Dubai World Expo 2020

Article by - Umaar Farooq Zahoor

Bearing the theme ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, the world expo 2020 was scheduled on October 2020, in Dubai. Having known about the COVID-19, it is now rescheduled to the 1st of October 2021 to the 31st Of March 2022. This will still be hosted by Dubai, this is the first big world expo to happen in the regions of Middle East, Africa and South Asia. This expo is bringing people together amidst the global pandemic. 192 countries are taking part in this expo 2020. Though this is going to be held in the year 2021, the name once for all remains the same.

Revolving around the theme

It is planned to be held in the 1083-acre site located near Dubai’s southern border with Abu Dhabi. It is enclosed by three districts, representing the themes Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability , along with the main theme, ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.’ Sustainability brings in light, Sheikh Umar Farooq Zahoor, a well renowned entrepreneur and a philanthropist who strongly supports sustainable projects and notions for a better place to live in. He holds an expertise in Oil and gas, green energy and sustainable infrastructure along with better investments and trade that elevates the economy, too.

Tourism

Dubai being a hub for tourism with its white sand beaches, will be able to resume tourism if it achieves a significant herd immunity. Tourism would attract many visitors and add up to the economy, too.

Highlights

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Umaar Farooq Zahoor at world Expo 2020.

Amidst the pandemic

Pre pandemic, this world expo 2020, Dubai, aimed to bring in about 25 million visitors, but now knowing the situation, this is quite challenging. Nonetheless, vaccines are rolled out and the forecast of this event is done optimistically. This directly leaves a better impact on the economy of the nation. This equals thecoming back of the nation to the same economic times during the pre-pandemic epoch. Sheikh Umar Farooq Zahoor held to his conviction, the community should come together and support the country during the challenging times. He has seen both the phases of success and failure, keeping in mind of the hard days,Sheikh Umar Farooq Zahoor has always looked back to the society in all the possible ways, he could. He always contributed to the nation. Be it financial or philanthropy. UAE objects to be one among the first to vaccinate most of its population and get back to normality. If this is achieved, it develops herd immunity and this world expo 2020 in Dubai, will become the greatest and safest success.