UAE win to boost development in Menasa

Winning the World Expo 2020 bid asserts the UAE’s competency to lead development in the region due to its world-class infrastructure, highly efficient logistic services, modern legislative and regulatory frameworks and clear vision for the future.

The UAE enjoys outstanding record in organizing international events and Dubai has the required expertise and capabilities from staging global events such as World Bank meetings - International Monetary Fund meetings - Dubai Film Festival – Dubai World Cup etc.

The great official support manifested in the directives of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the persistent follow-up from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, are the most important drives behind this  important accomplishment.

UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee worked hard to mobilise international support. Moreover, the massive support from the community, government entities and private sector had significant role in boosting Dubai’s chances in this fierce international competition.

The country’s achievements reflect the leadership’s vision that produced an integrated strategy aiming to provide quality lifestyle and happiness to the UAE citizens and expatriates.

World Expo 2020 promotes and celebrates cluster of values including innovation, creativity and cultural diversity. Reflecting UAE's political approach, World Expo 2020 also encourages global cooperation to introduce effective solutions for the challenges facing humanity. The UAE is the closest to Expo 2020 values with its colorful cultural diversity that gathers more than 200 nationalities living and working in perfect harmony in a safe and nurturing environment without any discrimination.

World Expo 2020 is the world’s largest and most prestigious exhibition, and Dubai is bringing the event, for the very first time, to the Menasa (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) which will expand new development horizons for this region with a population exceeding two billion.

Expo 2020 is going to be a strong catalyst for a new leap for the UAE's national economy development.

Key facts about Dubai Expo 2020

• UAE’s proposed theme for Expo 2020 is "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future"  

• Expo 2020 will provide a unique platform for the global community to come together and explore creative and pioneering solutions to the three sub-themes which have been identified as key drivers of global development: Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity.

• The country’s Expo will be a celebration of innovative partnerships for global progress.

• The total investment in the infrastructures related to Expo 2020 is estimated at Dh25 billion. Some of these facilities are permanent and will be utilized for other purposes after Expo 2020.

• Dubai World Expo 2020 will generate around 277,000 new job opportunities in Dubai over the next seven years. Each new job opportunity will sustain another 50 jobs in the region.

• Expo 2020 is expected to attract over 25 million visitors, 70 per cent of those are coming from abroad.

• Approximately, one third of the world’s population are only four hours away from Dubai by air, and 66 per cent of the world’s population can land in Dubai airport within an 8-hours flight.

• Expo 2020 will inject €28.8 billion (more than Dh140 billion) in Dubai’s GDP

• Expo 2020 will enhance Dubai’s trade and support its tourism development strategy targeting 20 million tourists and tripling tourism contribution in the emirate’s economy by 2020.

• From the environmental aspects, the design of the exhibition centre is eco-friendly. Dubai Expo 2020 target to produce 50 per cent of the Expo’s energy requirements on site

• 30 per cent of the building materials used for the Expo will be made from recycled aggregate content.

• Some of the facilities are multipurpose and will be re-used.

• The proposed period for the exhibition is from October 2020 to April 2021, during that season of the year Dubai has nice weather and many other international events are usually held.

• The first “International Exhibition” was held in London in the summer of 1851 under the name the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations or the Great Exhibition.

• The exhibition is held every five years and attracts millions of visitors from all over the world.

• The previous session of the exhibition was held in Shanghai on 2010 and the next session will be held in Milan, Italy on 2015.

• The exhibition accepts participations from government and private sectors in various fields.

• From London in 1851 to Shanghai in 2010, heritage and legacy have underpinned the World Expo concept, and the tradition for invention, innovation and the creation of enduring technological, architectural and cultural footprints continues today.
 

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