Since 1959 the UN has designated International Years in order to draw attention to major issues and to encourage international action to address concerns which have global importance and ramifications.
Here is a list of United Nations International Years which will help you in exams like UPSC, BPSC,SSC MTS.SSC CHSL, SSC CGL,Railways and other Banking Exams like IBPS, RBI, SBI Clerk etc.
| S.No | Year | Designated by UN as |
| 1. | 2019 | International Year of Indigenous Languages |
| 2. | 2018 | – |
| 3. | 2017 | International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development |
| 4. | 2016 | International Year of Pulses |
| 5. | 2015 | International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies |
| 6. | 2015 | International Year of Soils |
| 7. | 2014 | International Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People |
| 8. | 2014 | International Year of Small Island Developing States |
| 9. | 2014 | International Year of Family Farming |
| 10. | 2014 | International Year of Crystallography |
| 11. | 2013 | International Year of Water Cooperation |
| 12. | 2013 | International Year of Quinoa |
| 13. | 2012 | International Year of Cooperatives |
| 14. | 2012 | International Year of Sustainable Energy for All |
| 15. | 2011 | International Year for People of African Descent |
| 16. | 2011 | International Year of Chemistry |
| 17. | 2011 | International Year of Forests |
| 18. | 2011 | International Year of Youth |
| 19. | 2010 | International Year of the Seafarer |
| 20. | 2010 | International Year of Biodiversity |
| 21. | 2010 | International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures |
| 22. | 2009 | International Year of Reconciliation |
| 23. | 2009 | International Year of Natural Fibres |
| 24. | 2009 | International Year of Human Rights Learning |
| 25. | 2009 | International Year of Astronomy |
| 26. | 2009 | Year of the Gorilla |
| 27. | 2008 | International Year of Planet Earth |
| 28. | 2008 | International Year of Languages |
| 29. | 2008 | International Year of Sanitation |
| 30. | 2008 | International Year of the Potato |
| 31. | 2007 | International Polar Year |