International Observations-Years

International Observations-Years

* 1959/1960 - World Refugee Year
* 1961 - International Health and Medical Research Year
* 1965 - International Cooperation 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 Discrimination
* 1974 - World Population Year
* 1975 - International Women's Year
* 1978/1979 - 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
* 1984 - Year of Women in South Africa
* 1985 - Year of the United Nations
* 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
* 1993 - International Year of the World's Indigenous People
* 1994 - International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal
* 1994 - International Year of the Family
* 1995 - World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of Victims of the Second World War
* 1995 - United Nations Year for Tolerance
* 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
* 2000 - International Year for the Culture of Peace
* 2001 - International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
* 2001 - International Year of Volunteers
* 2001 - United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations
* 2002 - International Year of Ecotourism
* 2002 - International Year of Mountains
* 2002 - United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage
* 2003 - International Year of Freshwater
* 2003 - European Disability Year
* 2004 - International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
* 2004 - International Year of Rice
* 2005 - International Year for Sport and Physical Education
* 2005 - International Year of Microcredit
* 2005 - World Year of Physics (declared by IUPAP)
* 2006 - International Year of Deserts and Desertification , recognized by the UN
* 2007 - (International) Year of the Dolphin - (http://www.yod2007.org) by the United Nations and UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme)