In this special edition of the Pacific Security Snapshot, we look at the key issues raised by Pacific leaders at the recent United Nations General Assembly, including the 2050 Blue Pacific strategy and the need for urgent action on climate change.

Young Internet users in Papua New Guinea and Fiji are rapidly reshaping their country’s digital environment, but policymakers must do more to ensure online spaces are equitable and can provide trusted information, Jope Tarai writes.

Environmental disasters are dominating Pacific security concerns and some of the last of the region’s COVID-19 restrictions have been eased.

Election uncertainty is featuring in news across the Pacific, while several countries in the region are wrestling with environmental security challenges.

Important negotiations are ongoing to establish a global plastic waste treaty, but Pacific voices need support to ensure they’re heard, Trisia Farrelly writes.

Poverty in Asia and the Pacific is at risk of soaring, but active policy-making that extends social protection to all workers would be enough to turn the tide, Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana writes.