PACNEWS DIGEST — Zooming in on Green Banking and Sustainable Finance – hosted by the Central Bank of Samoa and UNDP’s Climate Finance Network17. PACNEWS DIGEST — Western Pacific IP Leaders meet to advance IP for DevelopmentSOL – POLITICS/DIPLOMACY: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Mon 10 Aug 2026Solomon Islands begins review of security agreement with ChinaHONIARA, 10 AUGUST 2026 (PACNEWS) — Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale says there will be “no more secrecy” over agreements that bind the nation, as the government begins a review of the country’s 2022 security agreement with China. PACNEWSVAN – PARDON: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Mon 10 Aug 2026Vanuatu PM to meet President over controversial pardonPORT VILA, 10 AUGUST 2026 (PACNEWS) — Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat will meet President Nikenike Vurobaravu this week to raise concerns over the recent pardon of a convicted rapist. PACNEWSTUVALU – PEACEKEEPING: PACNEWS PACNEWS 2: Mon 10 Aug 2026Tuvalu deploys first Police Officers to UN Peacekeeping missionFUNAFUTI, 10 AUGUST 2026 (PACNEWS) — Tuvalu has deployed its first four police officers to a United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, marking a major milestone for the Tuvalu Police Service. The four initiatives include the National Climate Finance Roadmap, Climate Finance Country Programme, Cost-Benefit Analysis Report, and an upgraded National Advisory Board Portal.