General view during the opening of the G20 First Meeting of Finace Ministers and Central Bank Governors, in Buenos Aires on March 19, 2018. [Photo/VCG] BUENOS AIRES - The first G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors began on Monday in Buenos Aires, with the presence of 57 delegations from countries and institutions. The summit, held at the capital's Center of Exhibitions and Conventions, gathers 22 finance ministers, 17 central bank governors and 10 heads of international organizations, including IMF Director-General Christine Lagarde and Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Achim Steiner. With Argentina presiding the G20 this year, topics under discussion are likely to be infrastructure and the future of work in the digital arena. After the US announced tariffs on steel and aluminum imports of 25 and 10 percent respectively, the delegations are expected to put out a joint statement on the matter. This is the first of five such meetings to be held before Argentina hosts the G20 Summit on Nov 30-Dec 1. The second meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors will be held in Washington on April 20 before returning to the Argentinean capital on July 21. figured wristbandextra large silicone wristbandsblank wristbandprinted-wristbandembossed printed wristbandpaw print silicone braceletsembossed-wristbandcheap silicone wristbands canadabusiness silicone wristbands
China is playing a vital part in tackling the global scourge of antimicrobial resistance, the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of drugs previously used to treat them, a top official from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said recently in Beijing."Antimicrobial resistance is a very big global problem and one that the FAO takes very seriously," said Daniel Gustafson, the organization's deputy director-general. "There's no way that we can handle AMR without China's strong participation, because of the size of its population and the volume of poultry and pigs it produces."Equally, China plays an indispensable role in finding solutions to problems such as controlling avian flu, he said.Gustafson said the FAO would like to have more exchanges with China, including more visiting scientists, interns and volunteers from China, as well as additional Chinese staff at the FAO headquarters and its regional offices.China is the world's largest consumer of antibiotics, which are mainly used in medical treatment, and poultry and livestock raising.The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has intensified supervision over the use of drugs, including phasing out antibiotics that have health risks and hormones that promote the growth of animals, the ministry said in March.
