El Niño Food Security Alert (PNG): Papua New Guinea’s Highlands are bracing for depleted harvests after frost and prolonged drought damaged crops and livestock, with Oxfam PNG warning up to 3 million people could be affected and malnutrition risk rising as families cut meals and food variety. Climate Adaptation for Health (Vanuatu): Vanuatu has launched new nature-based solutions policy tools under the PPIN project, aiming to strengthen coastal resilience and wellbeing by weaving healthy forests, mangroves, reefs and seagrass into national adaptation planning. Drought Preparedness (PNG): PNG Prime Minister James Marape has ordered provinces and districts to prepare for an extraordinary, prolonged dry season, with tailored local responses and faster funding access being reviewed. Public Health & Water (Blue Pacific Act): A Pacific-focused policy discussion highlights how gaps in clean water, sanitation and hygiene raise diarrheal disease and malnutrition risks, especially for children in rural and remote islands. Cyber Safety (Vanuatu & region): Tonga has joined an INTERPOL regional cybercrime initiative, with Vanuatu included among participating Pacific nations, as ransomware and scams threaten small island digital systems. Youth SRHR (Pacific): A new Pacific youth guide, Pleasurenesia, argues sexuality and wellbeing programs must be shaped by Pacific people, citing high teenage pregnancy, rising youth HIV, and ongoing gender-based violence including in Vanuatu.