International Year of the Child International Year of the Child UNESCO proclaimed 1979 as the International Year of the Child. The proclamation was signed on January 1, 1979 by United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim. A follow-up to the 1959 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, the proclamation was intended to draw attention to problems that affected children throughout the world, including malnutrition and lack of access to education. Many of these efforts resulted in the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. Numerous events took place within the UN and in member countries to mark the event, including the Music for
Kisses of Fire Kisses of Fire "Kisses of Fire" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA, released on their 1979 album "Voulez-Vous". An American band called Foxy laid down the backing tracks to what eventually became "Kisses of Fire" and "If It Wasn't for the Nights". It is uncertain how much of these early recordings were retained. "Kisses of Fire" was released as the B-side to the single "Does Your Mother Know" in April 1979, shortly before the release of the "Voulez-Vous" album. The song was featured in "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again", performed by Panos Mouzourakis, Jessica Keenan Wynn