Rachel Kiddell-Monroe

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Rachel Kiddell-Monroe
LL.M
Born
United Kingdom
CitizenshipCanadian
Alma materMcGill University
Occupation(s)Lawyer, humanitarian
EmployerMcGill University
OrganizationSee Change Initiative

Rachel Kiddell-Monroe LL.M is a Montreal-based academic, activist, and lawyer.[1][2] She is the General Director of See Change Initiative[3] and faculty at McGill University where she teaches about humanitarian aid.[4]

She has worked globally for Médecins Sans Frontières, including supporting refugees arriving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo fleeing the Rwanda genocide.[4]

Early life

Kiddell-Monroe was born and raised in England.[1] As a student she volunteered with Amnesty International in Indonesia.[1]

She studied law at McGill University.[1][4]

Career

Kiddell-Monroe has worked for Médecins Sans Frontières in Canada, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Somalia and Rwanda before being a regional advisor for Latin America.[4] She was based in Goma during the 1994 Rwanda genocide where she worked to support the influx of refugees fleeing violence.[5]

She was the head of the Médecins Sans Frontières's Access to Essential Medicine campaign before being elected to the organization's international board of directors.[6]

She has previously been the President of Universities Allied for Essential Medicines and is a Professor of Practice at McGill University, where she lectures on international development and humanitarian action.[6][2]

In her 2017 TEDx Talk she called on people to reject fear and embrace solidarity.[4]

In 2018, Kiddell-Monroe launched See Change Initiative a not-for-profit to tackle tuberculosis in Nunavut.[1][7][3][8]

Academia

She has published papers on access to essential medicine,[9][10] the decolonization of global health,[8] medical innovation,[11] and tuberculosis in Nunavut.[12]

Awards

She won the 2020 Woman of Distinction award for Social and Environmental Engagement from the Women's Y Foundation.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Morin, Isabelle (2021-03-17). "Prix Femmes de mérite | Ces histoires qui peuvent changer le monde". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  2. ^ a b "Humanitarian Action in the 21st Century: Challenges and Dilemmas : McGill Summer Institute". Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  3. ^ a b "Tuberculosis: The Airborne Disease Displacing Many Inuit | News". thelinknewspaper.ca. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Rachel Kiddell-Monroe - 2020 Woman of Distinction - Social and Environmental Engagement". Women's Y Foundation. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  5. ^ Mackrael, Kim (2014-04-06). "Humanitarian worker reflects on experiences during Rwandan genocide". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  6. ^ a b "Rachel Kiddell-Monroe". Global Governance Lab at ISID. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
  7. ^ Deer, Ka’nhehsí:io (10 Nov 2018). "Montreal advocates hope to tackle TB by helping Inuit train as health care aides". CBC.
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