Mogadishu, 7 June 2014 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay welcomed the release today of 11 crew members of the ship MV Albedo, held hostage since November 2010, and called for all remaining captives still being held by Somali pirates to be relea...

New York, 4 June 2014 - Security Council briefing on the humanitarian situation in Somalia Mr. President, Thank you very much for the opportunity to brief the Council on the humanitarian situation in Somalia. Since the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2012, optimism over ...

Mogadishu, 3 June 2014 – Speaking at an event to mark the first anniversary since the launch of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, pledged the UN’s continued support for Somalia and called ...

Even the memory of the pain that he lived through on 5 December 2013 is enough to distort the smiling face of Jean-Pierre Natoua. Hit by poliomyelitis as a child, he bears a serious, aching limp, requiring calm, unhurried motions. That night, however, Jean-Pierre was obliged to run, bearing the pain...