Dengue Control (Wolbachia): A new regional push argues Wolbachia releases should be treated as a shared Pacific public good, with clear rules on who supplies mosquitoes, how releases happen (eggs or adults), and strong local monitoring plus community buy-in. Pacific Ocean Health: Fiji has joined Panama to launch a Mesopelagic “twilight zone” conservation effort, urging precaution against deep-sea mining and fishing while expanding research on the 200–1,000m layer that supports ocean food webs and carbon storage. Vanuatu Climate Resilience (Nature-based solutions): Vanuatu officially received new policy tools to weave healthy forests, mangroves, reefs and seagrass into national adaptation planning and coastal resilience decisions. El Niño Food Security (PNG): Papua New Guinea is bracing for a severe dry season as frost and drought threaten Highlands crops and livestock, with Oxfam warning millions could face hunger and rising malnutrition risk. Cybersecurity (Vanuatu included): Tonga has joined an INTERPOL regional cybercrime initiative, and the program lists Vanuatu among participating Pacific states—aiming to boost intelligence sharing, training and cyber resilience. Public Health & Youth SRHR (Vanuatu context): A Pacific youth guide on “pleasure” calls for sexuality and wellbeing programs designed by Pacific people, pointing to high teen pregnancy, rising young HIV cases, and high gender-based violence including in Vanuatu.