International Decades of United Nations

 

Decade	International Decade
1960–1970	United Nations Development Decade
1970s	Disarmament Decade
1971–1980	Second United Nations Development Decade
1973–1983	Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
1976–1985	United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace
1978–1988	Transport and Communications Decade for Africa
1980s	Industrial Development Decade for Africa
1980–1990	Second Disarmament Decade
1981–1990	Third United Nations Development Decade
1981–1990	International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade
1983–1992	United Nations Decade for Disabled Persons
1983–1993	Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
1988–1997	World Decade for Cultural Development
1990s	Third Disarmament Decade
1990–1999	International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction
1990–1999	United Nations Decade of International Law
1990–2000	International Decade for the Eradification of Colonialism
1991–2000	Fourth United Nations Development Decade
1991–2000	United Nations Decade Against Drug Abuse
1991–2000	Second Transport and Communications Decade in Africa
1991–2000	Second Industrial Development Decade for Africa
1993–2003	Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination
1994–2004	Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
1995–2004	Decade for Human Rights Education
1997–2006	Decade for The Eradication for Poverty
2001–2010	Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
2001–2010	Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa
2001–2010	International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World
2003–2012	United Nations Literacy Decade: Education for All
2005–2014	Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People
2005–2014	United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
2005–2015	International Decade for Action, “Water for Life”
2006–2016	Decade of Recovery and Sustainable Development of the Affected Regions (third decade after the Chernobyl disaster)
2008–2017	Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
2010–2020	United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification
2011–2020	Decade of Action for Road Safety
2011–2020	United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
2011–2020	Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
2014–2024	United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All
2015–2024	International Decade for People of African Descent
2016–2025	United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition
2018-2028	United Nations Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development
2019-2028	United Nations Decade of Family Farming
2019-2028	Nelson Mandela Decade of Peace
2021-2030	United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development
2021-2030	United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
2021-2030	United Nations Decade of Healthy Ageing
2021-2030	Second Decade of Action for Road Safety
2022-2032	International Decade of Indigenous Languages