Tuvalu Climate Policy: Tuvalu’s Environment Minister Maina Vakafua Talia urged governments at the GEF Assembly to move beyond “incremental change” and deliver “transformational change,” calling for bigger ambition, blended finance, and inclusive resilience that leaves no community behind. Tuvalu Education & Skills: UNICEF reports a US$2.5m push to strengthen learning in Tuvalu by upskilling teachers—especially on outer islands—so more educators meet new requirements for a Bachelor of Education, with training running to 2029. Tuvalu Digital Nation: A new spotlight piece revisits Tuvalu’s Digital Nation plan, framed as a way to preserve state functions and identity even as sea levels threaten the islands’ long-term future. Pacific Climate Displacement: Pacific leaders are urging New Zealand to prepare for climate displacement, citing research that nearly one million Pacific people were displaced by climate disasters from 2010–2021 and warning that dignity and planning are still missing. Samoan Language Week: Oamaru Pacific Island Trust celebrated Samoan Language Week with legends, screen printing, music, coconut-scraping, and traditional food—bringing families into language and culture hands-on. Regional Governance Mood: A survey of young Fijians highlights deep distrust in political leadership and frustration with unequal development, with unemployment and limited opportunity repeatedly flagged as drivers of poverty.