UNITED NATIONS

INTERNATIONAL YEARS DESIGNATED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959/60

World Refugee Year

1961

International Health and Medical Research Year

1965

International Cooperation 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 Discrimination

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

1985

International Youth Year

1985

Year of the United Nations

1986

International Year of Peace

1987

International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

1990

International Literacy Year

1992

International Space Year

1993

International Year of the World's Indigenous People

1994

International Year of the Family

1994

International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal

1995

Tenth Anniversary of International Youth Year

1995

Fiftieth Anniversary of the United Nations

1995

United Nations Year for Tolerance

1995

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 for the Culture of Peace

2000

International Year of Thanksgiving

2001

International Year of Volunteers

2001

United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations

2001

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

2002

International Year of Mountains

2002

International Year of Ecotourism

2003

International Year of Freshwater

2005

International Year of Microcredit

 

Courtesy The United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area

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