Press Statements

  • 28 Jul 2013 - Mogadishu – SRSG Nicholas Kay strongly condemns the suicide attack against an office housing Turkish staff earlier today in Mogadishu which reportedly ended in deaths and injuries. This is one of the several attacks that Al Shabaab has carried out during the holy month...
  • 25 Jul 2013 - New York –The Security Council today decided to renew the mandate of the group monitoring sanctions imposed on Somalia, explicitly targeting parties that obstructed justice while further easing funding and equipment restrictions on the United Nations and European Union...
  • 14 Jul 2013 - Garowe/Mogadishu – SRSG Nicholas Kay has described today's decision to postpone the elections as "brave and wise" following violent clashes in parts of Puntland. SRSG Kay said “My condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. I have been intouch with all sides and...
  • 12 Jul 2013 - Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemns the terrorist suicide attack which occurred earlier today in Mogadishu in the vicinity of the airport. This is one of several sporadic attacks carried out by extremists...
  • 09 Jul 2013 - Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, wishes the people of Somalia a Happy Ramadhan. As Somalis join Muslims around the world to observe the holy month, SRSG Nicholas Kay said: “This is a month for spiritual...
  • 08 Jul 2013 - Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has learnt with deep sorrow of the killing of Libaan Abdullahi Farah ‘Qaran’ a reporter of Somali Kalsan TV based in Gaalkacyo. Reports suggest that Libaan was shot dead...
  • 29 Jun 2013 - Mogadishu – The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, today urgently called for an immediate cessation of hostilities as armed clashes flared up again in Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo among groups claiming leadership...
  • 20 Jun 2013 - Mogadishu – The Security Council is outraged by the attack on a UN compound in Mogadishu today, for which Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council extend their condolences to the victims...
  • 19 Jun 2013 - Mogadishu – The UN Special Representative for the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, condemned the violent attack on the United Nations Common Compound in Mogadishu. At about 11:30 this morning, a pickup truck rigged with explosives was detonated outside the...
  • 14 Jun 2013 - New York – UN Security Council received a briefing from Assistant Secretary-General Tayé-Brooke Zerihoun on the situation in the Juba regions of Somalia. Members of the Security Council expressed their concern at the deterioration in the security situation in the Juba...

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