On the road to rebuilding Somalia, the country has given itself three major political challenges: federating the country, finalizing a constitution, and holding democratic elections. These are enormous goals, and Somalis will need to start trusting each other to get them done, says United Nations Special Representative Nick Kay.
Nicholas Kay is a British diplomat. He serves as the UN Special Representative for Somalia, working closely with the Somali government on local affairs. Kay served as the United Kingdom’s Regional Coordinator for Southern Afghanistan and Head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team for Helmand Province from 2006 to 2007. He acted as the British Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo from 2007 to 2010. From 2010 to 2012, Kay was also the British Ambassador to Sudan.