In 1998 , Orbinski received the Governor General 's Meritorious Service Cross for his work as the MSF Head of Mission during the 1994 Rwandan genocide . In 2009 , Orbinski became an Officer of the Order of Canada and in the citation was recognized by the Governor General of Canada as a humanitarian practitioner and advocate for those who have been silenced by war , genocide and mass starvation
Rwandan genocide
Rwandan genocide
James Orbinski