The u. N. His bio is Available Online so let me be very brief in introducing him. Mark has more than 30 years of experience in both humanitarian and development context. Most of it spent with the u. K. s department for international development, which he eventually led as permanent secretary. He had led their humanitarian responses to such context as iraq, syria, nepal, several cases in africa, and haiti. He was also their directorgeneral for policy and corporate performance and finance. An extraordinary wealth of experience both in the context working where operations occur and on the infrastructure that helps to manage them. So were delighted to have sir mark with us today. Mark, there are innumerable humanitarian crises under way right now and at large scale. I know you Just Launched the u. N. s consolidated humanitarian appeal for the funding to support that effort. But today we want to focus on covid. And what the pandemic has meant for the crises that you helped to manage and for
Task force and we have continued. We have continued to be on the same mission we have been on throughout the course of this year that is to save american lives and work every day toward that day that we put the coronavirus in the past. Im joined today and youll hear in a few moments from members of the White House Coronavirus task force including those that are leading the effort of distribution, vaccinations under operation warp speed. I think you will be as impressed as i was at fema earlier today when i heard the detailed plans for the virtually Immediate Distribution of vaccines when they become approved and available to the American People. From very early in this pandemic had the presence direction we have followed an approach to this pandemic that was federally supported state managed and locally executed and to that end this past monday we completed our 41st Conference Call with all of the nations governor, every state and every territory. There we spoke about our current circu
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It is 1 00 p. M. In new york, 6 00 p. M. In london. Im kailey leinz. Welcome to Bloomberg Markets. Here are the top stories we are following. Progress for a vaccine. Clearance requesting for its vaccine in the u. S. And europe today after a new analysis showed it to be highly effective in preventing covid19. We will have the latest. Talksk mentioned, opec have ended today without a deal. The conversation will be picked up tomorrow, but we will explore what it means for the cartel. General motors will not take an initial stake in the electric Vehicle Company nicola, which announced today it will go to one of its electric vehicles, a pickup to be called the badger. Lets get a quick check on the markets. We are on the last trading day of the best month for Global Equities since november, but we look set to end the month of november on a softer note. The s p 500 right now down 0. 6 . It was the fourth consecutive monday of positive vaccine data, but the good news not having the effect it d
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