Gates Foundation’s Goalkeepers Event Highlights Importance Of Closing Inequality Gap, Launches 3 New Accelerators

Xinhua: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation calls for efforts to narrow global inequality gap
“Bill and Melinda Gates co-hosted the third annual Goalkeepers event [in New York] on Wednesday, highlighting the critical importance of closing the global inequality gap to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). … Three new partnerships, called ‘Accelerators,’ were announced at the event, namely increasing access to prenatal supplements for women, expanding innovative family planning programs for young couples, and mobilizing critical global support for mental health services…” (9/25).

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