International Literacy Day: Save the Children Australia is backing International Literacy Day across the Pacific, including a visit to children in Vila Central Hospital’s Children’s Ward, as organisers push for stronger investment in foundational learning after PILNA 2021 found 57% of Year Four students were not meeting minimum reading standards. Tourism Marketing: Vanuatu Tourism Office has launched “Vanuatu Uncovered,” its most personal campaign yet, featuring Ni-Vanuatu stories filmed across Efate, Espiritu Santo and Tanna, running until 21 November and driving people to vanuatu.travel/answerthecall. Sovereignty Dispute: Vanuatu has filed an application at the International Court of Justice against France over sovereignty over two small islands—Umaenupne and Umaeneg (Matthew and Hunter on charts)—after talks in Paris collapsed, with France now facing a decision on whether to submit the dispute to the court. Health & Mental Wellbeing: A trauma nursing feature highlights how mental health is tied to physical care, using a Port Vila crash evacuation experience to argue for balanced support for both patients and responders. Tourism Investment: The Deeley brothers’ Nova Pacifica brand has acquired Breakas Beach Resort in Port Vila, with the property immediately rebranded to “The Beach, Vanuatu.”