UN body hears how Ireland plans to tackle its legacy of child protection failures

A UN committee will today hear that a great deal more work needs to be done on behalf of Irish children, writes Emily Logan

IN GENEVA today, Children’s and Youth Affairs Minister James Reilly will appear before a UN committee to outline how the State has lived up to its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Dr Reilly’s appearance will be the latest in a series of similar trips taken by senior members of the Government to UN treaty committees in recent years.