Celebratory start to Expo 2020 Dubai’s Global Goals Week with inspiring projections, speech by UN Dep Sec-Gen at Al Wasl

DUBAI, 15 January 2022 – Inspiring bespoke projections and a speech by the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General at Al Wasl Plaza, the beating heart of the Expo 2020 Dubai site, on Saturday evening proved a spectacular start to the World Expo’s Global Goals Week – the annual event’s first time leaving the UN General Assembly in New York City.

Collective progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aimed at creating a better and more equitable future for all by 2030, underpins Expo’s latest Theme Week – held in association with the UN and running until next Saturday (22 January).