The number of UN officials killed in the Ethiopian Airlines that crashed on Sunday has risen to 21 from the initial 19 reported by the global intergovernmental organisation.
The UN headquarters, in an update on Monday, said the World Food Programme lost seven officials as against the six reported on Sunday, while the Office of the High Commissioner on Refugees lost three officials, as against the two earlier reported.
The International Telecommunications Union lost two officials in the ill-fated Ethiopian airplane, which crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing the 157 people on board.
