"The work of the SDG Synthesis Coalition is truly essential to produce a bird's eye view of the entire global evidence base as it relates to the SDGs, recognizing that this may often contradict insights from single studies. We desperately need this deeper insight to be able to see the whole forest, not just the isolated trees, to stand a chance of recovering lost ground and attaining the SDGs in this last decade for action" - Kerry Albright, UNICEF.