United Nation Organization (UNO) International Year
2021: International Year of Peace and Trust
2021: International Year of
Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
2021: International Year of
Fruits and Vegetables
2021: International Year
for the Elimination of Child Labor
2020: International Year of
the Nurse and the Midwife
2020: International Year of
Plant Health
2019: International Year of
Indigenous Languages
2018: Not declared
2017: International Year of
Sustainable Tourism for Development
2016: International Year of
Pulses
2015: International Year of
Light and Light-based Technologies
2015: International Year of
Soils
2014: International Year of
Solidarity with the Palestinian People
2014: International Year of
Small Island Developing States
2014: International Year of
Family Farming
2014: International Year of
Crystallography
2013: International Year of
Water Cooperation
2013: International Year of
Quinoa
2012: International Year of
Cooperatives
2012: International Year of
Sustainable Energy for All
2011: International Year
for People of African Descent
2011: International Year of
Chemistry
2011: International Year of
Forests
2011: International Year of
Youth
2010: International Year of
the Seafarer
2010: International Year of
Biodiversity
2010: International Year
for the Rapprochement of Cultures
2009: International Year of
Reconciliation
2009: International Year of
Natural Fibers
2009: International Year of
Human Rights Learning
2009: International Year of
Astronomy
2009: Year of the Gorilla
2008: International Year
of Planet Earth
2008: International Year of
Languages
2008: International Year of
Sanitation
2008: International Year of
the Potato
2007: International Polar
Year
2006: International Year of
Deserts and Desertification
2005: International Year of
Microcredit
2005: International Year of
Physics
2005: International Year for
Sport and Physical Education
2004: International Rice
Year
2003: Year of Kyrgyz
Statehood
2003: International Year of
Freshwater
2002: Year for Cultural
Heritage, Ecotourism year, Mountains Year
2001: International Year of
Volunteers
2000: Peace and Cultural
Year
1999: International Year of
Older Persons
1998: International Year of
the Ocean
1996: International Year
for the Eradication of Poverty
1995: United Nations Year
for Tolerance
1994: International Year of
Sport and the Olympic Ideal
1994: International Year of
the Family
1993: International Year for the World’s Indigenous People
1992: International Space
Year
1990: International
Literacy Year
1987: Year of Shelter for
the Homeless
1986: International Year of
Peace
1985: Year of the United Nations
1985: International Youth
Year: Participation, Development, Peace
1983: World Communications
Year; Development of Communication Infrastructures
1982: International Year of
Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa
1981: International Year for
Disabled Persons
1978-79: International
Anti-Apartheid Year
1979: International Year of
The Child
1975: International Women’s
Year
1974: World Population Year
1971: International Year
for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice
1970: International
Education Year
1968: International Year
for Human Rights
1967: International Tourism
Year
1965: International
Co-operation Year
1961: International Health
and Medical Research Year