Brussels, 9 September 2014 - On 9 September, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, sat down with journalist Gebeyaw Nigussie Tessema from German broadcaster DW for an interview on a number of Somali-focused political and human rights issues. Below is an excerpts of the interview:

Q: Ambassador, you said that nowadays many Somalis now understand that their fate lies now in a democratic Somalia and elections... On one hand we believe, we think, that there is goodwill of the Somalis but practically, is it so? Do you observe that?