Climate & Resilience: Pacific leaders used the UN General Assembly to push urgent action on sea-level rise and climate finance, with Tuvalu’s PM calling it a “present reality” and urging grants at the scale needed for unavoidable impacts and loss and damage. Health & Human Development: New analysis shows Pacific life expectancy has climbed to 68.8 years from 52.7 in 1960, with Solomon Islands and Vanuatu moving from below to above the regional average, while Naoero’s gains lag badly. Niue Honey & Local Agribusiness: A Niue Honey feature follows the revival of the island’s beekeeping after years of neglect, highlighting how restored hives and local know-how are rebuilding a niche production business. Pacific Skills & Training: India proposed tailored capacity-building programmes for Pacific Island countries under the FIPIC framework, offering professionals focused training in India based on each country’s priorities. High-Value Tourism & Media/Creative Industries: Fiji’s media sector is framed as “full circle” after MIDA’s scrapping, with a new Suva media training centre announced; meanwhile, Pacific wearable art (MOTHER VAKA) is celebrated for turning cultural storytelling into a global fashion platform. Energy/Transport (Regional): ADB and Solomon Islands back the Tulagi solar power plant, while Pacific partners launch a regional yachting strategy aimed at growing high-value tourism. AI Governance: A Pasifika AI creator argues Pacific-aligned AI should be designed for “refusal” and cannot speak for communities without a clear mandate.