Dubai, UAE: Development professionals from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), from countries around the world, are collaborating in Expo 2020 Dubai’s Programme for People and Planet. The AKDN’s wide-ranging partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai is founded on a shared commitment – and recognition – that the most pressing challenges facing humanity can best be addressed through cultural, social, environmental and economic initiatives.

The Network’s contributions to Expo’s programmes draw upon the AKDN’s experience in establishing best practices, from its comprehensive, integrated social, economic, cultural and environmental projects and interventions in over 35 countries. As a partner in association with Expo 2020’s Urban and Rural Development Week, the AKDN has worked together with UAE government ministries, as well as Siemens and UN Habitat, to inform the week’s vision, direction and content. It has also contributed to Expo’s Theme Weeks on Climate and Biodiversity, Tolerance and Inclusivity, and Knowledge and Learning.

Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General, Expo 2020 Dubai, said: “Sharing ideas and knowledge is crucial, and nations and organisations must work together on collaborative solutions to global challenges that affect us all. The UAE welcomes the active participation of organisations such as the Aga Khan Development Network, as we seek to build a cleaner, safer, healthier world for everyone.”   

AKDN, working with the ministries of the UAE, and local and international civil society organisations, is coordinating numerous presentations at Expo 2020 Dubai, including on sustainable and climate-resilient mountain development; promoting livelihoods and economies in the face of climate change; a World Majlis on engineering a balanced city; best practices in urban and rural development; music for peace and development; catalysing teacher-led innovations in education at scale; and innovating philanthropic financing – how to invest in education during times of uncertainty.

Michael Kocher, General Manager of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), said: “The United Arab Emirates and the Aga Khan Development Network have worked closely together for many years in areas of common interest, including architecture, culture, education and healthcare. The AKDN’s collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai is a reflection of this abiding partnership, which is founded upon a shared commitment to addressing key concerns relating to human development, to improve the quality of life of the world’s most vulnerable populations.”

In describing the partnership, Nadia Verjee, Chief of Staff, Programme for People and Planet, Expo 2020 Dubai, explained: “Expo 2020 Dubai is bringing together a variety of voices from around the globe to help spur collaborative action towards solving some of the world’s most pressing issues. Ideas and solutions can come from everywhere, and the Aga Khan Development Network’s expertise across topics from urban and rural development to knowledge and learning, as well as climate and biodiversity issues, will enhance and strengthen our extensive programme of events, and drive towards stronger and more meaningful outcomes.”

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About AKDN

Founded and guided by His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is a group of private international development agencies that works to improve the quality of life and to create opportunity for people around the world. Its approach to development spans a range of cultural, social, economic and environmental endeavours. The mandates of its agencies include education and health, agriculture and food security, micro-finance, human habitat, crisis response and disaster reduction, protection of the environment, art, music, architecture, urban planning and conservation, and cultural heritage and preservation. 

A principal focus for the AKDN is the enhancement of a pluralist civil society as an underwriter of human progress. Recognising interdependence, upholding the dignity of life and valuing partnership, the AKDN seeks to promote stability, nurture innovation and create an enabling environment that allows all, regardless of their differences, to realise their full potential. Grounded in the social conscience of Islam and the responsibility incumbent upon Muslims to care for those in need, and to uphold human dignity, the AKDN has helped improve the lives of hundreds of millions of people of all faiths and origins around the world.

About Expo 2020 Dubai

From 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022, Expo 2020 Dubai welcomes visitors from every corner of the globe to join the making of a new world, as it brings together the planet in one place to reimagine tomorrow.

  • With the purpose of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’, Expo 2020 is the world’s most impactful global incubator for new ideas, catalysing an exchange of new perspectives and inspiring action to deliver real-life solutions to real-world challenges.
  • Expo 2020 is the biggest cultural gathering in the world, presenting a visually-striking and emotionally-inspiring 182 days, as more than 200 participants – including nations, multilateral organisations, businesses, and educational institutions, as well as millions of visitors – create the largest and most diverse World Expo ever.
  • Expo 2020’s subthemes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability will inspire visitors to preserve and protect our planet, explore new frontiers and build a better future for everyone.
  • For six months, Expo 2020 is a must-visit family destination, with thousands of events, amazing exploratory experiences, and free entry for children up to age 18.
  • Expo is committed to building a more equitable and just world for everyone, while keeping visitors safe by following the latest guidance of the world’s leading medical, science and health experts.
  • Expo 2020 is the first World Expo to take place in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, located on a 4.38 sq km site adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai South.
  • Built with a meaningful and measurable long-term legacy in mind, the Expo site will transform into District 2020 – a model global community that will rethink the cities of the future – after Expo 2020 closes its doors.

How to cover Expo 2020 Dubai in person at event time or report on the event remotely 

To attend Expo 2020 or cover Expo 2020 remotely using content and assets generated by Expo, you must be accredited.

To kick off your journey with Expo 2020, please ensure that you:

Tawassul is regularly updated, providing the latest content assets, including press releases, photographs, audio and video, the electronic media kit, and information on broadcast and photography operations. It also provides you with important information and updates on facilities and services such as media accreditation, visa information for international accredited media, and permits. Access to other media-related systems (Media Asset Management System and Media Bookings System), which will be launched in Q2 2021, will only be permitted to accredited media (see below). Information about these systems can be found on Tawassul.

  • Once registered, submit an Expo 2020 Media Accreditation expression of interest.

Within this expression of interest, please appoint an Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO) from within your organisation who will act as the single point of contact with Expo 2020 for media accreditation. Following this, approved media organisations will be provided login details and instructions for the accreditation system to enable them to submit applications.

For support, contact Expo 2020 Dubai’s Media Services team at media.services@expo2020.ae or +971 (0)56 689 2101.

Visit: www.expo2020dubai.com 

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