International Years
UNESCO participates in the celebration of the following International Years proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations:
- 2012 - International year of Cooperatives (Resolution 64/136)
- 2011 - International Year of Chemistry
- 2011 - International Year of Forests
- 2010 - International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures
- 2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
- 2009 - International Year of Reconciliation
- 2009 - International Year of Astronomy
- 2009 - Year of the Gorilla
- 2008 - International Year of Planet Earth
- 2008 - International Year of Languages
- 2005 - International Year for Sport and Physical Education
- 2004 - International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition
- 2003 - International Year of Freshwater
- 2002 - United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage
For a comprehensive list of all years the United Nations and its Specialized Agencies observe see InternationaYears.
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