Food & Nutrition Security: Kiribati is pushing climate-resilient agriculture and fisheries management, plus social protection and an offshore horticultural estate in Fiji, to tackle diet and health problems driven by scarce land, limited freshwater and heavy reliance on imported food—especially rice and sugar. Nutrition & Health Risk: The coverage highlights how imported staples and ultra-processed foods are crowding out nutrient-dense local options, with South Tarawa’s dense population making the nutrition challenge sharper. Health & Safety in the Region: A Fiji search for an overdue boat carrying six people ended with the group found alive after a Royal New Zealand Air Force crew spotted them in rough seas. Public Health & Community Resilience: A Pacific policy brief argues the region should focus on climate–peace links through social cohesion, cultural continuity, relational security and ecological stewardship—not just climate change as a driver of conflict. Kiribati & Migration: A three-part series says Kiribati should treat outward and inward migration as long-term development, pointing to housing, sanitation, freshwater limits and youth pressures concentrated on South Tarawa. Diplomacy & Access: China warned the Pacific Islands Forum over Taiwan-related participation, with Kiribati among members that cut ties with Taipei in recent years.