International Years Observed by United Nations

1882/1883 - International Polar Year


1932/1933 - International Polar Year


1957/1958 - International Geophysical Year


1959/1960 : World Refugee Year


1961 : International Health and Medical Research Year


1965 : International Co-operation Year


1967 : International Tourist Year

1968 : International Year of Human Rights

1970 : International Education Year

1971 : International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial

            Prejudice

1972 : International Book Year

1974 : World Population Year

1975 : International Women's Year


1978/1979 : International Anti-Apartheid Year

1979 : International Year of Children

1981 : International Year for Disabled Persons


1982 : International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions Against South
            Africa

1983 : World Communications Year; Development of Communication
            Infrastructures

1985 : Year of The United Nations,International Youth Year: Participation, 
            Development, Peace

1986 : International Year of Peace

1987 : International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

1990 : International Literary Year

1992 : International Year of Space

1993 : International Year for the World's Indigenous People

1994 : International Year of Family, International Year of Sport and the
            Olympic Ideal

1995 : International Year for Tolerance, World Year of People’s
            Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War


1996 : International Year for the Eradication of Poverty

1998 : International Year of the Ocean

1999 : International Year of Older Persons

2000 : International Year of Thanksgiving, 
            International Year for the Culture of Peace

2001 : International Year of Mobilization against Racism, 
            Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, 
            International Year of Volunteers, 
            United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations, 
            International Year of Women Empowerment

2002 : International Year of Mountain, 
            International Year of Ecotourism,
            United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage

2003 : International Year of Fresh Water, Year of Kyrgyz Statehood

2004 : International Year of Rice, International Year to Commemorate
            the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition

2005 : International Year of Physics, 
            International Year for Sport and Physical Education, 
            International Year of Microcredit

2006 : International Year of Desert and Desertification

2007/2008 : International Polar Year (WMO)

2008 : International Year of Sanitation, 
            International Year of Languages,
            International Year of Sanitation,
            International Year of the Potato

2009 : International Year of Natural Fibers,
            International Year of Reconciliation,
            International Year of Human Rights Learning,
            International Year of Astronomy,
            Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO)


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


2011 : International Year of Youth (12 August 2010 — 11 August 2011)
            International Year of Forests,
            International Year for People of African Descent,
            International Year of Chemistry


2012 : International Year of Sustainable Energy for All,
            International Year of Cooperatives


2013 : International Year of Water Cooperation

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