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1979 UN theme year
UNESCO
proclaimed 1979 as the
International Year of the Child
.
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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.
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Numerous events took place within the UN and in member countries to mark the event, including the
Music for UNICEF Concert
, held at the
UN General Assembly
on January 9.
WBZ-TV
4 in
Boston, Massachusetts
, along with the four other
Group W
stations, hosted and broadcast a celebratory festival, "Kidsfair" (usually held around Labor Day ever since) from
Boston Common
. A film festival showcasing international cartoon and film shorts focusing on children was held at the United Nations building in New York City on December 1, 1979. Canadian animator/director
Eugene Fedorenko
created a film for the
National Film Board of Canada
, called
Every Child
, which centered on a nameless baby who nobody wants because they are too busy with their own concerns. This was used to explain how every child is entitled to a home. Sound effects were created with the voices of
Les Mimes Electriques
.
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