Overview

• Solomon Islands prime minister Jeremiah Manele has excluded external dialogue partners, including China, the United States and Taiwan, from this year’s leaders’ discussions.
• Pacific leaders are advancing a regional resilience fund for community-scale adaptation, with Australia already committing US$100 million and analysts warning the partner ban could limit broader finance.
• Leaders are expected to consider an Ocean of Peace declaration and to review forum membership and partner categories as part of a wider governance rethink.
• Australia’s Anthony Albanese and New Zealand’s Christopher Luxon are attending, and Tuvalu’s Feleti Teo is participating after earlier boycott threats.
• The agenda also features security and resource issues, with debate over deep-sea mining and an expected push to back Australia’s COP31 hosting bid.