International years
2011 |
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| International Year of Chemistry | A/RES/63/209 |
| International Year of Forests | A/RES/61/193 |
2010 |
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| International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures | A/RES/62/90 |
| International Year of Biodiversity | A/RES/61/203 |
2009 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2007-2008 International Polar Year (WMO) | |
2006 |
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| International Year of Deserts and Desertification | A/RES/58/211 |
2005 |
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| 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 |
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| International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition | A/RES/57/195 |
| International Year of Rice | A/RES/57/162 |
2003 |
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| Year of Kyrgyz Statehood | A/RES/57/248 |
| International Year of Freshwater | A/RES/55/196 |
2002 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| International Year of Thanksgiving | A/RES/52/16 |
| International Year for the Culture of Peace | A/RES/52/15 |
1999 |
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| International Year of Older Persons | A/RES/47/5 A/RES/50/141 |
1998 |
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| International Year of the Ocean | A/RES/49/131 |
1996 |
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| International Year for the Eradication of Poverty | A/RES/48/183 |
1995 |
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| 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 |
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| International Literacy Year | A/RES/44/82 |
| International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal | A/RES/48/10 |
1993 |
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| International Year for the World's Indigenous People | A/RES/45/164 A/RES/47/75 |
1992 |
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| International Space Year | A/RES/44/46 |
1990 |
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| International Litercay Year | A/RES/42/104 |
1987 |
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| International Year of Shelter for The Homeless | A/RES/36/71 A/RES/37/221 |
1986 |
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| International Year of Peace | A/RES/37/16 A/RES/40/3 |
1985 |
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| Year of The United Nations | A/RES/39/161 A |
| International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace | A/RES/34/151 |
1983 |
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| Wolrd Communications Year; Development of Communication Infrastructures | A/RES/36/40 |
1982 |
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| International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa | A/RES/36/172 B |
1981 |
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| International Year for Disabled Persons | A/RES/31/123 |
1979 |
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| International Year of The Child | A/RES/31/169 |
1978/79 |
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| International Anti-Apartheid Year | A/RES/32/105 B |
1975 |
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| International Women's Year | A/RES/3010 (XXVII) |
1974 |
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| World Population Year | A/RES/2683 (XXV) |
1971 |
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| International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice | A/RES/2544 (XXIV) |
1970 |
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| International Education Year | A/RES/2306 (XXII) A/RES/2412 (XXIII) |
1968 |
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| International Year for Human Rights | A/RES/2081 (XX) |
1967 |
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| International Tourist Year | A/RES/2148 (XXI) |
1965 |
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| International Co-operation Year | A/RES/1907 (XVIII) |
1961 |
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| International Health and Medical Research Year | A/RES/1283 (XIII) |
1959/60 |
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| World Refugee Year | A/RES/1285 (XIII) |