Climate & Resilience: A new UN DESA policy brief says social protection coverage in many Pacific SIDS is too low to protect people from climate disasters and economic shocks. It flags major gaps across the region, including in the Marshall Islands, where coverage is below 30%, and urges countries to expand support systems to help households avoid poverty and cope with food, health, and education pressures. Human Rights & Nuclear Legacy: A UN Special Rapporteur says Marshallese human rights defenders face long-term impacts from nuclear weapons testing, climate change, displacement, discrimination, and limited access to information—while sea-level rise adds new pressure on cultural and physical survival. Loss and Damage in Majuro: Pacific youth and practitioners are pushing WIM ExCom to deliver practical Loss and Damage support, not just policy talk, as the meeting convenes in Majuro and highlights real losses to homes, land, fisheries, and culture. Ocean & Fisheries: Pacific leaders at COFI37 and through a new Ocean Statement call for stronger Pacific-led fisheries management and urgent action on climate, biodiversity loss, pollution, and illegal fishing to protect the “Blue Pacific.” Maritime Environment: The Marshall Islands is also linked to maritime tech progress, with Lloyd’s Register granting design appraisal for a fore-accommodation LNG carrier using wind-assisted sails—aimed at improving efficiency while meeting safety requirements. Safety at Sea: A proposal led by the Marshall Islands at the IMO urges closing a lithium-battery shipping safety gap that can let thousands of batteries move in containers without proper dangerous-goods visibility.