China's economic "new normal" will make public diplomacy crucial in relations with other countries, the new Chinese consul general of New York said Monday.

Palestinians intend to submit a final draft of their statehood resolution calling for an end to the occupation and the creation of a state by 2017 to the United Nations Security Council, senior Palestinian Authority officials said Monday.

The Tsunami Evaluation Committee, consisting of UN agencies and other NGOs, described the aid commitments as the most generous and immediately funded humanitarian response in history.

The Core Group commends the efforts undertaken by the President of the Republic to implement the recommendation of the Presidential Advisory Commission and the work he has undertaken, together with the Presidents of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, the representatives of political parties and other political stakeholders to forge the necessary consensus for the nomination of a Prime Minister and the formation of a consensus government.

Ambassador Nicholas Kay provides Reporter with exclusive analysis of the recent political developments in the Somali Regions, the role the UNSOM has played in Somalia for peace, security and reconstruction efforts for new Somalia in 2016 . 

Ethiopia's perception and analysis of challenges and opportunities in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region have become increasingly dominant. Owing to the following four reasons, Ethiopia's pivotal role within the IGAD and to a limited extent in the AU will continue to grow.

Whether or not the Philippine arbitration claim prevails in court, China is unlikely to prevail in the court of international public opinion on this issue. 

President Barack Obama declared Friday that Sony “made a mistake” in shelving a satirical film about a plot to assassinate North Korea’s leader, and he pledged the U.S. would respond “in a place and manner and time that we choose” to the hacking attack on Sony that led to the withdrawal. The FBI blamed the hack on the North’s communist government.