Foreign Policy published on 5 February 2015 an article titled "U.N. Envoy to Somalia Warns against Cutting Off Remittances" by Jamila Trindle. Nicholas Kay, the UN Special Representative for Somalia described the remittances from the diaspora as the "lifeblood and survival mechanism for many, many Somalis."
At a February 6 session in Washington organized by the Center for American Progress, Kay reiterated his concern over this matter. He said annual remittances to Somalia from the disapora are running at between $1.2 and $1.8 billion. This compares to a Somali government budget of $260 million.
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Friday, February 6, 2015
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Conversation with UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Somalia
The Washington-based US Institute of Peace hosted Nicholas Kay, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Somalia, on 22 April 2014 for a one and one-half hour discussion of security and governance issues in Somalia. Former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, moderated the discussion, which was called "Progress or Peril in Somalia?"
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