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SOMALIA / KAY DEPARTURE
STORY: SOMALIA / KAY DEPARTURE
TRT: 03:36
SOURCE: UNSOM
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 29 DECEMBER 2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
29 DECEMBER 2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
1. Med Shot, UN force guard of honour saluting Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Nicholas Kay
2. Wide shot, Kay saluted by UN guard force
3. Close up, Kay during ceremony
4. Med shot, Guard of honour
5. Wide shot, Guard of honour
6. Med shot, UN guard force saluting Kay
7. Close up, UN guard force parade commander during ceremony
8. Wide shot, Kay inspecting guard of honour
9. Close up, Abdusalam Hadliye Omar, Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
10. Wide shot, Kay, Omar and Raisedon Zenenga, United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Somalia during ceremony
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdusalam Hadliye Omar, Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs:
“The UN mission in Somalia is crucial to Somalia’s future and during his tenure as a leader Nick Kay worked with the government of the Republic of Somalia to help shape a new vision for a better Somalia and its people.”
12. Med shot, Omar shaking hands with Kay
13. Wide shot, Kay speaking
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia:
“Today I think it is also a happy and positive day as well, happy for me first because I am going home, and I am going back to my family. Happy for me also, because as the minister says, I think we can truly see that in Somalia, there is an unstoppable momentum now to peace, to stability and prosperity and democracy and that unstoppable momentum was not here three years ago. It is here now and it is thanks to the Somalis themselves, it’s thanks to international partners and it is thanks most of all to the UN colleagues I had the privilege to work with.”
15. Med shot, Kay shaking hands and saying goodbye to UN staff
16. Med shot, Kay hugging Omar and Zenenga
17. Med shot, Kay taking photo with Omar, Zenenga and senior UN officials
18. Wide shot, Kay taking a photo with UN staff
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia:
“Too many fond memories but essentially, the brightness of the smile of the Somalis, the sharpness of their arguments in the negotiations, their resilience; when they are bombed they built the next day. Within weeks hotels are open again and everything goes on. So great admiration for the Somali people and great gratitude to the UN colleagues and the African Union colleagues who sacrificed so much over the last few years.”
20. Wide shot, Kay waves goodbye to UN staff and walking towards aircraft
21. Wide shot, UN staff waving back
22. Wide shot, plane carrying Kay on tarmac, readying to depart
23. Wide shot, UN staff looking on
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, today (29 Dec) officially left Somalia bringing to an end an illustrious diplomatic stint spanning more than two years in the country.
A short send-off ceremony was held at the Aden Abdulle Airport, for the UN Envoy who has worked tirelessly for a better Somalia since his arrival in Mogadishu in June 2013.
In his speech, the Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdusalam Hadliye Omar, described Nicholas Kay as a true friend of the Somali people, whose efforts have left an indelible mark in the history of the country.
“The UN mission in Somalia is crucial to Somalia’s future and during his tenure as a leader Nick Kay worked with the government of the Republic of Somalia to help shape a new vision for a better Somalia and its people,” Abdusalam Hadliye Omar said, noting that Nicholas Kay’s name is now one of the most popular in the country.
Ambassador Kay told the gathering he was leaving Somalia with fond memories and full of optimism about the future of the country.
“Today I think it is also a happy and positive day as well, happy for me first because I am going home, and I am going back to my family. Happy for me also, because as the minister says, I think we can truly see that in Somalia, there is an unstoppable momentum now to peace, to stability and prosperity and democracy and that unstoppable momentum was not here three years ago. It is here now and it is thanks to the Somalis themselves, it’s thanks to international partners and it is thanks most of all to the UN colleagues I had the privilege to work with,” Kay observed.
He stressed that he will forever remember the brightness of the smiles of the Somalis, the sharpness of their arguments in negotiations and their resilience to make Somalia a better country.
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