members of Gillian Clark.

We were shocked to hear of the bomb blast at the UN Headquarters yesterday in Iraq and were very shocked and saddened to learn of the death of Jill Clark.This is a devastating loss for us, her family and the humanitarian aid community world wide, including the children of Iraq who will no longer have the benefit of her expertise.

On behalf of all of us at Christian Children's Fund of Canada, we offer our deepest sympathy for her mother and family and for Christian Children's Fund based in Richmond Virginia, our US counterpart.

To clarify, Jill Clark worked for the US based organization, not the Canadian organization.However she was a Canadian dual citizen (Canada and the UK).
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Jill was an outgoing energetic person who focused her career on helping people, specifically children.

The family indicated that as they saw the images on TV last night, they expected to see Jill assisting and pulling people from the rubble because that was the kind of person she was.

While spending time with the family today, I realized that this was a very caring and giving family.Typical of what all of us look for in someone who goes out into the violent world to help others.Mrs. Clark indicated her daughter was a very adventurous person and was able to combine this adventurous spirit with a great spirit of charity.Jill was scheduled to leave Iraq within a few days.This type of tragic death underscores the sanctity of human life and how temporal our time can be in such a violent world.

Currently, there are Richmond staff member's enroute to be with Mrs. Clark here in Toronto.

InterAction Mourns the Loss of Life in Baghdad Blast; Among them were U.N.'s Sergio Vieira de Mello and Jill Clark of CCFInterAction.org | About InterAction
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and Jill Clark of Christian Children's Fund

On behalf of the 160 member organizations of InterAction, the largest alliance of American nongovernmental organizations conducting overseas relief and development, CEO Mary E. McClymont expresses condolences on the death of U.N. Special Representative Sergio Viera de Mello and Jill Clark of the Christian Children's Fund.
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"InterAction mourns the untimely deaths of U.N. Special Representative Sergio Viera de Mello and Jill Clark of the Christian Children's Fund, a long-time member of our alliance.We send our condolences to the entire U.N. community, to their families and to the families of all the victims in the appalling terrorist attack on U.N. headquarters in Baghdad.

"Sergio Viera de Mello's tragic death takes from among us a dedicated humanitarian whose skill, commitment, and charm earned him the respect and affection of almost everyone with whom he worked, among them many InterAction members.

"Jill Clark was a veteran humanitarian worker with a passion for the protection of women and children, and a keen understanding of the dangers involved in her work.The mission on which she died was her third to Iraq over the last decade."

A suicide car bomber attacked U.N. headquarters in Baghdad Wednesday afternoon, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 100.Among the dead were Sergio Vieira de Mello, the U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's special representative in Iraq, and Christian Children Fund's Jill Clark.
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Clark was conducting a needs assessment of the children in Baghdad as part of a UNICEF-funded study.She had been working as an emergency specialist with CCF in Iraq since May.An advocate of child protection and emergency for 15 years, she had previously worked with Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Oxfam.

Clark and Brown were attending an interagency meeting for non-governmental organizations at UN headquarters at the time of the bombing.
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Clark, a long time child protection worker, was in Iraq for CCF, conducting an assessment of the needs of children in Baghdad as part of a UNICEF-funded study.Clark had been working with a CCF team in Iraq since May as an emergency specialist on contract.She has worked in child protection and emergency support for 15 years, and previously worked with Save the Children, International Rescue Committee and Oxfam.Clark is a graduate of the University of Guelph in Canada.
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,The CCF family is deeply saddened by the death of Jill Clark, a talented, dedicated and experienced child protection specialist.Her death is a great loss to the humanitarian aid community.And we extend our deepest sympathies to Jill,s family and share in their loss,, noted CCF Vice President Betty J. Forbes.