On September 15, 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released the 2020 Goalkeepers Report with an assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on progress being made around the globe on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In the introduction, Bill and Melinda Gates noted that the spillover effect has become devastating and the vaccination rate has been set back about 25 years in about 25 weeks. CEO Mark Suzman calls for the world to unite more than ever to mark COVID-19 in history and rekindle progress towards the SDGs.

The full report is available at:

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,  COVID-19 A Global Perspective 2020 Goalkeepers Report 

Contributor: IIYAMA Miyuki (Research Strategy Office)