EU Food Safety: Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu officials met in Suva for a two-week technical training on the EU’s Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1449, aimed at fixing freezer-vessel temperature compliance after EU auditors found tuna not consistently reaching -18°C in brine; the rules could affect about 97% of EU-listed Pacific Island-flagged vessels, with warmer freezing linked to histamine and scombroid poisoning risk. Gender & Health Access: At the Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting in Suva, Solomon Islands Minister John Maneniaru warned that rising fuel prices, supply pressures and conflict impacts are straining essential services, including health, hitting women, girls, youth and people with disabilities hardest. Water Safety: A new global assessment highlights unsafe drinking water as a major public health risk, with many of the lowest-ranked countries facing weak infrastructure, poor sanitation and climate pressures—issues that resonate across island communities. Nuclear Legacy & Decolonisation: Pacific leaders renewed calls for unresolved nuclear-era harms and colonial legacies, noting hundreds of tests across the region including in Kiribati, and linking the fight to self-determination and survival. Nutrition & Resilient Food Systems: Samoa’s Agri-Innovate Competition 2026, supported by the EU and FAO under STODAS, spotlighted agrifood entrepreneurs and training to strengthen nutrition and health through more resilient local food systems.