Health & Social Security Reform: New Caledonia’s government has approved a draft to create CAFAT, a compensation fund that would give Congress more control over social security and disability budget allocations by pooling revenues now sent directly to public establishments, with funding coming from sources including the solidarity contribution, consumption tax, and taxes on alcohol and tobacco, plus subsidies from New Caledonia, the state, and provinces. Elections & Health Impacts: Voters head to the polls on June 28 for provincial assemblies and the national Congress, with many focused on the economic fallout from the 2024 conflict—job losses and cutbacks that could hit health services and public transport—while uncertainty remains over a new political statute to replace the 1998 Noumea Accord. Nuclear Legacy & Community Health: Pacific leaders and advocates say decolonisation after nuclear testing is still unfinished, pointing to ongoing issues like environmental contamination and self-determination, including calls for reparations linked to nuclear-era harms affecting communities across the region. Environment & Resilience for Health: A landmark study reports mangrove destruction has slowed and even reversed over the past 20 years, highlighting stronger “closed canopy” forests—important for carbon storage, water filtering, and protection from storm surges that can reduce health risks from disasters.