list of international years celebrations

2014
International Year of Family Farming	A/RES/66/222
2013
International Year of Water Cooperation	A/RES/65/154
International Year of Quinoa	A/RES/66/221
2012
International Year of Cooperatives	A/RES/64/136
International Year of Sustainable Energy for All	A/RES/65/151
2011
International Year for People of African Descent	A/RES/64/169
International Year of Chemistry	A/RES/63/209
International Year of Forests	A/RES/61/193
International Year of Youth (12 August 2010 — 11 August 2011)	A/RES/64/134
2010
International Year of Youth (12 August 2010 — 11 August 2011)	A/RES/64/134
International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures	A/RES/62/90
International Year of Biodiversity	A/RES/61/203
International Year of the Seafarer
2009
International Year of Reconciliation	A/RES/61/17
International Year of Natural Fibres	A/RES/61/189
International Year of Human Rights Learning	A/RES/62/171
International Year of Astronomy	A/RES/62/200
Year of the Gorilla (UNEP and UNESCO)

2008
International Year of Planet Earth	A/RES/60/192
International Year of Languages	A/RES/61/266
International Year of Sanitation	A/RES/61/192
International Year of the Potato	A/RES/60/191

there is a lot still
2007/08 International Polar Year (WMO) 2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification A/RES/58/211 2005 International Year of Microcredit A/RES/53/197 International Year for Sport and Physical Education A/RES/58/5 International Year of Physics A/RES/58/293 2004 International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition A/RES/57/195 International Year of Rice A/RES/57/162 2003 Year of Kyrgyz Statehood A/RES/57/248 International Year of Freshwater A/RES/55/196 2002 United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage A/RES/56/8 International Year of Mountains A/RES/53/24 International Year of Ecotourism A/RES/53/200 2001 United Nations Year of Dialogue among Civilizations A/RES/53/22 International Year of Volunteers A/RES/52/17 International Year of Mobilization against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance A/RES/53/132 2000 International Year of Thanksgiving A/RES/52/16 International Year for the Culture of Peace A/RES/52/15 1999 International Year of Older Persons A/RES/47/5 A/RES/50/141 1998 International Year of the Ocean A/RES/49/131 1996 International Year for the Eradication of Poverty A/RES/48/183 1995 United Nations Year for Tolerance A/RES/48/126 World Year of Peoples’ Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War A/RES/49/25 1994 International Year of the Family A/RES/44/82 International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal A/RES/48/10 1993 International Year for the World's Indigenous People A/RES/45/164 A/RES/47/75 1992 International Space Year A/RES/44/46 1990 International Literacy Year A/RES/42/104 1987 International Year of Shelter for The Homeless A/RES/36/71 A/RES/37/221 1986 International Year of Peace A/RES/37/16 A/RES/40/3 1985 Year of The United Nations A/RES/39/161 A International Youth Year: Participation, Development, Peace A/RES/34/151 1983 World Communications Year; Development of Communication Infrastructures A/RES/36/40 1982 International Year of Mobilization for Sanctions Against South Africa A/RES/36/172 B 1981 International Year for Disabled Persons A/RES/31/123 1979 International Year of The Child A/RES/31/169 1978/79 International Anti-Apartheid Year A/RES/32/105 B 1975 International Women's Year A/RES/3010 (XXVII) 1974 World Population Year A/RES/2683 (XXV) 1971 International Year for Action to Combat Racism and Racial Prejudice A/RES/2544 (XXIV) 1970 International Education Year A/RES/2306 (XXII) A/RES/2412 (XXIII) 1968 International Year for Human Rights A/RES/2081 (XX) 1967 International Tourist Year A/RES/2148 (XXI) 1965 International Co-operation Year A/RES/1907 (XVIII) 1961 International Health and Medical Research Year A/RES/1283 (XIII) 1959/60 World Refugee Year A/RES/1285 (XIII)