The culture sector, which employs more than 30 million people globally, has been hit much harder than expected by the coronavirus pandemic and its fallout, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has said, urging targeted policies and actions to help it weather the crisis.
Culture in crisis: Arts fighting to survive COVID-19 impact
The United Nations,
22 December 2020, International
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