Pacific Health & Safety Under Pressure: A new Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre update says it has finished the country’s second national intimate partner violence prevalence study, using WHO-style methods designed to protect women’s safety and privacy, with final findings expected before year-end. Climate, Violence, and Services: A related analysis highlights how cyclones and damaged roads, closed clinics, and down phone networks can trap women in evacuation centres where protection systems fail fast. COPD Burden: A global study on smoking-attributable COPD trends from 1990–2021 adds fresh context to why lung health prevention still matters. Regional Health-Linked Policy: Fiji and Kiribati also signed a landmark sandfish aquaculture deal, aiming to support livelihoods while keeping environmental safeguards in focus. Diplomacy & Rights: A UN General Assembly resolution—backed by Pacific partners—strengthens states’ legal duties on climate action and links climate protection to human rights, including the right to a healthy environment.