Egyptian ministry of international cooperation announced on Friday, September 9, that Egypt had received $1 billion from the World Bank, which represents the first tranche of a $3 billion loan that is to be distributed over the next 3 years. The transfer was made possible by the adoption of VAT tax, which was both a prerequisite for World Bank aid and a significant part of a reform programme that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pushed from. International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr stated that the funds will be used to ‘create job opportunities and improve citizens’ living standards’.

The United Nations through The World Food Program depicted a dramatic situation in South Sudan. As they stated, the crisis has reached "unprecedented" levels, with approximately 5 million people suffering from severe food insecurity. Furthermore, "the situation could rapidly become catastrophic" if nothing is done rapidly. South Sudan is currently experiencing a severe inflation, due to the civil war. The situation is worsening in a country undermined by a war involving government forces and different ethnic groups, while the UN recently launched an investigation to figure out who is responsible for the Juba hotel attack. In fact, the secretary-general is "concerned about allegations that UNMISS (the U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan) did not respond appropriately to prevent this and other grave cases of sexual violence committed in Juba".

Sergey Donskoy, the Russian minister of natural resources, has suggested that the countries reach a delimitation agreement. He explained that Russia had to open up the conversation with Danish officials to discuss how the Arctic shelf should be divided between two countries. Both countries have conflicting claims in the Arctic. Last month in New York, in the headquarters of UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) Russia and Denmark presented their overlapping claims.

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a bilateral summit on the 25th anniversary of the dialogue partnership, signed, in addition to general joint statement, a general statement on the use of the territory of the South China Sea Code of Conduct for unplanned contacts on the sea. The Code refers to naval and military ships and aircraft of participating countries. The document, which was signed by 21 States in 2014, in detailed manner determines procedures of units and groups of Navy warships or military aircraft of the participating countries during unscheduled meetings: negotiation procedure, used means of communication and frequencies, order and sequences of procedures on the place of unplanned meetings, etc.

During the ongoing conference in Laos American Presidnet, Barack Obama, has urged China to finally accept the international court ruling on the South China Sea. Obama sees it as a source of potential conflict that could involve the world's super powers. In his presentation he emphasized: 'the landmark arbitration ruling in July, which is binding, helped to clarify maritime rights in the region'. He advises that all interested and affected parties should step on the path of diplomacy and negotations to resolve the remianing problems. Obama's words can be interpreted as a response to a recent statement from China, in which they again declared that they will not abide by the rules set in the Hague.