International Decades and Years

International Decades and Years

International Decades

1990s	Third Disarmament Decade
1990 to 1999	UN Decade of International Law
1990 to 2000	International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
1991 to 2000	United Nation Decade against Drug Abuse
1994 to 2004	International Decade for Indigenous  people of the World
1995 to 2004	UN Decade for Human Right Education
1997 to 2006	UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
2001 to 2010	Second UN Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
2001 to 2010	International Decade of Pease and Non Violence for children

International Years

1987	International Year of Shelter of Homeless
1990	International Literacy Year
1992	International Space Year
1993	International year of Indigenous population
1994	International year of Family
1995	International year of Tolerance
1998	International year of Ocean
1999	International year of Aging (Older) people
2000	International year of peace- Culture
2000	International year of Gratitude
2001	International Volunteer’s year and International year if woman Empowerment
2001	International year for Eradication of Mental Diseases (WHO)
2001	United Nation’s year for Interaction among Civilization
2002	International  Mountain year
2002	International Fresh of Eco-tourism
2003	International Fresh Water year
2004	International Rice year
2005	International year of Micro credit and International year of Physics
2006	International year of Desert and Desertification
2008	Year of Good Governance ( for SAARC countries )	2010	International Year of Biodiversity 2010

Designated SAARC Years

1989	Year of Combating Drug Abuse and Drug Trafficking
1990	Year of Girl Child
1991	Year of Shelter
1992	Year of Environment
1993	Year of Disabled Persons
1994	Year of the Youth
1995	Year of Poverty Eradication
1996	Year of Literacy
1997	Year of Participatory Governance
1999	Year of Biodiversity
2002-03	Year of Contribution of Youth to Environment
2004	Year of TB and HIV/ AIDS
2005	Year of South Tourism
2007	Year of Green South Asia