Six staff from the UN Office in Nairobi (UNON) also died in the latest air disaster involving the Boeing 737 MAX craft. By SAM KIPLAGATMore by this AuthorBy AFPMore by this AuthorThe United Nations lost 19 of its staff in the ill-fated Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302, which crashed on Sunday shortly after take-off. "Early indications are that 19 staff members of UN affiliated organisations perished," said International Organization for Migration head Antonio Vitorino. "Numerous other staff members from at least five UN and affiliated organisations are understood to have also perished," he said. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent sympathies to and expressed solidarity with the victims’ families and loved ones, including those of United Nations staff members.

Source: Daily Nation March 11, 2019 04:18 UTC