The items recovered at the crash site of the Ethiopian Airline plane spoke fondly of their lifestyles. Several of them were workers of international organizations.
At the site, Red Cross workers in masks sifted gently through victims’ belongings. Children’s books –
Ethiopia is also a place with several diplomatic interests. The United Nations lost 21 staff in the crash.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres registered his shock in the accident. The plane was carrying several people who were to attend a UN conference in Nairobi.
Seven of the UN staff who died from the crash worked for the World Food Program, three were from Uited Nations Home and Centre for Refugees UNHCR.
“As we mourn, let us reflect that each of these WFP colleagues
were willing to travel and work far from their homes and loved ones to help make the world a better place to live. That was their calling, as it is for the rest of the WFP family,”
said WFP director David Beasley