Technology threatens to 'worsen inequality,' says UNESCO chair
CGTN Europe • 5m 54s
The number of people living in extreme poverty fell from 36 percent in 1990, to 10 percent in 2015. But global progress has suffered a setback. The fallout from the pandemic has compounded the impact of conflict and climate change, which were already slowing progress.
While technological innovation could play a key role in reversing the setbacks suffered in the recent past, it also threatens to widen existing divides.
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