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Expo 2020: join the making of a new world in these astonishing pavilions
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Expo 2020: join the making of a new world in these astonishing pavilions

DUBAI -  We left each other in Milan. The last melody from the Tree of Life, the dancing fountains, together with the fall season, make everyone sad. Expo 2015 was officially closed, turning off that spotlight that had lighted up Milan for six months. Since 2015 things have changed. We have advanced in many technological fields, went through different political elections but also experienced the world pausing for almost one year.  The picture of the planes parked on the main runways, the empty streets, the sound of silence that only Gary Jules probably imagined, have been the surreal situation in which Expo 2020 developed before opening its doors, one year later, last October.  We had the privilege of visiting Expo 2020 last December wondering about pavilions, people, and knowledge....
Expo 2020 Dubai and Cisco partner to distribute food surplus to local charities
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Expo 2020 Dubai and Cisco partner to distribute food surplus to local charities

DUBAI, 16 October 2021 – Marking World Food Day, Expo 2020 Dubai has announced the launch of its Food Rescue Programme in partnership with Cisco, Expo 2020’s Digital Network Partner. Food surplus from Expo 2020’s restaurants, food halls and workforce catering will be repurposed and distributed to local charities with the logistical support of the UAE Food Bank throughout the duration of the event. Expo 2020 joins forces with the UAE Food Bank, a non-profit charitable organisation launched under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, to operate the programme, which is supported by the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. The first of its kind in the UAE, the Expo 2020 Dubai Food Rescue Programme utilises Replate, a Cisco grantee, and state-o...