Questions related to international years of united nations are asked in various exams like UPSC, BPSC, UPPSC, SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, SSC CGL, Railways and other banking exams like IBPS, RBI, SBI Clerk etc. here is the detailed list of international years of United Nations . United Nations declares the international year to draw attention of the world community to major issues and to encourage international action to address concerns which have global importance.
INTERNATIONAL YEARS OF UNITED NATIONS
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
1978-19 : 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 : nternational 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 : International Polar Year (WMO)
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 (UNEP and UNESCO)
2010 : International Year of Youth (12 August 2010- 11 August 2011)
International Year of Biodiversity
In ternational 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 : The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015
2016 : International Year of Pulses
2017 : International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
2019 : International Year of Indigenous Languages
2019 : International Year of Moderation
2019 : International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
2020 : International Year of Plant Health
2020 : International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife
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 Labour
2022 : International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development
2022 : International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development
2022 : International Year of Glass
2022 : International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
2023 : International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace
2023 : International Year of Millets
2024 : International Year of Camelids
2025 : International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
2026 : International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists