Economic Progress

We have built an unequal world. Here’s how we can change it

A construction labourer carries bricks on her head at the construction site of a residential estate on the outskirts of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, November 18, 2011. REUTERS/Amit Dave(INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CONSTRUCTION) - GM1E7BJ014501

The 3.7 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world saw no increase in their wealth last year. Image: REUTERS/Amit Dave

Winnie Byanyima
Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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