Good evening. My name is trevor fromhe boston book festival. Thank you so much for joining us this afternoons 2020 session, can business save the world. I would especiall like to think everyone including a donation en they register for this free event. It would like to purchase the book by todays presenters, were also suppoing independent bookstores in the bbf, which made it easy. Just cli by t book linkt the bottom of the screen. No i like to talk about them moderator, cofounder of fsg and the author of influential publicions on sharealue catalytic herapy, strategic evuations and impact insting. Thank you trevor and it is wonderful to be here and these ar two outstanding womanhood just written two books the long and a book shelf. Where used to thinking about business as being the source of so any problems in the world today. Its quite refreshing to he a panel that talks abo whether business can save the world and while that is a large and openended question. Trevor our two authors tod
U. K. Ambassador martin bell. Martin, thanks so much for coming on. I know youre going on in your own capacity here today. Begins the g. 20 summit. Do you expect yemen to be brought up at the g 20 summit . I certainly do. There are many countries in which the powerful forces arguing against continuing to supply sophisticated systems to the saudi tend to coalition. There is deep concern in many countries, including in the u. K. About the role of the saudi led effort was about attacks on civilians. And i think in the last fight the since the war, theyve been an average of one error, a den reach 10 days, and the targeting seems to be temporary indiscriminate which crucial amine kills a bus, abbas hitch schools and so on. So the concern is the identity of the delegates will be doing their job if they, if they can find that gender of the coronavirus. While Boris Johnson is a minister liz just contended that there are isolated incidents that may have breached international law. Very differen
Refugees arriving from africa. Saudi arabia hosts a virtual g. 20 summit where the focus is likely to be the pandemic. But the kingdoms human rights record also faces fresh scrutiny and i in the sky to record waters on the rise. A new tool in the fight against Global Warming is launched into space in sport counting down to the middle easts 1st football world cup. Its exactly 2 years, and so cut us 2022 kicks off on organizers, say preparations being largely unaffected by the coronavirus pandemic. Hello, welcome to the program. Our top story, i still is claiming to be behind rocket attacks in afghanistans capital, kabul that killed at least 8 people and left dozens more injured. The attack happened just hours before the u. S. Secretary of state might pay 0, was due to hold talks with the Afghan Government and taliban negotiators in cata, United States this week said it would soon pull about 2000 troops out of afghanistan for your country, for you. Reports now from the Afghan Capital kab
A year in exile for president evo morales is on his way to bolivia after his former cabinet member won the election. Or the transitions here joe biden presidency in the United States is gathering pace with some decisions expected in the hours ahead the president elect as you to announce a task force to tackle what he says is his top priority the coronavirus pandemic on sunday biden visited a Church Cemetery where family members are buried including his late son donald trump spent the day playing golf side washington and is refusing to concede defeat his campaign is planning legal challenges in states where hes disputing the counting of votes World Leaders including israels Binyamin Netanyahu and saudi arabias mohamed insall man have congratulated biden on his victory or former u. S. President. Republican george w. Bush also sent his well wishes heres more of whats george w. Bush to say its in and will sit on instagram he thinks buys in for the patriotic message that he delivered on sat
Mohammed out of reports from the city of kandahar in that part of the few hours, the leader of the to carry region told journalists, he forces had cut it out. Mr. Locke parks again, open it up, say a cup with a lot smarter. On a saturday evening and this admission from the leader of the p. P. L. Of the insult show, the conflict of now across International Borders is something that could start in syria into the conflict. The 1st transfer of land in the disputed region of the goa color back is taking place as part of the deal to end 6 weeks of fighting between armenia and azerbaijan. Armenia is handing over the district of culbut job. Many people set fire to the homes as they prepared to leave, while the deal has been celebrated by those in azerbaijan. Its led to protests against all of indias prime minister, called india, and 15 nations in asia and the pacific have agreed to create the Worlds Largest free trade block. The agreement was signed at the ass end summit in hanoi, vietnam. Its