Unesco warns of crisis in creative sector with 10m jobs lost due to pandemic

Artists finding it harder than ever to make a living despite being part of one of the fastest growing industries

Ten million jobs in creative industries worldwide were lost in 2020 as a result of the Covid pandemic, and the increasing digitisation of cultural output means it is harder than ever for artists to make a living, a Unesco report has said.

Covid has led to an unprecedented crisis in the cultural sector", said Audrey Azoulay, the director-general of Unesco, the UN's cultural body, in a foreword to the report. All over the world, museums, cinemas, theatres and concert halls - places of creation and sharing - have closed their doors ...