Follow-up submission to the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights
Summary
The Institute for Economic Justice and other civil society organisations argue that the South African government's March 2021 response to the United Nations Committee on Social, Economic and Cultural Rights does not show sufficient progress in implementing recommendations, specifically regarding social assistance for adults aged 18 to 59 with little or no income.
Key insights
- Civil society organisations contend 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 meeting the Committee's recommendations.
- The submission highlights a specific failure regarding Recommendation 48(c), which calls for the provision of social assistance to individuals 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/.
- Wikipedia
- {{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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