Dubai Expo 2020 officially postponed until…

Two-third of BIE members voted in favor of delaying
Expo 2020 Dubai to next year.

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The General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) has accepted the request of the UAE government and its Executive Committee to postpone Dubai Expo 2020 to next year.

Dubai Expo 2020 officially postponed

As mentioned on the
official Expo 2020 Website that the “Member States voted remotely on the
BIE Executive Committee’s recommendation for a delay as proposed by the UAE
Government at the beginning of April and recommended by the BIE Executive
Committee on April 21”.

While the vote remains
open until May 29, the two-thirds threshold was surpassed within a week of
voting opening on 24 April.

Dubai Media Office
declared in an official statement that “Expo 2020 Dubai is gearing up to
help shape a post-pandemic world and create a better future for all after a
two-thirds majority of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Member States
voted in favor of postponing the next World Expo by one year.

“The global mega-event
will now run from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, a delay that allows all
participants to navigate the impact of COVID-19 safely. It also allows the
World Expo to focus on a collective desire for new thinking to identify
solutions to some of the greatest challenges of our time.”

This postponement doesn’t
mean that Dubai will stop proving its leadership to host the first World Expo
in the Middle East. It will come on 1 October 2021 as evidence of the UAE’s and
the Middle East’s talent, potential, and creativity. The three core principles
of Expo 2020, Mobility, Sustainability, and opportunity will come along with
“Connecting minds, creating the future” to represent a unique
platform that helps the world to share ideas, solutions, and innovations for a
better future.

To conclude, Dubai Expo
2020 will be a symbol of rebirth and unity that brings the world together again
to celebrate a successful recovery from its shared pandemic. Typically, it will
be an event to celebrate the world’s post-pandemic time and an event to
appreciate the world’s connection.

Dubai Expo 2020 remains
committed to welcome about 190 countries as participants, and more than 25
million visitors, it will be the gate to discover all cultures, technologies,
and economic trends around the world. Dubai will make global progress and
inspire the next generations on how to be leaders and innovators.

All you have to do now is to #Stay Home, #Stay
Safe, to happily attend Expo 2020 Dubai next year.