Digital skills will prove vital in tackling global inequality, UNICEF chief says

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Henrietta Fore said remote learning is needed in every country of the world, whereby education is reimagined 'so that every child has the chance to learn, even in a pandemic.'

LONDON — Henrietta Fore, the executive director of UNICEF, told CNBC that solving a "digital divide" is essential for addressing global equality.

"Half of the world is not connected to the internet. And when you look globally at statistics, women tend to be less often connected than men," she told CNBC's "Finding Solutions" on the sidelines of the Goals House January Dialogues event. Goals House, a collaboration between many of the world's most influential figures, focuses on using the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap for a reset, following the Covid-19 crisis.Other participants in the show, which explores gender equality, include Britain's Princess Eugenie.

 

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