International Years Observed By United Nations

These are the international years currently observed by the United Nations

2017👇👇
International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

2016👇👇
International Year of Pulses

2015👇👇👇
International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies

International Year of Soils

2014👇👇👇
International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

International Year of Small Island Developing States

International Year of Crystallography

International Year of Family Farming

2013👇👇
International Year of Water Cooperation

International Year of Quinoa

2012👇👇
International Year of Cooperatives

International Year of Sustainable Energy for All

2011👇👇👇
International Year for People of African Descent

International Year of Chemistry

International Year of Forests

International Year of Youth

2010👇👇
International Year of Youth (12 August 2010 — 11 August 2011)

International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures

International Year of Biodiversity.

International Year of the Seafarer.

2009👇👇👇
International Year of Reconciliation

International Year of Natural Fibres

International Year of Human Rights Learning

International Year of Astronomy

Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO)

2008👇👇
International Year of Planet Earth

International Year of Languages

International Year of Sanitation

International Year of the Potato

2007-2008👇👇
International Polar Year (WMO)

2006👇👇
International Year of Deserts and Desertification

2005👇👇
International Year of Microcredit

International Year for Sport and Physical Education

International Year of Physics

2004👇👇
International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition

International Year of Rice

2003👇👇
Year of Kyrgyz Statehood

International Year of Freshwater

2002👇👇👇
United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage

International Year of Mountains

International Year of Ecotourism

2001👇👇👇
United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations

International Year of Volunteers

International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance

2000👇👇
International Year of Thanksgiving

International Year for the Culture of Peace

1999👇👇
International Year of Older Persons

1998👇👇
International Year of the Ocean

1996👇👇
International Year for the Eradication of Poverty

1995👇👇
United Nations Year for Tolerance

World Year of Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War

1994👇👇
International Year of the Family

International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal

1993👇👇
International Year for the World's Indigenous People

1992👇👇👇
International Space Year

1990👇👇
International Literacy Year

1987👇👇
International Year of Shelter for The Homeles

1986👇
International Year of Peace

1985👇
Year of the United Nations
International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace.

1983👇
World Communications Year; Development of Communication Infrastructures

1982👇
International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa

1981👇
International Year for Disabled Persons

1979👇
International Year of The Child

1978/79👇
International Anti-Apartheid Year

1975👇
International Women's Year

1974👇
World Population Year

1971👇👇
International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice

1970👇👇
International Education Year

1968👇
International Year for Human Rights

1967👇
International Tourist Year

1965👇
International Co-operation Year

1961👇
International Health and Medical Research Year

1959/1960👇
World Refugee Year

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