Pacific Health & Resilience at PIF: The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting is underway in Palau, with health and wellbeing priorities sitting alongside climate resilience, food security and transnational drug crime—while Geopolitics in the spotlight threatens to crowd out the agenda as China warns of “consequences” over Taiwan’s attendance and Taiwan returns to the forum after last year’s exclusion. Kiribati connectivity boost: A landmark six-nation partnership has delivered the East Micronesia Cable, bringing faster, more reliable internet to Naoero and Tarawa in Kiribati, supporting essential services and digital resilience. Smaller island states coordination: Kiribati President Taneti Maamau handed over the Smaller Island States chair role virtually, with leaders emphasizing unity and livelihoods. Sports and health access: Australia announced $15.6 million to help Pacific athletes and officials reach Brisbane 2032 and other major events—supporting training pathways that can strengthen community wellbeing. Health system support (PALM): A policy brief says welfare support under the PALM labour mobility scheme is extensive on paper but poorly understood and not well connected in practice, raising concerns for worker wellbeing.