Social Watch is an international
network informed by national citizens' groups aiming at following up
the fulfilment of internationally agreed commitments on poverty
eradication and equality. These national groups report, through the
national Social Watch report, on the progress - or regression - towards these commitments and goals.

The Social Watch
groups, organized on an ad hoc basis, have a focal point in each
country that is responsible for promoting the initiative; submitting a
national report for the yearly publication; undertaking lobbying
initiatives before the national authorities to hold them accountable
for the policies in place regarding the agreed commitments; promoting a
dialogue about the national social development priorities and
developing an active inclusive strategy to bring other groups into the
national group.

The international secretariat of Social
Watch is hosted by the Third World Institute
in Montevideo, Urugua