Follow-up submission to the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
Summary
Civil society organisations contend that the South African government has failed to make sufficient progress on recommendations from the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights, specifically highlighting the need for social assistance for individuals aged 18 to 59 with little or no income.
Key insights
- Civil society organisations argue that the South African government's March 2021 response to the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights fails to demonstrate adequate progress toward fulfilling the Committee's recommendations.
- The document specifically highlights Recommendation 48(c), which calls for the provision of social assistance to people between 18 and 59 years of age who have little or no income.
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- APA
- iej_admin (2021). Follow-up submission to the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights. Institute for Economic Justice. https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/follow-up-submission-to-the-the-united-nations-committee-on-social-economic-and-cultural-rights/
- Chicago
- iej_admin. Follow-up submission to the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights. Institute for Economic Justice, 2021. https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/follow-up-submission-to-the-the-united-nations-committee-on-social-economic-and-cultural-rights/.
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- {{cite press release |last1=iej_admin |title=Follow-up submission to the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights |publisher=Institute for Economic Justice |date=8 September 2021 |url=https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/follow-up-submission-to-the-the-united-nations-committee-on-social-economic-and-cultural-rights/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @misc{iejadmin2021followup, author = {iej\_admin}, title = {{Follow-up submission to the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights}}, publisher = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://iej.org.za/resource/submission/follow-up-submission-to-the-the-united-nations-committee-on-social-economic-and-cultural-rights/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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