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• In the Pacific, the Solomon Islands has launched a roadmap towards meeting 100% energy generation from renewable resources by the year 2030. Island Innovation
• Some states, such as Solomon Islands, might deepen partnerships with Beijing, while others might seek to leverage heightened competition to extract greater benefits from external partners, risking regional fragmentation. The Strategist
• China's recent diplomatic success in the Solomon Islands has caused concern in Washington about other security arrangements Beijing might want to pursue with other Pacific Island nations. CSIS
• A severe tropical cyclone, Myla, is affecting parts of the Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea, bringing the risk of very heavy rainfall and flooding. Met Office
• Climate displacement is already happening in parts of the Solomon Islands, and it is expected to increase in the coming decades. Islands Business
• The federal government will provide an initial $1.5 million (US$ 1.06 million) to the Solomon Islands, where the most severe impacts from Maila have been felt in remote communities. Islands Business
• If fast propagation occurs, it could lead to a brief chance of tropical cyclone genesis in the Indian Ocean later this week, before moving to assist with cyclone genesis potential near Vanuatu or the Solomon Islands after Easter. Earth Sciences New Zealand | NIWA
• The Solomon Islands could benefit from developing a similar policy, providing guidelines and best practices for government officials and the general public on the responsible use of social media platforms. GOV.UK
• By 2040, the younger population is projected to be more than double that of 2000 in several countries such as Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. United Nations (UN)
• In the Solomon Islands, 44.8% of people were reported to be openly defecating in 2020, indicating that SDG 6.2-which calls for the abolition of open defecation - is still a long way off and unlikely to be accomplished by 2030. Pacific Tenders
• The China-Solomon Islands cooperation will serve as a model for other Pacific Island countries, which have come under long-standing bullying and control of the US-led Western powers, to defend their national sovereignty and autonomy. Global Times

Last updated: 19 June 2026