Measuring Success

━ Ricardo Fuentes, Executive Director of Oxfam Mexico

The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were created to universally catalyze action, across all nationalities and development levels, towards 17 humanitarian goals.

Their level of ambition raises a natural question...

Since 1984,  The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program  has provided technical assistance for more than 300 surveys in over 90 countries, advancing global understanding of health and population trends in developing countries.

DHS surveys are a core contributor to measuring the success of the  Sustainable Development Goals .

 UNICEF  works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, to defend their rights, and to help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

Unless We Act Now is a comprehensive report detailing the impact of climate change on children.

Floods and severe storms compromise safe water supplies, increasing the risk of diarrhea outbreaks. Floods and severe storms also damage sanitation facilities, contributing to water contamination and undermining the sustainability of sanitation behaviors.

By 2050 the vast majority of humanity will live in cities, towns, and other urban areas. 

Among the most pressing of global urban environmental challenges is air that is either too dirty or too hot.

In the Planting Healthy Air report,  The Nature Conservancy  quantified the potential for nature to help clean and cool the air.

The research conducted by these three partner organizations truly embodies the vision of the Sustainable Development Goals.

With just over 10 years to go until 2030, how can you do your part in tracking and promoting future progress?

━ Shamina Singh, Executive Director of Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth