This year’s theme for 
World Maritime Day is One Hundred Years After the Titanic. In 1912, when the Titanic sank, more than 1500 people lost their lives. Two year’s later, in 1914, the first International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea was adopted.
This year’s theme will provide an opportunity to take stock of the developments in maritime safety since that disaster and to examine which areas of ship safety should be given priority in the years to come.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon says, “A century after the Titanic was lost in the icy waters of the North Atlantic, the IMO is striving to ensure continual improvement in safety at sea. Its work is as important now as ever.”
Also in September:
UN International Literacy Day – 8th
International Day of Democracy – 15th
International Ozone Day – 16th
International Day of Peace – 21st
UN International Day of Languages – 26th
Rosh Hashana: Jewish New Year – 28th
Hello, I'm Deborah Swallow and, for the last fifteen years, I've worked in over thirty countries addressing the complexities of people working internationally across multiple cultures, so individuals and organisations alike can gain an authentic competitive edge and win in international markets. 