September 2000

This is a timeline for events in September, 2000.

• September 6 - In New York City, the United Nations Millennium Summit begins with more than 180 world leaders present.
• September 6 - The last wholly Swedish-owned arms manufacturer, Bofors, is sold to American arms manufacturer United Defense
• September 7–14 - The UK fuel protests take place, with refineries blockaded, and supply to the country's network of petrol stations halted.
• September 15 - The 2000 Summer Olympics are opened in Sydney, Australia.
• September 16 - Ukrainian journalist Georgiy Gongadze is last seen alive; this day is taken as the commemoration date of his death.
• September 28 - Ariel Sharon leads several hundred armed Israelis in a visit to the Temple Mount, provoking an increase in Palestinian civil disorder which developed into the Al-Aqsa Intifada.
• September 29 - HMP Maze Prison in Northern Ireland is closed.