Hello to everyone from geneva, and that uh o headquarters. Welcome who headquarters. Welcome to this regular covid19 briefing. There were more than. Thank you. Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. E are delighted to be joined thank you, tarik. Good morning. Good afternoon and good evening. As tarik said we are delighted krytalina, the managing director of the monetarily fund. Elcome, my sister. She will say more in a few minutes about the Economic Impact of the pandemic and what the imf is doing to support countries and the Global Economy more than one million confirmed cases of covid19 have been eported to who, including more than 50,000 deaths, but we know that this is much more than a Health Crisis. We are all aware of the profound social and economic consequences of the pandemic. The restrictions many countries have put into place to protect health are taking a heavy toll on the income individuals and families and economies of communities and nations. We are in a shared
There are a number of questions waiting for our guest. Guest, thepecial managing director of the International Monetary fund. She will join this briefing to talk about the pandemic and the response of the International Monetary fund. Questions,ist to ask please raise your hand. Tetra whoart with dr. Joined by others. Afternoon, andg, good evening. By theined today managing director of the National Monetary fund. Welcome. She will say more in 18 minutes ofut the economy making part this and what the imf is doing to support countries and the global economy. More than one million cases have includingeported, 50,000 deaths. But we know this is much more than a Health Crisis and we are all aware of the profound social and economic consequences of the pandemic. It is taking a heavy toll on the income of individuals and families and the economies of nations. In the shortterm countries, we can ease the burden on their populations to ensure people have food and other life essentials. For some c
Opinion. What is the balance between government secrecy and the publics right to know . Here are the numbers to call you can also find us online here is the headline in the Baltimore Sun this morning. Brennan targeted over drones. Looking at some of the opinions coming in on the editorial pages of the newspapers. Usa today that is of the newspapers Editorial Board opinion. Jumping down, it says the opposing view that usa today publishes to give a counterpoint says end the u. S. Covert drone war. Naureen shah at columbias humanrights institute writes she points out the war is waged secretly because the pakistani and Yemen Government have the time feared their citizens would oppose open u. S. And all involvement. What do you think . What is more important, government secrecy or the publics right to know . Lets hear from walter from butler, indiana. A republican. Are you with us . Last time for walter. Caller yes, maam. Hello . Thank you for taking my call. I appreciate it. I sit here and
Cartridge . He was involved in overseeing a number of these activities, yes, there was a relationship. Were they so concealed that the first attempt to find did not find them . Yes, the method used was one of the best we had ever encountered. So mr. Alawlaki is by not an american citizen by where anyone in america would be proud . He was part of al qaeda, and it was his determination to kill americans on behalf of al qaeda. Thank you. Is it true that in the last four years the fbi has arrested 100 people, either planning, conspiring, or trying to commit a terrorist attack on this nation . Yes, they have arrested a lot of people. That is because of good, sound intelligence. I think what people forget is that they will kill us if they can and it is extraordinarily difficult if you cannot get into where they were hiding. Would it have been possible to have arrested mr. Alawlaki where he was in the yemen . We work very closely with yemenis to see if we can arrest individuals. If we can, we