International years    


2011

International Year of Chemistry A/RES/63/209
International Year of Forests A/RES/61/193

2010

International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures A/RES/62/90
International Year of Biodiversity A/RES/61/203

2009

International Year of Reconciliation A/RES/61/17
International Year of Natural Fibres A/RES/61/189
International Year of Human Rights Learning
(beginning on 10 December 2008)
A/RES/62/171
International Year of Astronomy A/RES/62/200

2008

International Year of Planet Earth A/RES/60/192
International Year of Languages A/RES/61/266
International Year of Sanitation A/RES/61/192
Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO)  
International Year of the Potato A/RES/60/191

2007

2007-2008 International Polar Year (WMO)

2006

International Year of Deserts and Desertification A/RES/58/211

2005

International Year of Microcredit A/RES/53/197
International Year for Sport and Physical Education A/RES/58/5
International Year of Physics A/RES/58/293

2004

International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition A/RES/57/195
International Year of Rice A/RES/57/162

2003

Year of Kyrgyz Statehood A/RES/57/248
International Year of Freshwater A/RES/55/196

2002

United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage A/RES/56/8
International Year of Mountains A/RES/53/24
International Year of Ecotourism A/RES/53/200

2001

United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations A/RES/53/22
International Year of Volunteers A/RES/52/17
International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial
Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
A/RES/53/132

2000

International Year of Thanksgiving A/RES/52/16
International Year for the Culture of Peace A/RES/52/15

1999

International Year of Older Persons A/RES/47/5
A/RES/50/141

1998

International Year of the Ocean A/RES/49/131

1996

International Year for the Eradication of Poverty A/RES/48/183

1995

United Nations Year for Tolerance A/RES/48/126
World Year of Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War A/RES/49/25

1994

International Literacy Year A/RES/44/82
International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal A/RES/48/10

1993

International Year for the World's Indigenous People A/RES/45/164
A/RES/47/75

1992

International Space Year A/RES/44/46

1990

International Litercay Year A/RES/42/104

1987

International Year of Shelter for The Homeless A/RES/36/71
A/RES/37/221

1986

International Year of Peace A/RES/37/16
A/RES/40/3

1985

Year of The United Nations A/RES/39/161 A
International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace A/RES/34/151

1983

Wolrd Communications Year; Development of Communication Infrastructures A/RES/36/40

1982

International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa A/RES/36/172 B

1981

International Year for Disabled Persons A/RES/31/123

1979

International Year of The Child A/RES/31/169

1978/79

International Anti-Apartheid Year A/RES/32/105 B

1975

International Women's Year A/RES/3010 (XXVII)

1974

World Population Year A/RES/2683 (XXV)

1971

International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice A/RES/2544 (XXIV)

1970

International Education Year A/RES/2306 (XXII)
A/RES/2412 (XXIII)

1968

International Year for Human Rights A/RES/2081 (XX)

1967

International Tourist Year A/RES/2148 (XXI)

1965

International Co-operation Year A/RES/1907 (XVIII)

1961

International Health and Medical Research Year A/RES/1283 (XIII)

1959/60

World Refugee Year A/RES/1285 (XIII)