Importance
|
Year
|
| World Refugees year |
1959-60 |
| Health and Medical Research year |
1961 |
| Co-operation Year |
1965 |
| Tourism year |
1967 |
| Human Rights Year |
1968 |
| Education Year |
1970 |
| Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice |
1971 |
| Population Year |
1974 |
| Women’s Year |
1975 |
| Anti-Apartheid year |
1978/79 |
| Childrens Year |
1979 |
| Disabled Persons year |
1981 |
| Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa |
1982 |
| Communication Year |
1983 |
| Youth Year |
1985 |
| Peace Year |
1986 |
| Year of Shelter for the Homeless |
1987 |
| Literacy Year |
1990 |
| Space Year |
1992 |
| World’s Indigenous People year |
1993 |
| Year of the Family, Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal |
1994 |
| Year of Tolerance |
1995 |
| Poverty Eradication Year |
1996 |
| Ocean Year |
1998 |
| Old Age persons Year |
1999 |
| Peace and Cultural Year |
2000 |
| Year of Volunteers |
2001 |
| Year for Cultural Heritage, Ecotourism year, Mountains Year |
2002 |
| Fresh Water Year |
2003 |
| International Rice Year |
2004 |
| International Micro Credit Year |
2005 |
| International Physics Year |
2005 |
| International Sports and Physical Education |
2005 |
| Year of Deserts and Desertification |
2006 |
| Polar Year |
2007/08 |
| International Potato Year, International Earth Year, Year of Sanitation, Year of languages |
2008 |
| Year of Reconciliation, Year of Natural Fibres, Human Rights learning, Year of Astronomy |
2009 |
| Year of Youth, Reapproachment of cultures, Year of Seafarer, Bio Diversity Year |
2010 |
| Year for People of African Descent, Year of Chemistry, Year of Forest |
2011 |
| Sustainable Energy for All |
2012 |
| Water Cooperation, Year of Quinoa |
2013 |
| Solidarity with the Palestinian people year, Small Island Developing States, Crystallography, Family Farming |
2014 |
| Year of Soils |
2015 |
| Year of Pulses |
2016
|
