Decades

1976–1985 - United Nations Decade for Women
1994–2004 - First International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
1997–2006 - First United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty
2000–2010 - Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
2001–2010 - International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-violence for the Children of the World , recognized by the UN
2003–2012 - United Nations Literacy Decade
2005–2014 - United Nations Decade on Education for Sustainable Development -
2005–2014 - Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
2005–2015 - Water for Life Decade