Dubai Expo 2020 postponed to October 2021
The postponement of Expo 2020 Dubai is set to be approved by the Bureau International des Expositions, with the change of dates having already surpassed the required two-thirds threshold.
Following a request from authorities in the United Arab Emirates to postpone the event in April, the international body put the matter to a vote. The result has been expected toward the end of this month.
However, it appears support for the move is widespread.
Expo 2020 Dubai now appears set to take place from October 1st, 2021, running for six months to March 31st, 2022.
Organisers at Expo 2020 Dubai said the delay would allow the event to help shape a post-pandemic world. A delay will allow all participants to safely navigate the impact of Covid-19, and permit the World Expo to focus on a collective desire for new thinking to identify solutions to some of the greatest challenges of our time.
