1959/60 | World Refugee Year |
1965 | International Cooperation Year |
1967 | International Tourism Year |
1968 | International Year for Human Rights |
1970 | International Education Year |
1971 | International Year for Action to Combat Racism & Racial Discrimination |
1974 | World Population Year |
1975 | International Women's Year |
1978 | International Anti-Apartheid Year |
1979 | International Year of the Child |
1981 | International Year of Disabled Persons |
1982 | International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa |
1983 | World Communications Year |
1985 | International Youth Year |
1986 | International Year of Peace |
1987 | International Year of Shelter for the Homeless |
1990 | International Literacy Year |
1992 | International Space Year (endorsed, not declared) |
1993 | International Year for World's Indigenous People |
1994 | International Year of the Family |
1995 | United Nations Year for Tolerance |
1996 | International Year for the Eradication of Poverty |
1998 | |
1999 | International Year of Older Persons |
2000 | International Year for the Culture of Peace |
2001 | International Year of Volunteers |
2002 | International Year of Mountains |
2003 | |
2004 | International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and Its Abolition |
2005 | International Year of Microcredit |
2006 | |
2008 | International Year of the Potato |
2009 | International Year of Reconciliation |
2010 | International Year of Biodiversity |
2011 | International Year of Forests http://www.un.org/esa/forests/2011/2011.html |



