United Nations International Years

The United Nations (UN) dedicates an entire calendar year to focus on particular topics or themes. Many countries actively participate in promoting these years.

The UN Year 2015

• International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies
• International Year of Soils

The UN Year 2014

• International Year of Small Island Developing States
• International Year of Crystallography
• International Year of Family Farming

The UN Year 2013

• International Year of Water Cooperation
• International Year of Quinoa

The UN Year 2012

• International year of Cooperatives
• International Year of Sustainable Energy for All

The UN Year 2011

• The International Year of Forests
• The International Year of Chemistry
• The International Year for People of African Descent

The UN Year 2010

• The International Year of Biodiversity
• The International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
• The International Year of Youth

The UN Year 2009

• The International Year of Astronomy
• The International Year of Human Rights Learning
• The International Year of Natural Fibres
• The International Year of Reconciliation

The UN Year 2008

• The International Year of Languages
• The International Year of Planet Earth
• The International Year of the Potato
• The International Year of Sanitation

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