West Papua at UN: Solomon Islands PM Matthew Wale used UNGA81 to renew calls for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit West Papua for independent verification, framing it as a transparency test while stressing respect for Indonesia’s sovereignty. Climate finance pressure: Wale told the UN the world has resources for climate action but lacks political will, contrasting huge military spending with falling development assistance and urging full funding for Pacific resilience and loss-and-damage mechanisms. Shipping rules tightened in Makira-Ulawa: A landing craft was barred from unloading in Kirakira after failing to fully settle its provincial shipping licence, as the province pushes stricter compliance and revenue collection. Agriculture boost via SIART: SIART says 14,665 farmers across Guadalcanal, Malaita and Makira/Ulawa are supported through 96 ABPO grants (SBD38.08m), with coconut rehabilitation and driers aimed at lifting copra output. Skills for jobs in Honiara: Australia and Smart Technology are training 10 hearing-impaired Solomon Islanders in mobile phone repair, with tools and mentoring. Media industry leadership: MASI congratulated Elizabeth Osifelo on election as PINA Vice-President, while another report warns Solomon Islands faces a growing journalist shortage and limited accredited training. Regional forestry enforcement: Pacific lawmakers and regulators at the Asia Pacific Forests Crime Network meeting in Cairns focused on stopping illegal logging networks, with calls for stronger oversight in PNG and Solomon Islands.