A lot of work was undertaken by all sectors to inform the process and, for many of us, the latest phase culminated in the pre-sessional hearing in Geneva last October.
We arrived in Geneva anxious about how everyone was going to be heard, and determined that children and young people would not be marginalised in what had previously been a very adult-centred process. Some of the UN committee members met with young people from across the four UK jurisdictions ahead of the more formal hearing, with the adults. At times, the hearing was frenetic and complex, but it was very productive.
Once the formal process was over, the committee chair, Benyam Dawit Mezur, ensured young people had their say. Young people from each jurisdiction made a short statement with Northern Ireland having the final word.
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