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
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album) Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (ABBA album) Greatest Hits Vol. 2 is a compilation album by Swedish pop group ABBA, released in October 1979 to coincide with their tour of North America and Europe (taking place between September and November 1979). It was ABBA's second chart-topping album of the year, the first being "Voulez-Vous", and contained the brand new single "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)", recorded in August 1979. A round-up of ABBA’s hits since their first compilation album (released in 1975), the album exclusively included material recorded between the years 1976 and 1979 (albums "Arrival", "The Album" and