IMO: IMO Council makes 2010 the Year of the seafarer
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03 Jul 2009 - 18 Jan 2016
The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting for its 102nd session in London (29 June to 3 July 2009), agreed that next year's theme for World Maritime Day will be ""2010: Year of the Seafarer"", endorsing a proposal from IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos. The theme - to be celebrated throughout the year and also at a World Maritime Day parallel event in Argentina - was selected to give IMO and the international maritime community the opportunity to pay tribute to the world's seafarers for their unique contribution to society and in recognition of the risks they shoulder in the execution of their duties in an often hostile environment.
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