2007/07/04
United Nations: Doha Round must not affect policy space, says UN think-tank
Geneva - Governments must ensure that the completion of the Doha Round does not compromise the policy space and autonomy of developing countries in pursuing their own development goals, according to the 2007 report of the United Nations' Committee for Development Policy (CDP).

2007/07/04
United Nations: North should be subjected to ECOSOC review
Geneva, 4 July - Developed countries should also make presentations on the implementation of their international development commitments under the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)'s recently launched review mechanism, the Annual Ministerial Review (AMR), in addition to the presentations made by developing countries, the G77 and China has urged.

2007/06/30
Social Watch India launches report on Governance
The Social Watch India Report 2007 will be released on 30th June 2007 at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi . The report focuses on the performance of institutions of governance namely the Parliament, the Executive, the Judiciary and the institutions of local self governance from a human rights perspective. The Social Watch India Report 2007 emphasizes the importance of ensuring these Rights to vulnerable sections such as the tribals, the dalits, the poor and the women.

2007/06/20
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Workshop
The workshop "Building an Asian community of practice on monitoring and budget analysis" will be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, next July 9 – 11, 2007. The workshop is organized by SILAKA and Social Watch in collaboration with OXFAM- Novib/KIC. Deadline for applications: June 22, 2007.

2007/06/14
United Nations: No progress in reducing global hunger
Geneva, 14 June (Kanaga Raja) -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Jean Ziegler, has expressed outrage that global hunger is still on the rise despite commitments made by governments to reduce hunger in 1996 at the first World Food Summit and again at the Millennium Summit in 2000.

2007/06/08
Social Watch Reacts to G8 Summit Declaration
(June 8).The Group of 8 most powerful countries in the world meeting in Germany approved Friday a final declaration that once again shows their lack of political will to implement development aid that would enable poor countries, especially from Africa, to offer their populations a minimum level of welfare.

2007/06/06
Social Watch launched Basic Capabilities Index in Rostock, Germany
(June 7) The Basic Capabilities Index (BCI) produced annually by Social Watch was launched on June 6th to coincide with the Summit of the world’s Group of 8 most powerful countries, held on June 6-8 at the tourist resort of Heiligendamm, Germany.

2007/05/22
Andra Pradesh Social Watch report launched in India
Andhra Pradesh Social Watch Coalition & Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union invite to the Release of A.P. Social Watch Report 2007 that will be held next Tuesday 22nd May 2007, Indira Park, Hyderabad.

2007/05/15
Social Watch Newsletter May 2007
Read or download the Social Watch Newsletter May 2007 available in English, Spanish and French.

2007/05/14
Social Watch participates in International Conference for the Reform of International Institutiones
Roberto Bissio and John W. Foster, members of the Coordinating Committee of Social Watch, participated in the “International Conference for the Reform of International Institutions” in the form of “Dialogues between different levels of governance and civil society actors”.