SPII’s Contribution – Submission to UN CESCR

SPII’s Contribution – Submission to UN CESCR on South Africa’s implementation of UN CESCR recommendations – composite index on the cost of living.

The Republic of South Africa signed the United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in October 1994. However, South Africa only ratified the ICESCR in January 2015. In line with its obligations under articles 16 and 17 of the ICESCR the South African government submitted its initial report to the United Nations (UN) Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) in April 2017.

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