Renewables & climate resilience: India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar co-chaired the second FIPIC foreign ministers’ meeting in New York, with PNG and other Pacific leaders reviewing cooperation on renewable energy, climate action, disaster resilience, education, healthcare and capacity building. Climate finance push: Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale urged changes to the international climate finance system, calling for more accessible, predictable, grant-based funding for Pacific states facing sea-level rise, cyclones, drought and saltwater intrusion. Health warning: Doctors’ groups in PNG condemned the killing of young doctor Robert Waiye and demanded police pursue justice quickly. Childhood cancer concern: Port Moresby clinicians flagged a rise in childhood brain tumors, stressing early detection and better health-system capacity. Digital skills for agriculture: NARI ran training on R and RStudio to improve experimental design and data analysis for PNG’s agriculture researchers. Media workers’ union: PNG’s Department of Labour outlined how a national press or media workers’ union could be formed under existing labour laws. Road safety & resilience funding: Japan and PNG formalised grants for landslide risk reduction on the Kokopo-Rabaul Coastal Trunk Road and scholarships for PNG public servants via JICA. Environment & wildlife education: A Central school excursion highlighted conservation and biodiversity at Nature Park, while students visited UPNG’s library and aviation sites. Coastal biodiversity angle: Canada ratified the High Seas Treaty and pledged ocean monitoring funding—relevant to protecting marine life across shared waters.