Welcome the UAE's efforts to implement a large-scale program of precautionary measures

The Expo 2020 Steering Committee urges official participants to join the Dubai Free Vaccination Campaign

During a meeting of the Steering Committee in Dubai to discuss final preparations for the opening of the mega event next October.

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The Expo 2020 Dubai Steering Committee urged more than 200 entities participating in the international event to join the vaccination campaign in Expo 2020, praising the decision of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, to provide the vaccine for free. For all official participants and their employees.

In its last meeting, which was held on Thursday, the committee expressed its appreciation for the presentation of His Highness, and urged the various official participants to take the necessary measures to ensure the safety of their employees and all visitors.

This recommendation came at a time when the steering committee, which represents more than 190 participating countries and consists of public commissioners from 34 countries in the world, discussed the strict measures implemented in Expo 2020 to protect all participants, workers, suppliers, contractors and visitors, in a way that embodies the efforts made by the country. The UAE on a larger scale to combat the current global pandemic.

Health and safety

Manuel Saltsley, Chairman of the Expo 2020 Steering Committee and Commissioner-General of Switzerland to Expo 2020, said: “Health and safety is an essential part of all Expo international plans and operations, and the current global pandemic has intensified the focus on this issue.

It is very necessary for the official participants to benefit from the generous offer made by the UAE to vaccinate their employees, and all countries are collectively responsible for supporting this initiative to ensure an enjoyable and safe Expo for all its participants.

The steering committee met, after the sixth and last meeting of international participants, which was held earlier last week, in the presence of more than 370 high-level representatives of 173 countries, who met in Dubai to discuss final preparations for the opening of the mega event on the first of next October, and to test health and safety measures. The strictness already applied in it.

Salchley added: “Expo 2020 and the UAE have worked hard to implement a wide-ranging program of precautionary measures, in close cooperation with the relevant local authorities and guided by the guidance of the world's leading medical experts.

The UAE should be commended for bringing 173 participating countries to Dubai for this important meeting, in a way that guarantees the health and safety of all attendees.

Global challenges

“The (Covid-19) pandemic has shown us, more than any other crisis, that global challenges require an exceptional joint effort,” said BIE Secretary-General Dmitry Kirkensitz.

With the UAE always demonstrating its commitment to global health and solidarity, we are certain that Expo 2020 Dubai, with close partnerships and resolute cooperation, will be an inspiring event that provides safe and meaningful experiences for every visitor. ”

He added that "the successful and safe organization of the meeting of international participants, and the provision of the vaccine to all international employees and participants, reinforces this strong commitment on the part of the first country to host the International Expo in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia."

And the «Expo 2020», at the beginning of this year, launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against «Covid-19» for all its employees and their families.

On a larger scale, the UAE has overseen one of the fastest vaccination programs in the world, which has seen the provision of more than 10 million vaccine doses since its launch only a few months ago.

The head of the Control and Control Center to Combat Coronavirus in Dubai, Dr. Amer Ahmed Sharif, said: “The UAE has followed a clear strategy to confront the global epidemic since the start of its outbreak.

In the Control and Control Center, we have been keen to combat the Coronavirus, since its inception, that all protocols and directives issued by the center are based on scientific data and evidence.

Expo is exceptional

Clayton Kimpton, Commissioner-General of New Zealand at Expo 2020, said: “During the recent international participants’ meeting, we knew and told for ourselves the continued commitment of Expo 2020 to deliver an exceptional, and above all, safe Expo for all, and we commend the event organizers and the country's leadership for their exemplary efforts. ”

Standardized response

Commissioner-General of the Bahamas at Expo 2020, Tony Judy, said: “We commend Expo 2020 for its prudent and responsible approach to the (Covid-19) pandemic, and the challenges it still poses before us all.

Just as the epidemic requires a unified response, the achievement of what we believe will be a truly international and historic Expo also requires this, and we pledge our continued commitment and support.

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Expo Steering Committee commends Hamdan bin Mohammed’s decision to provide the vaccine free of charge to all official participants and their employees.

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