INTERNATIONAL YEARS OF UNITED NATIONS
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 : 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
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