Delegates at the United Nations Environment Assembly, meeting in Kenya, held a moment of silence Monday for the victims of Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines crash. At least 5,000 delegates, including environment ministers, experts, and activists gathered Monday at the United Nations offices in Nairobi. The acting director general for the United Nations in Nairobi, Maimunah Sharif, fought back tears as she paid tribute to her colleagues. We are in mourning,” said Sidharth Chatterjee, resident coordinator for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Joyce Msuya, acting director for the United Nations Environment Program, said the world must take action quickly to counteract the effects of climate change.

Source: Ethiopian News March 11, 2019 17:26 UTC