Expo 2020 Dubai from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022 will coincide with the 50-year anniversary of the founding of the UAE.

It will be located on a 4.38 sqkm site adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South, with the site developing into into District 2020, 'a model global community that will rethink the cities of the future' after Expo 2020 closes.

With the embracing title : Connecting Minds, Creating the Future, Expo 2020 will look to be global incubator for new ideas and perspectives and inspiring action.

It will have 200 participants including nations, multilateral organisations, businesses, and educational institutions as well as very large numbers of international visitors.

Expo 2020's sub-themes will look to inspire visitors to 'preserve and protect the planet, explore new frontiers and build a better future for everyone'.

Expo 2020 will be the first World Expo to take place in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region.

And for the first time in the 170-year history of World Expos, each participating country will have its own pavilion where it can showcase its culture and national initiatives.

Some nations, including South Sudan, the world's youngest country, are participating for the first time.

The Media Information System : https://media.expo2020dubai.com

World Expos

The first World Expo took place at Crystal Palace in 1851 and was the centrepiece of London's Great Exhibition.

In more recent years, participants in World Expos have gathered to find solutions to universal challenges.

And to promote their achievements, products, ideas, innovations, their national brand, and their nations as destinations for tourism, trade and investment.

World Expos are held under the auspices of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the intergovernmental organisation responsible for overseeing and regulating international exhibitions ('Expos') and for fostering their core values of Education, Innovation and Cooperation.

Today, four types of Expos are organised under the BIE's auspices: World Expos, Specialised Expos, Horticultural Expos and the Triennale di Milano.

Useful links

www.expo2020dubai.com

www.bie-paris.org/site/en