UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash

A world forum on addressing the planet's environmental crisis opened in Nairobi on Monday, the mood darkened by the Ethiopian Airlines tragedy that killed 157 people a day earlier, including at least 22 UN staff, many headed for the event. According to Maimunah Sharif, head of UN-Habitat, at least 22 UN employees were among those who died when the Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed early Sunday just six minutes after take-off from Addis Ababa. Kicking off a sombre opening plenary, UN Environment Assembly president and Estonia's environment minister, Siim Kiisler asked delegates, many dressed in black and some in tears, to observe a minute's silence.

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