UN YEARS

Year	Importance
1961	International Health and Medical Research Year
1965	International Cooperation Year
1967	International Tourism Year
1968	International Human Rights Year
1970	International Education Year
1971	International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
1972	International Book Year
1974	World Population Year
1975	International Women's Year
1975	International Year of Volunteers
1979	International Year of Children
1981	International Year of the Disabled
1981	International Year of Ecotourism
1983	World Communications Year
1985	International Youth Year
1985	Year of the United Nations
1986	International Year of Peace against Slavery and Abortion
1987	International Year of Shelter for the Homeless
1990	International Literacy Year
1992	International Space Year
1993	International Year for Indigenous Populations
1994	International Year of the Family
1995	International Year of Tolerance
1996	International year of the Eradication of the Poverty.
1998	International Year of the Ocean
1999	International Year of the Old Persons
2000	International Year of the Culture of Peace International Year of Thanksgiving
2001	International Year of Dialogue among Civilizations International Year of Volunteers International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
2002	International Year of Mountains International Year of Ecotourism United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage
2003	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 of Sports and Physical Education
2006	International Year of Deserts and Desertification
2007	International Year of Scout
2008	International Year of Potato International Year of Planet Earth International Year of Languages International Year of Sanitation
2009	International Year of Astronomy International Year of Natural Fibers International Year of Reconciliation International Year of Shark
2010	International Year of Biodiversity International Year of Youth
2011	International Year of People of African Descent International Year of Forests International Year of Chemistry
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 Crystallography International Year of Family Farming International Year of small Island Developing States International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
2015	International Year of Soils International year of Light and Light based technologies
2016	International Year of Pulses International Year of Camelids