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
I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song) I've Been Waiting for You (ABBA song) "I've Been Waiting for You" was a song recorded in 1974 by Swedish pop group ABBA, released first as the B-side to the single "So Long". It was included on their album "ABBA" (released April 1975). It was, however, released as an A-side in Australia in 1974, where it reached number 49, and in New Zealand in 1977, where it reached number 8. "I've Been Waiting for You" was released on July 13, 2018, alongside the soundtrack of "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again", by Capitol and Polydor Records. The song is performed