The United Nations has been observing every year with a specific theme. The main reason behind this is to promote awareness Internationally and also to take actions on very serious issues. The United Nations International Years are being observed since 1959. Here is the list of years
YEAR | UN INTERNATIONAL YEAR |
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1959/60 | World Refugee Year |
1961 | International Health and Medical Research Year |
1965 | International Co-operation Year |
1967 | International Tourist Year |
1968 | International Year for Human Rights |
1970 | International Education Year |
1971 | International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice |
1974 | World Population Year |
1975 | International Women’s Year |
1978/79 | International Anti-Apartheid Year |
1979 | International Year of The Child |
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 Literacy Year |
1992 | International Space Year |
1993 | International Year for the World’s Indigenous People |
1994 | International Year of the Family International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal |
1995 | United Nations Year for Tolerance World Year of Peoples’ 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 | United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations International Year of Volunteers International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance |
2002 | United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage International Year of Mountains International Year of Ecotourism |
2003 | Year of Kyrgyz Statehood International Year of Freshwater |
2004 | International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition International Year of Rice |
2005 | International Year of Microcredit International Year for Sport and Physical Education International Year of Physics |
2006 | International Year of Deserts and Desertification |
2007-2008 | International Polar Year |
2008 | International Year of Planet Earth International Year of Languages International Year of Sanitation International Year of the Potato |
2009 | International Year of Reconciliation International Year of Natural Fibres International Year of Human Rights Learning International Year of Astronomy Year of the Gorilla |
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 for People of African Descent International Year of Chemistry International Year of Forests International Year of Youth |
2012 | International Year of Cooperatives International Year of Sustainable Energy for All |
2013 | International Year of Water Cooperation International Year of Quinoa |
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 |
2015 | International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies International Year of Soils |
2016 | International Year of Pulses |
2017 | International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development |
2019 | International Year of Indigenous Languages International Year of Moderation International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements |
2020 | International Year of Plant Health International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife |
2021 | International Year of Peace and Trust International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development International Year of Fruits and Vegetables |
2022 | International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture |
2024 | International Year of Camelids |
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