Pacific Cooperation Deal: Niue and Papua New Guinea signed a framework agreement on development and technical cooperation in Palau, setting up future programmes across trade, tourism, education and labour mobility, health, agriculture and food security, climate resilience, and infrastructure and digital development. Climate Finance in Action: The Pacific Resilience Facility is taking 14 community projects to pre-COP meetings and COP31, with each member allocated up to US$20,000 for water security, food production, coastal restoration, sanitation, renewable energy and resilience—showing investors the facility is moving money to communities, not just planning. Port & Logistics Push: The US, Cook Islands and New Zealand announced a US$60m deep-sea port at Penrhyn (former WWII base), with Washington funding US$50m and New Zealand managing the build with US$10m—an infrastructure bet tied to Pacific shipping and strategic access. Forum Focus: The 55th Pacific Islands Forum in Palau is set to spotlight how leaders convert geopolitics into climate protection, infrastructure and economic opportunities, with Niue’s PM Dalton Tagelagi among those heading into the summit.