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Started by the Gates Foundation, Goalkeepers is a catalyst for action toward these goals—bringing together leaders from around the world to accelerate progress toward ending poverty and fighting inequality.

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Past Goalkeepers Reports

2024 Goalkeepers Report
2023 Goalkeepers Report
2022 Goalkeepers Report
2021 Goalkeepers Report
2020 Goalkeepers Report
2019 Goalkeepers Report
2018 Goalkeepers Report
2017 Goalkeepers Report

Past Press Kit

Goalkeepers 2024
Goalkeepers 2023
Goalkeepers 2022
Goalkeepers 2021
Goalkeepers 2020
Goalkeepers 2019
Goalkeepers 2018
Goalkeepers 2017

Press Releases and Statements

  • With Child Deaths Projected to Rise for the First Time This Century, Gates Foundation Urges Global Leaders to Target Scarce Resources Where They Save the Most Lives

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  • Gates Foundation With Millions of Children’s Lives on the Line, Bill Gates Says Humanity Is at a Crossroads

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  • Gates Foundation Celebrates Children’s Health and Nutrition Champions at Goalkeepers 2024: Recipe for Progress

    Honorees include Brazil’s President Lula and 10 leaders working to improve health and nutrition in their communities.

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  • Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease

    New modeling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger’s worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth.

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  • Gates Foundation Announces $1.27B in Health and Development Commitments to Advance Progress Toward the Global Goals

    Awardees include Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter, Bono, activists from Cameroon, Ethiopia and the U.S.

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  • Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Report Says Seven Innovations Could Save Two Million Mothers and Babies by 2030

    Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates call for urgent action to advance progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals; shine a spotlight on reducing maternal and child mortality 

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  • Gates Foundation Announces $1.27B in Health and Development Commitments to Advance Progress Toward the Global Goals

    First in-person Goalkeepers event since 2019 convenes global changemakers to highlight the urgency of achieving a more equitable world by 2030.

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  • Gates Foundation Honors Four Leaders With 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards for Their Inspiring Efforts to Drive Progress for All

    Gates Foundation Honors Four Leaders With 2022 Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards for Their Inspiring Efforts to Drive Progress for All

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  • Gates Foundation Goalkeepers Report Says Progress Still Possible Despite Setbacks to Global Goals

    New Gates Foundation Report Highlights Remarkable Progress Against Global Poverty and Disease, Warns Future Progress in Jeopardy

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  • Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints New Members to Goalkeepers Advisory Group to Accelerate Progress Towards Global Goals

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