Marshall Islands

2nd review · HLPF 2026 · New York
Country
Marshall Islands
Review
Marshall Islands’s second VNR
Presented at
HLPF 2026, New York (7–16 July)
Source
Marshall Islands’s own 2026 main messages

What they reported

Qualitative gains under five national-plan pillars, including a new Social Support Scheme and a finalized National Adaptation Plan.

A held 2025 climate summit and a 2026 donor roundtable to mobilize resources.

Priorities and asks

Advancing the national plan to 2030, climate adaptation and finance, and mobilizing financial resources.

What stands out

In November 2025 it became a lead country to launch a nationwide universal basic income, “Enra,” a quarterly cash transfer to all resident citizens.

The data angle

Names financing and data gaps as persistent constraints for a small island state with technical limits.

Marshall Islands: “In November 2025, the RMI made history as a lead country to launch a nationwide Universal Basic Income program known as 'Enra', which is a quarterly cash transfer program for all resident citizens.”

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This summary is drawn from Marshall Islands’s own 2026 main messages; figures are as the government reported them and were not independently verified. Edition is noted only where the country states its own.