The Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, today launched the “What WE Think” suite of reports of the consultation process with Children and Young People at a virtual event and is available to be viewed here.
The “What WE Think” suite of reports informs Ireland’s reports on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Universal Periodic Review
The “What WE Think” suite of reports comprises:
· The full report of the consultation with Children and Young People on Children’s Rights in 2021
· A youth friendly version of the report in the form of four posters
· The literature review of past consultations with Children and Young People as part of the UNCRC reporting process 2016-2021
Minister O’Gorman is also publishing the following reports on the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth website today:
· The UNCRC State Report
· The Statistical Annex to the UNCRC State Report
· The report on the consultation with civil society stakeholders on the UNCRC
· The report on the open written consultation on the draft UNCRC report
Welcoming the announcement, Minister O’Gorman said
I am delighted to launch the “What WE Think” suite of reports. The input of Children and Young People is critical to Ireland’s input to UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Universal Periodic Review. The results of the consultation process will also help inform my Department’s future policy development.
The views of Children and Young People are vital to the development of child-centred policies and protections which reflects a core value in a society where children can flourish and see a brighter future. This suite of reports will assist the work to ensure this future and empower children to voice what kind of future they want.
The “What WE Think” suite of reports and UNCRC documentation are available here.
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