Pacific Climate Finance Push: Climate-vulnerable nations told the UN General Assembly they shouldn’t be forced into deeper debt to recover from disasters they didn’t cause, calling for grants and faster access to finance. Sea-Level Reality in Tuvalu: Tuvalu’s PM said sea-level rise is already here, urging scaled grants for adaptation and loss-and-damage, with coastal projects reclaiming land in Funafuti. Pacific Legal Action at the ICJ: Fiji’s attorney general opened a regional writeshop for Pacific submissions to the ICJ climate advisory case, with legal teams from 16 Pacific countries and territories including Nauru. Deep-Sea Mining Divide: At UNGA, American Samoa rejected commercial deep-sea mineral extraction while Naoero (formerly Nauru) pushed for international seabed-mining rules to be completed. Infrastructure for Resilience: A Pacific infrastructure facility highlighted a push for renewable energy investment and better links between urban and rural areas, including a regional project database to attract bidders. UNGA Name-Change Spotlight: Nauru’s new name push (“Naoero”) is framed as harder than product rebranding, tied to identity and history—playing out on the UN stage. Pacific Leaders at UNGA: Leaders from across the Pacific used UNGA to underline existential climate risks and the need for urgent action and justice.