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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has released its sixth annual Goalkeepers Report, noting that nearly every indicator of the UN Sustainable Development Goals is off track at the halfway point for achieving them by 2030.<\/p>\n

Despite significant setbacks caused by overlapping global crises, the report is optimistic, underscoring opportunities to accelerate progress toward ending poverty, fighting inequality, and reducing the impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n

Co-authored by foundation Co-chairs Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates, this year\u2019s report, \u201cThe Future of Progress,\u201d notes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, wars in Ukraine and Yemen, ongoing climate and food crises, and macro-economic headwinds on global ambitions to improve and save millions of lives by 2030.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no surprise that progress has stalled amid numerous crises,\u201d said Bill Gates. \u201cBut this is not a reason to give up. Every action matters to save lives and reduce suffering. Turning away would be a mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

In their respective essays, French Gates and Gates call for new approaches to achieving gender equality and food security. They also cite dramatic progress in dealing with the HIV\/AIDS epidemic\u2014a nearly 60% decline in annual deaths between 2000 and 2020\u2014as an example of what can happen when the world invests in long-term solutions and innovative approaches to entrenched issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world faces many challenges\u2014some of which may seem insurmountable. Yet, despite the setbacks, I\u2019m filled with hope that we can solve these problems together and save millions of lives through human ingenuity and innovation,\u201d French Gates said. \u201cWe know progress is possible because the global community has faced difficult odds before and won. And we can do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s report includes best- and worst-case scenarios for ending preventable infectious diseases and malnutrition, improving access to quality education, increasing access to financial services, and achieving gender equality.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this historical inflection point, how the world responds to setbacks is a choice that will impact what happens now and for generations to come. Millions of lives hang in the balance,\u201d said Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman. \u201cWe call on governments, the private sector, civil society, and philanthropic organizations to do more to meet the ambitious goals and to keep investing in new ways of thinking, new tools and data, and proven solutions to ensure every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.\u201d<\/p>

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In her essay, French Gates cites data that shows the world will not reach gender equality until at least 2108\u2014three generations later than previously projected. She calls for approaches that do more than just ensure a woman\u2019s ability to earn a livelihood, but to control it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it comes to the future of progress\u2014not just on the global goals related to gender equality but on those on good health, quality education, ending poverty, and more\u2014there is one engine that can drive them all: women\u2019s power,\u201d French Gates writes.<\/p>\n

She highlights two proven approaches for increasing women\u2019s power in their families and communities: building economic resilience through expanded access to digital financial tools and implementing a robust caregiving infrastructure that enables women to earn an income outside of the home.<\/p>\n

In his essay, Gates asserts that hunger cannot be solved solely through humanitarian assistance. He cites recent shocks to the world\u2019s supply of grain from Eastern Europe and the ongoing threat of climate change to underscore the vulnerability and interconnectedness of the global food system. Using a new data visualization tool to predict the impact of climate change, the report provides bleak projections for future crop yields and agricultural productivity, particularly in Africa.<\/p>\n

Gates points to examples of planting “climate-smart\u201d crops and utilizing predictive modelling as proven solutions that have helped smallholder farmers in Africa and India increase their productivity and protect their crops from the disruptive effects of climate change.<\/p>\n

He calls for increased investment in R&D and other proven solutions to significantly boost agricultural productivity, particularly in Africa, where 14 countries depend on Russia and Ukraine for half their wheat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world should be generous and prevent people from going hungry, but in another sense, it doesn\u2019t solve the larger problem. The goal should not simply be giving more food aid. It should be to ensure no aid is needed in the first place,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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