Pacific Mobility & Security: Australia’s Pacific Engagement Visa ballot opens 1 July, but Vanuatu has been dropped from the 2026–27 list, just as Port Vila presses for its Nakamal Agreement with Canberra while also negotiating a similar deal with China—raising fresh questions about leverage and access to opportunity for ni-Vanuatu. ADB Funding for Vanuatu: The Asian Development Bank will give Vanuatu $10m to strengthen project delivery, disaster resilience, private-sector growth and sustainable development, including early support for the Project Management Unit and Ministry of Finance systems. Climate Finance & Action: Pacific finance ministers meet in Majuro amid a “triple shock” of fuel insecurity, higher import costs and food vulnerability, while Pacific leaders at UN climate talks in Bonn warn that attempts to weaken climate science put Pasifika lives at risk. Disaster Preparedness (PNG): Papua New Guinea PM James Marape orders provinces and districts to prepare for an extraordinary, prolonged dry season as El Niño develops. Regional Governance (PNA): Ministers meet for the 21st Nauru Agreement session in Majuro, focusing on tuna management progress and value-chain development. Cybersecurity: INTERPOL flags a sharp rise in cybercrime across Asia and the South Pacific, with Vanuatu included in a regional cybercrime initiative. Maritime Crime Spillover: A joint operation intercepts a Belize-flagged cargo vessel in Solomon Islands linked to transnational organised crime, widening investigations across Pacific waters.