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
What the Water Gave Me (song) Music Publishing Group, "What the Water Gave Me" is a pop, pop rock and soul song set in a common time and performed in tempo of 124 beats per minute. It is written in the key of C minor and Welch's vocal range in the song runs from the musical note of A♭ to E♭ "What the Water Gave Me" is five and half minutes long and contains ethereal vocals and harps. A gospel organ and choir along with "trilling" guitars provide instrumentation in "What the Water Gave Me". According to Bill Lamb of About.com, "the song breaks down into