OCTOBER 2005

UN OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS

(OCHA)
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NUMBERS................................................................................................................ 1

A............................................................................................................................. 2

B ........................................................................................................................... 13

C........................................................................................................................... 16

D........................................................................................................................... 28

E ........................................................................................................................... 32

F ........................................................................................................................... 36

G .......................................................................................................................... 40

H........................................................................................................................... 43

I ............................................................................................................................ 47

J............................................................................................................................ 54

K ........................................................................................................................... 56

L............................................................................................................................ 57

M .......................................................................................................................... 59

N .......................................................................................................................... 66

O .......................................................................................................................... 70

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P ........................................................................................................................... 73

Q .......................................................................................................................... 79

R ........................................................................................................................... 80

S ........................................................................................................................... 84

T ........................................................................................................................... 92

U........................................................................................................................... 95

V......................................................................................................................... 101

W........................................................................................................................ 103

X ......................................................................................................................... 105

Y ......................................................................................................................... 106

Z ......................................................................................................................... 107

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 NUMBERS
3Rs Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery
4Rs Repatriation, Reintegration, Reconstruction and Rehabilitation

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 A
AA African Associated
AA Aco Agrria Alem
AA Action Aid (United Kingdom)
AAA Aco Agrria Alem
AAA German Agricultural Action (Agro Action Allemande)
AAASA Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Sciences in Africa (Ethiopia)
Association pour lavancement en Afrique des sciences de lagriculture
Asociacin para el Progreso de las Ciencias Agrcolas en Africa
AAB Action Aid Burundi
AACA Afghanistan Assistance Coordination Authority
AACAN Action Against Child Abuse and Neglect
AACC All Africa Conference of Churches (Kenya) - see CETA
AAD Aco Angolana para o Desenvolvimento
AAD Angolan Development Action
AADA Associao de Amigos para o Desenvolvimiento de Angola
AADC Associao Angolana para o Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
AADC Associao para Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
AADCRIDA Associao Acolhedora para o Desenvolvimento das Crianas Desamparadas de Angola
AADDHHbo Associao de Apoio e Desenvolvimento de Deslocados na Hula no Huambo
AADR Associao de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Rural
AAEA Afghan Agriculture and Engineering Agency
AAECP Asian-Australian Economic Cooperation Programme
AAH Action Against Hunger (Aktion Afrika Hilfe)
AAIN Action Africa in Need
AALSIDA Associao Angolana de Luta Contra o SIDA
AAMRO Accounting and Auditing Manual for Research Operations (Philippines)
AAPDC Associao pra a Promoo e Desenvolvimento das Comunidades
AAR Association for Aid and Relief
AARD Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (Indonesia)
AARINENA Association of Agricultural Research Institutions in the Near East and North Africa
AASA Associao de Amizade e Solidariedade Angola-Alemanha Abandonadas
AASF Association Architectes sans Frontires (France)
AASL Action Aid Sierra Leone
AATL Aco Angolana dos Tcnicos de Laboratrio para o Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
AAU Action Aid Uganda
AAU Association of African Universities
Associations des universits africaines
(for official Arabic name, see website)
Aba-Shud Apoio Social e Humanitrio para o Desenvolvimento
ABB Asea Brown Boveri AG
ABC American Broadcasting Corporation
ABD African bank of Development
ABD Area-Based Development
ABEK Alternative Basic Education for Karamojong
ABLA/ORA Associao de Beneficncia Luso-Alem
ABLE ARIC Box Library Extension

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ABM Anti-Ballistic Missile
ABS Alliance Burundaise contre le SIDA
ABSP Agricultural Biotechnology for Sustainable Productivity (MSU, USA)
ABU Ahmadu Bello University (Nigeria)
ABUBEF Association Burundaise pour le Bien-tre Familiale
AC Appel Consolid
ACA Associao dos Comandos de Angola
ACABEF Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-tre Familiale
ACABQ Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions
ACAM Associao de Beneficncia Luso-Alem
ACAV International Group for Technical Cooperation with Developing Countries
ACBAR Agency Coordination Body for Afghanistan
ACC Agri Chain Competence Center (Netherlands; see also AKK)
ACC Administrative Committee on Coordination
ACC Agri Chain Competence Centre
ACC Australian Council of Churches (Australia)
ACC Agricultural Coordination Committee
ACCD Arab Council for Childhood and Development
ACCDANA Associao Crista para o Combate Droga, Alcoolismo e Nicotina
ACCT Agence de coopration culturelle et technique (France)
Note: nowadays replaced by the AIF
ACD Association for Community Development
ACD Aco Cooperativa e Desenvolvimento
ACDA Agence Centrafricaine du Dveloppement Agricole
ACDI Agence canadienne de dveloppement international (Eng.: CIDA)
ACEJ Association Congo pour l'Emploi de Jeunes
ACER Associao Centro Espiritual Remanescente
ACF Action Contre la Faim (NGO) / Action Against Hunger
ACF Aco Contra o Fome (Angola)
ACFOA Australian Council for Overseas Aid (Australia)
ACH Accion Contre el Hambre
ACHRED Association Chrtienne pour le Dveloppement
ACI Aco Crist para a Infncia
ACIAR Centre for International Agency for Food Research
ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Centre australien pour la recherche agricole internationale
ACIF International Action against Hunger (USA) - see AICF
ACIS Advance Cargo Information System
ACIS Access and Closures Information System
ACJ Aco Crist de Jovens de Angola
ACK Anglican Church of Kenya
ACLU Afghan Construction and Logistics Unit
ACM Associao Crist da Sociedade
ACMD Africa Cassava Mosaic Disease
ACMT Anti-Corruption Monitoring Tool
ACMV African Cassava Mosaic Virus
ACNFP Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (MAFF-UK)
ACNS American Council for Nationalities Services (USA)

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ACO Area Coordination Office
ACORD Agncia de Cooperao e Pesquisa para o Desenvolvimento
ACORD Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development (United Kingdom)
ACORDSDR Alliance of Cooperatives for Rural Development
ACORN A Community Oriented Rehabilitation Network
ACORSDR Aliana de Cooperativa Rudimentar de Solidariedade par o Desenvolvimento Rural
ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific (group of states having signed the Lom convention, see
CTA)
ACP Afrique-Carabes-Pacifique (groupe des pays signataires de la Convention de Lom, voir
aussi CTA)
ACP Acumet Catholic Parish
ACP Asia, Caribbean Pacific Countries
ACR Australian Catholic Relief (Australia)
ACROSS Association of Christian Resource Organizations Serving Sudan
ACRS Associao Crist de Reinsero Social
ACSAD Arab Centre for the Study of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (Syria)
Centre arabe pour l'tude des zones et terres arides
ACT Action by Churches Together
ACT Agency for Construction and Training
ACT Assisting Communities Together
ACT/HIA Action by Churches/Hungarian Interchurch Aid
ACTED Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
ACTS African Centre for Technology Studies
ACTU Australian Council of Trade Unions
ACU Aid Coordination Unit
ACV Unit Nationale d'Analyse et Cartographie de la Vulnrabilit
ACW African Centre for Women
ACWF All China Women's Federation
ACWW Associated Country Women of the World
AD Acao para o Densenvolvimento
ADA Associao dos Empregados de Angola
ADA Afghan Development Association
ADAC Associao para o Desenvolvimento e Ajuda as Comunidades
ADAC Associao para o Desenvolvimento e Apoio Campo
ADACRU Associao para Desenvolvimento e Apoio Criana Rural
ADAG Afghan Development Agency
ADAM Associao de Desenvolvimento e Ajuda Mutua
ADAP Association pour le Dveloppement Agro-Pastoral
ADAPZR Associao de Desenvolvimento Agro-Pecuario e Zonas Rurais
ADB Asian Development Bank
ADB African Development Bank
ADC Agribusiness Development Centre
ADC Agricultural Development Corporation
ADC Aco de Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
ADCC Ajuda e Desenvolvimento das Comunidades Carentes
ADCP Associao PARA O Desenvolvimento Comunitrio Participativo
ADDRP Afghan Demobilization, Disarmament and Reintegration Programme
ADEA Association for the Development of Education in Africa

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 Association pour le dveloppement de l'ducation en Afrique
ADEMA Associao para Ajuda e Desenvolvimento da Mulher e da Criana
ADEO African Development and Emergency Organisation
ADESA Aco de Desenvolvimento Econmico Social de Angola
ADESPOV Associao de Desenvolvimento e Enquadramento Social das Populaes Vulnerveis
ADF African Development Fund (Fr. & Sp.: FAD)
ADF Agricultural Development Bank
ADF Allied Democratic Forces
ADFL Alliance des Forces Dmocratiques pour la Libration
ADG Associao Deslocados de Guerra
ADI Agricultural Development Institute (South Africa)
ADIC - Itombwe Action pou le Dveloppement Intgral de la Collectivit d'Itombwe
ADIPA Association of Development Research and Training Institutes of Asia and the Pacific
(Malaysia)
*Association des instituts de recherche et de formation pour le dveloppement de lAsie et du
ADJ Apoio ao Desenvolvimento da Juventude
ADMA Associao para o Desenvolvimento da Mulher Angolana
ADMERA Aco Angolana p/o Desenvolvimento do Meio Rural e AmBinte
ADPAZR Associao de Desenvolvimento Agro-Pecuria e Zonas Rurais
ADPC Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre
ADPIC Aspects des droits de proprit intellectuelle touchant au commerce
ADPP Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo
ADPP (DAPP) Development Aid from People to People (Aide au dveloppement des personnes aux gens)
ADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency Afghanistan International
ADRA-A Aco para o Desenvolvimento Rural e AmBinte
ADRA-I Adventist Development and Relief Agency-International
ADRAO Association pour le dveloppement de la riziculture en Afrique de l'Ouest
ADRC Asian Disaster Reduction Centre
ADRIP Association pour le Dveloppement de la Riziculture intensive et du Palmer
ADS Afghan Disabled Society
ADS Area Development Scheme
ADSSE Association pour le Dveloppement Social et la Sauvegarde de l'Environnement
Adtranz Adtranz-DaimleChrysler Rail Sysems GmbH
AEA Aliana Evanglica de Angola
AEC Associao Estrela da Criana
AEDKA Action Socio-Economique pour le Dveloppement du Kivu
AEDS Associao Evanglica para o Desenvolvimento Social
AEE Africa Evangelist Entreprise
AEF Africa Enterprise Fund
AEF Associao Elos de Fraternidade
AEF African Education Fund
AEHF Advanced Extremely High Frequency
AEHPT Mutual Aid Association of the Physically Handicapped in Chad Association d'Entraide des
Handicaps Physiques du Tchad LNGO
AEL Association of Evangelicals in Liberia
AEP Agricultural Extension Project
AEP Afghan Education Projects
AEPV Association d'Encadrement de Production et de Vulgarisation en Milieu Rural

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AER Aide l'enfant Rfugi (France)
AERC Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator
AERE Association pour l'Etablissement des Rfugis (France)
AERU Advocacy and External Relations Unit (OCHA)
AES Anti-Epidemic Station
AETF Afghanistan Emergency Trust Fund
AEZ Agroecological zone
AFA Administrative and Finance Advisor
AFAD Ajuda Fraterna para o Desenvolvimento
AFAFSI-SWAA Association des Femmes Africaines Face au Sida
AFAMODSA Associao de Familias Monoparentais, rfos e Deslocados Angola
AFAP Australian Foundation for the Peoples of Asia and the Pacific
AFB Acid-fast Bacilli
AFC Aco Angolana Filantrpica de Caridade
AfDB African Development Bank
AFDER Aco Africana Crist de Ajuda Intercambial ao Desenvolvimento
AFDL l'Alliance des Forces Dmocratiques de Libration
AFESD Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
AFFOMECA Associao de Mulheres Empresarias de Cabinde
AFIS Aerodrome Flight Information Service
AFITA Asian Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture
AFJC Association des Femmes Juriste
AFM Air Force Manual
AFOR Albanian Force
AFP Acute Flaccid Paralysis
AFP Agence France Presse
AFRANE Amiti Franco Afghanistan
AFRC Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
AFREC African Rescue Committee
AFRICARE African Care
AFRO Regional Office for Africa (WHO)
AFS Adolescent Friendly Services
AFSC American Friends Service Committee Inc. (USA)
AFSO Assistant Field Security Officer
AFSO Area Field Security Officer
AFSRE Association for Farming Systems Research and Extension (South Africa)
AFVP Association Franaise des Volontaires du Progrs (France)
AGA Assistant Government Agents
AGACFEM Association Guinene pour l'Allgement des Charges Feminines
AGBEF Association Guinene pou le Bien-tre Familial (Guinean Association for Family Welfare)
AGBIOS Agriculture & Biotechnology Strategies (Canada)
AGCD Administration gnrale de la coopration au dveloppement (Belgium) (Eng.: BADC)
AGERI Agricultural Genetic Engineering Research Institute (Egypt)
AGFUND Arab Gulf Programme for the United Nations Development Organizations
AGHCO Afghan-German Help Coordination Office
AGIR Projet d'amlioration de la gestion dans les instituts de recherche
AGOA Africa Growth and Opportunity Act
AGRIS Agricultural Information System (FAO)

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AGRISIL Agriculture Sierra Leone
AGRISUD Agridud Angola
AGS Action for Greening Sahel (INGO)
AGTTP Afghan German Technical Training Programme
AGUIP Guinean Association for People Living with HIV
AHA Animal Health Auxiliaries
AHA Africa Humanitarian Action
AHDAA Animal Husbandry Development Association for Afghanistan
AHDS Afghan Health and Development Services
AHK German Chamber of Commerce (AuBenhandelskammer)
AHP Austrian Help Programme
AHSAO Afghan Health and Social Assistance Organisation
AHSBC Associao Humanitria Samuel Grace Coles
AHU Action Humanitaire d'Urgence
AHV Assistant Health Visitor
AI Amnesty International (United Kingdom)
AIA Afghanistan Interim Authority
AIARC Association of International Agricultural Research Centers
AIARD Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development
AIAT Assessment institute(s) for agricultural technology (in Indonesia)
AIC Africa Inland Church
AICARDES Association of Arab Institutes and Centres for Economic and Social Research
*Association des instituts et des centres arabes pour les recherches conomiques et sociales
AICD Associao Ana Itungo Crianas Desemparadas
AICF Action Internationale Contre la Faim (France) - see ACIF
AID Association Internationale des Juristes Dmocrates (Belgium) - see IADL
AIDA Association of International Development Agencies
AIDAB Australian International Development Aid Bureau
AIDES Action et Intervention pour le Dveloppement de l'Encadrement Social
AIDS Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
AIF Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie
AIFO Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau
AIHRC Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission
AIKOS Oikos, Cooperation and Development
AIM Asian Institute for Management (Philippines)
AIM Architectes Ingnieurs du Monde (France)
AIM Africa Inland Mission
AIMS Afghanistan Information Management System
AIS Agricultural Incentives Scheme
AISA Association ivoirienne des sciences agronomiques, Cte d'Ivoire
AISI African Information Society Initiative (UNECA)
AIT Asian Institute of Technology
AITEC African IT (Information Technology) Exhibitions and Conferences
AJAFDA Associao Juvenil de Apoio as Familias Desfavorecidas
AJATERRA Associao Juvenil dos Amigos da Terra
AJAV Associao de Jovens para Ajuda aos Vulnerveis
AJDC American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Inc. (USA)
AJEL Active, joyful and effective learning

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AJUDECA Associao Juvenil para o Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
AKDN Aga Khan Development Network
AKES Aga Khan Educational Services
AKF Aga Khan Foundation
AKIS Agricultural knowledge and information system
AKM Associao Kassulos de Maculusso
ALC Abundant Life Church
ALDEF Arid Lands Development Focus
ALDHU Asociacin Latino Americana de Derechos Humanos (Ecuador)
ALEDA Association of Local Economic Development Agencies
ALISEI Associazione per la Cooperazione Internazionale e l'aiuto Umanitario
ALMUA Aliana Muulmana de Angola
ALP Accelerated Learning Programme
ALRMP Arid Lands Resource Management Project
ALSSA Associao Leonardo Sikufinde Shalon de Angola
ALTERNAG Associaao Guineense de Estudos e Alternativas (Alternative Association for Guinea-Bissau)
AMA African Muslim Agency
AMAD Agricultural Market Access Database
AMAR Apoio aos Menos Amparadas para a Reisero
AMB (Mauritius) Agricultural Marketing Board
AMDA Association of Medical Doctors for Asia
AMEGA Associao Mtua de Educao Global Angola
AMI Assistncia Mdica Internacional
AMI Aide Mdicale Internationale (France)
AMI International Medical Assistance
AMIB African Mission in Burundi
AMIC Associaao dos Amigos das Crianas
AMIS African Union Mission in Sudan
AMMIGA Associao dos Angolanos Militares Mutilados de Guerra em Angola
AMPSRF Association d'Accueil aux Mdecins et Personnels de Sant Rfugis en France
AMRAN Afghan Mobile Reconstruction Association
AMREF African Medical and Research Foundation
AMS Aggregate Measurement of Support
AMSCO African Management Services Company (The Netherlands)
AMU Asian Monetary Union
AMU Arab Maghreb Union
ANA Annual Needs Assessment
ANABE Associao de Naturais e Amigos de Be
ANADER Agence National d'Appui au Dveloppement Rurale
ANAEIM Associao Nacional de Apoio ao Ensino e Instruo de Menores
ANC Ante-Natal Care
ANC African National Congress
ANCB Afghan NGO Coordination Body
ANDC Associao National para o Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
ANDE Associao de Desenvolvimento e Evenglizao
ANDE Agence Nationale pour le Dveloppement de l'Elevage
ANGOAVI Aco Angolana de Apoio s Verdadeiras Vivas
ANGONET Angolan NGO Humanitarian Network

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ANP Angolan National Police
ANPPCAN African Network for the Prevention and Protection against Child Abuse and Neglect
ANS Action Nord-Sud/Action North-South
ANS/HI Accin Nord-Sud/Handicap International
ANV Association of Napata Volunteers
AoA Agreement on Agriculture
AOAD Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (Sudan)
AOR Area of Responsibility
APAARI Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (Thailand)
APAC Association des Professionnelles Africaines de la Communication
APARIS Asia-Pacific agricultural research information system
APASU Association du Personnel de l'Administration Scolaire et Universitaire
APB Annual Programme Budget
APB Afghanistan Programming Body
APC Congolese Popular Army, armed wing of the RCD-ML (Arme Populaire Congolaise)
APC Anaemia Prevention and Control
APC Abyei Peace Committee
APD Academy for Peace and Development
APD Association for Participation in Development
APDA Afar Pastoralist Development Association
APDC Associao Plenria para Desenvolvimento Crist
APDRA Association Pisciculture ete Dvloppement Rural en Afrique Tropicale
APE Association des Parents d'Elves
APEAE Association des Parents d'Elves et des Amis de l'Ecole
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APEGS Agricultural Production Extension & General Services (Sierra Leone)
APG Association of Guarani Peoples
APHA Associao para a promoo dos Homens Angolanos
APHC Angolan Provincial Humanitarian Coordinator
API American Petroleum Institute
APICA Africain Association to Promote Community Initiatives (Association d'Entraide des
Handicaps Physiques due Tchad LNGO)
APIFE Association pour la protection des Interts des Femmes et des Enfants
APM Anti-Personnel Mine
APMB Anti-Personnel Mine Ban
APO Associate Professional Officer (UN)
APP Acute Placcid Paralysis
APPAV Aco de Desenvolvimento Para as Populaes
APPREDESSI Association pour la Promotion de la Paix, le Reconstruction, de Dvloppement, la Protection
de la Nature et de l'Environnement et de la Lutte contre le SIDA
APRODEV Association of Protestant Development
APS Associazione per la Participazione allo Svillupo
APS Aco para a Promoo Social
APSDH Aco para Promoo Social dos Direitos Humanos
APSME Association pour la Scurisation de la Mre et de l'Enfant
APSO Agency for Personal Service Overseas (Ireland)
APV Aco pela Vida - Angola
AQ Amodiaquine

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AQOCI Association qubcoise des Organismes de Coopration Internationale (Canada)
AQUA UGE Aqua Uge
ARA Anti-Referendum Army
ARC American Refugee Committee
ARC Action for the Rights of the Child
ARC AIDS-related complex
ARC American Red Cross
ARC Agricultural Research Cooperation
ARC Albanian Red Cross
ARC Australian Red Cross
ARCHI African Red Cross and Red Crescent Health Initiative
ARCS Afghan Red Crescent Society
ARD Agricultural Revitalisation Programme
ARD Agency for Rehabilitation and Development (Auto-assistance la Reconstruction et au
Dvloppement)
ARDA African Radio Drama
ARDA Agency for Rehabilitation and Development of Afghanistan
ARDEC Agence Rwandaise pour le Dveloppement et la Coopration
ARDF Afghan Relief and Development Foundation
AREA Agricultural Research and Extension Authority (Yemen)
AREA Agency for rehabilitation and Energy-Conservation in Afghanistan
AREEO Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (Iran)
AREP Agricultural Recovery and Environmental Protection
AREP Agricultural Research and Extension Project
ARETP Agricultural Research, Extension, and Training Project (Sudan/World Bank)
ARF ASEAN Regional Forum
ARI Ansar Relief Institute
ARI Acute Respiratory Infection
ARI Agricultural Research Intensity
ARI Acute Respiratory Illness
ARIA Authority for Reconstruction of Infrastructure in Afghanistan
ARIC ACBAR Resource Information Centre
ARIC Agricultural Research Information Centre (Uganda)
ARIS Information System for Agricultural Research
ARLPI Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative
ARM African Revival Ministries
ARMT Agricultural Research and Management Training
ARP Austrian Relief Programme
ARPH Association for the Rehabilitation of Handicapped Persons (Association pour la Rhabilitation
des Personnes Handicapes LNGO)
ARRA Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs
ARRC Animal Resources Research Corporation (Sudan)
ARRO Area Rehabilitation and Recovery Operation
ARS Area Rehabilitation Scheme
ART Agricultural Research Trust (Zimbabwe)
ART Anti-Retroviral Treatment
ART Afghan Rehabilitation Team
ARV Antiretrovirus

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AS Artesunate
AS Administrative Services (ISNAR)
ASADAP Associao de Solidariedade Ajuda e Desenvolvimento
ASAL Arid and Semi-Arid Land
ASARECA Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa
ASASP Associao Angolana Salvador dos Povos
ASAT Anti-Satellite
ASAVECA Associao de Solidariedade e Apoio aos Velhos e Crianas
ASB Arbeiter Samariter Bund (German Medical Aid Organisation)
ASBC Associao Humanitria Samuel Brace Coles
Aschiana Afghan Street Working Children and New Approach
ASCI Administrative Staff College India
ASCM Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (of the WTO)
ASCO Agricultural Supply Company
ASCOD Association for Community Development (Sierra Leone)
ASD Aco de Solidariedade e Desenvolvimento
ASDC Associao Social para o Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
ASDI (Eng.: SIDA): Agence sudoise de coopration internationale au dveloppement
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASF Aviation sans Frontires
ASFEGMASI Association des Femmes de Guine dans la Lutte Contre les IST/SIDA
ASG Adult Support Group
ASG Afghanistan Support Group
ASHAD African Society for Humanitarian Aid and Development
ASOFERWA Association de Solidarit des Femmes Ruandaises
ASOS AIDS Service Organization
ASP Assisting Schools Project
ASP Associated Schools Project
ASRAMES Association pour l'Approvisionnement en Mdicaments Essentiels
ASSADEC Association d'Appui au Dvloppement Intgr
ASSEDI Aracno Association des Editeurs Ivoirians
ASSODLO Association Hatienne pour la Matrise des Sols et des Eaux
ASSOMESCA Association des uvres Mdicales des Eglises pour la Sant en Centrafricaine
ASSONAK Associao de Solidariedade Nacional dos Kalmuts
Asyik Name of Child Educational Publication by CARE (West Timor)
AT (U) Appropriate Technology (Uganda)
ATC Afghan Technical Consultants
ATC Air Traffic Control
ATJIRB Associao Tcnica de Jovens Inovadores e Racionalizadores do Bi
ATPSM Agricultural Trade Policy Simulation Model (of UNCTAD)
ATRCW African Training and Research Centre for Women
ATT Assessment Technical Team
AU African Union
AUC United Self-Defence Groups of Colombia
AUDER Acteurs Unis pour le Dvloppement Rural
AUFA Associao de Unificao de Famlias Angolanas
AusAID Australian Agency for International Development
AUSTCARE Australian Care for Refugees (Australia)

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AVE ad valorem equivalent
Aventis Aventis Pharma AG
AVICEN Afghanistan Vaccination and Immunisation Centre
AVIMI Apoio s Vitimas Minas
AVMIN Assistance aux Victimes des Mines
AVRDC Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center
AVS Activits Supplmentaires de Vaccination
AVSI Associazione Volontari Il Servizio Internazionale (Italy)
AVSI Associao Voluntariado para Servios Internacionais
AVULDEC Associao dos Auxiliadores dos Vulnerveis e Defensores de Crianas
AWAG Abused Women and Girls Project
AWCA Afghan Women Cultural Association
AWEC Afghan Women's Education Centre
AWG Area Working Group
AWN Afghan Women's Network
AWO Arbeiterwohlfahrt - Bundesverband e.v. (Germany)
AWR Association for the Study of the World Refugee Problem (Italy)
AWRC Afghan Women's Resource Centre
AWWD Afghan Women Welfare Department

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B&H Bosnia & Herzegovina
B/PDA Bo/Pujehun Development Association (Sierra Leone)
BAD (Eng.: ADB): Banque asiatique de dveloppement
BAD Banque africaine de Dveloppement
BADMC Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation
BAF Bunkering Adjustment Factor
BAfD (Eng.: AfDB): Groupe de la Banque africaine de dveloppement
BAFIA Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs, Government of Iran
BAJ Bridge Asia Japan
Bakornas PB Badan Koordinasi Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana - National Coordinating Board for
Disaster Management (Indonesia)
BAKORNAS PBP National Coordination Agency for Disaster Management and the Handling of Internally
Displace Persons
BAL Basic Assistance List
BAMC Barbados Agricultural Management Company Limited
BAPPEDA Provincial Planning Development Body
BAPPENAS National Development Planning Agency (Indonesia)
BARC Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council
BAS Barbados Agricultural Society
BASICS Basic Support for Institutionalising Child Survival
BAU Beijing Agricultural University (China
BBB Barbados Blackbelly
BBC British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC-AED BBC - Afghan Education Drama
BC Baptist Church
BCA Basic Cooperation Agreement
BCC Behavioural Change Communication
BCC/SIDA Bureau de Coordination Centrale Sida
BCG Bacile Calmette Guerin - anti-tuberculosis vaccine
BCPR Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery
BCZS Bureau Central de Zone de Sant
BDD Bureau du dveloppement
BDI Federal Association of German Industry and Trade (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie)
BDI Burundi
BDN Basic Development Needs
BDOM Bureau Diocsain des uvres Mdicales
BDS$ Barbados dollars
BE Boa Esperana
BELACD Office of Research and Liaison for Care and Development (Bureau d'Etude et Liaison pour
les Actions Caritatives et de Dveloppement)
BET Region of Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
BfAI German Federal Bureau for Information on Foreign Trade (Bundesstelle fr
AuBenhandelsinformationen)
BFHI Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
BHEL Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited
BHMAC Bosnia and Herzegovina Mine Action Centre (government-run)

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BICE Bureau Internationale Catholique de l'enfance (Switzerland) - see ICCB
BIF Benevolence International Foundation
BIFAD Board for International Food and Agricultural Development
BiH Bosnia and Hercegovina
BIMU Bamako Initiative Management Unit (UNICEF)
BIO Benevolence International Organization
BIQH Bureau Indpendant sur les Questions Humanitaires (Switzerland)
BIRD La Banque mondiale: Banque internationale pour la reconstruction et le dveloppement
BIT Bureau International du Travail
BIT Bilateral Investment Treaty
BKKBN National Planning Coordination Board
BLU a Military jargon for "Bomb Live Unit"
BM Banque Mondiale
BMD Ballistic Missile Defence
BMF Balkh Medical Faculty
BMU German Federal Ministry for the Environment (Bundesministerium fr Umwelt, Naturschutz
und Reaktorsicherheit)
BMWi German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Bundesministerium fr Wirtschaft
und Technologie)
BMZ German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium
fr Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung)
BMZ Ministry of Technical Cooperation (Germany)
BNCR Bureau National de Coordination des Rfugis/National Bureau for Coordination of Refugees
BND National Budget for Development
BNEC Bureau National d'Education Catholique
BNR Bureau National de Rfugis
BNSC British National Space Centre
BNUAO Bureau de Nations Unies pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest
BOAD Bureau d'Oeuvre pour l'Action de Dveloppement
BoC Bank of China
BONIAD-ERO BONIAD Engineering and Reconstruction Organisation
BONUCA Bureau des Nations Unies en Rpublique Centrafricaine
BORIF Bogor Research Institute for Food Crops (Indonesia)
BP3 Parent Teachers Association
BPI Better Programming Initiative
BPRC Budget Planning and Review Committee (UNICEF)
BPRM Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (US Government)
BPS Bureau Provincial de la Sant
BR Budget Revision
BRAC Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
BRC Biotechnology Research Institute of CAAS (China)
BRCS Burundi Red Cross Society
BREDA Bureau rgional pour l'ducation en Afrique - (Regional Office for Education in Africa)
(UNESCO)
BRH Banque de la Rpublique d'Hati (Bank of the Republic of Haiti)
BRR Bureau for Rural Rehabilitation
BRTI Biomedical Research and Training Institute (based in Zimbabwe)
BSEC Black Sea Economic Cooperation

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BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgerte GmbH
BSS Basic Social Services
BSY Anhui BSY Cooling Appliances Co., Limited
BTA Biotechnology Trust Africa (Kenya)
BTF Balkans Task Force
BULOG National Logistics Organization
BUND German Section of "Friends of the Earth" (Bund fr Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland)
BVLF Bernard Van Leer Foundation (Netherlands)
BWI Bosnian Women's Initiative

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c.i.f. cost, insurance, and freight
C4ISR Communications, Command, Control, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance
CA Christian Aid
CA Consolidated Inter-Agency Appeal
CA Consolidated Appeal
CAA Community Aid Abroad (Australia)
CAA Cruz Azul de Angola
CAA/AIA Church Action in Angola
CAAPI Coordenao das Ajudas Agro-Pecurias, Pesca e Industrias
CABA Children Affected by AIDS
CACAs Civil Aviation CARETAKER Authority for Somalia
CAD Corpo de Apoio aos Deslocados
CAD Children's Aid Direct
CADA Central Asian Development Agency
CADFM Centre d'Appui au Dveloppement de la Fille Mre
CADI Centre pour l'Autosuffisance et le Dvloppement Intgr
CADRC Cooprative pur l'Assistance et le Dveloppement Rural du Congo
CAFF Children Associated with Forced Fighting
CAFOD Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (United Kingdom)
CAG Community Advisory Group
CAHS Community-based Animal Health Services
CAHW Community Animal Health Worker
CAM Comit d'Aide Mdicale
CAM Christian Aid Ministries
CAMAIR Cameroon Airlines
CAMEP Centrale Mtropolitaine d'Eau Portable
CAMP Citizen Army for Multi-Party Politics
CAMRI Care Angola Mine related Interventions
CANA Caribbean News Agency
CANGO Coordinated Assembly of National NGOs
CANSAVE Canadian Save the Children Fund or Assoc. Canadienne d'Aide l'Enfance
CAO Chief Administrative Officer
CAP Children Assistance Programme
CAP Consolidated Appeals Process / Procdure d'appel global
CAP Common Agricultural Policy (of the EU)
CAPC Conveno para Apoio do Povo Carente
CAPDC Centro de Apoio Promoo e Desenvolvimento de Comunidades
CAR Central African Republic
CARDI Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute
CARDI Consortium for Assistance to Refugees and the Displaced in Indonesia
CARDI Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Iinstitute
CARE Cooperative for Relief and Assistance
CARE Cooperative for American Relief Everywhere (NGO)(Belgium)
CARE Care International (NGO)
CARE today Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, Inc

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CAREF Comisin Argentina para los Refugiados del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias
CARE-I CARE - International
CAREO Centre des Abandonns et de Rintgration des Enfants Orphelins
CARIBCAN Commonwealth Caribbean Countries and Canada
CARICOM Caribbean Community
CARIS Current Agricultural Research Information System (FAO)
CARITAS CARITAS Internationale (Italy)
CARITAS International Conference of Catholic Churches
CARITAS/Ger. Deutscher Caritasverband e.V. (CARITAS Germany)
CARITAS/Neth. Stichting Mensen in Nood (CARITAS Netherlands)
CARK Centre of Equipment and Rehabilitation of Kabalaye (Centre d'Appareillage et de Rducation
de Kabalaye)
CARK Central Asian Republics and Kazakhstan
CARNET Central Asian Republics Network on Health Care Reforms
CARP Centre for Agricultural Research Programming (Indonesia)
CARP Council for Agricultural Research Policy (Sri Lanka)
CAS Central Advisory Service (on Proprietary Technology) (CGIAR)
CASA Church Auxiliary for Social Action
CASDC Committee on Agricultural Sustainability for Developing Countries
CASER Center for Agro-Socio-Economic Research
CASEVAC Casualty Evacuation
CASIN Centre for Applied Studies in International Negotiations (Switzerland)
CAU Agricultural Emergency Operations Coordination
CAUP Community Assistance Umbrella Programme (UNDP)
CAWS Central Authority for Water Supply and Sewerage
CB Capacity Building
CBA Conveno Baptista de Angola
cba Child Bearing Age
CBAHS Community Based Animal Health Services
CBAR Comit Belge d'Aide aux Rfugis (Belgium)
CBAW Child Bearing Aged Women
CBC Community-Based Centres
CBCD Community-Based Comprehensive Development
CBD Community-Based RH Workers
CBD Community-Based Distributor
CBEP Community-Based Environmental Protection
CBF Capacity Building Fund
CBFA Community-Based First Aid
CBHCA Community Based Health Care Association
CBI Caribbean Basin Initiative
CBO Community Based Organisation
CBPP Contagious Bovine Pleura-Pneumonia
CBR Community-based Rehabilitation
CBR Consultant Bureau for Reconstruction
CBRHW Community Based RH Workers
CBS Central Bank of Samoa
CBS Community-based Services
CBS Columbia Broadcasting System

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CBTF Capacity Building Trust Fund
CBTPA Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (of the United States)
CBU Caribbean Broadcasting Union
CCA Common Country Assessment (UN)
CCAQ Consultative Committee on Administrative Questions
CCC Campus Crusade for Christ
CCC Concerned Christian Communities
CCC Core Commitments for Children
CCCD Combating Communicable Childhood Diseases (USAID)
CCCI Conseil Canadien pour la Coopration Internationale (Canada) - see CCIC
CCCT Commonwealth Caribbean Countries' tariff
CCCU Community Child Care Unit
CCD Control of Communicable Diseases
CCEM Comisin Catlica Espaola Migratoria
CCF Christian Children's Fund
CCF Country Cooperation Framework
CCF Caribbean Culinary Federation
CCFD Comit Catholique Contre la Faim et pour le Dveloppement
CCG Center for the Common Ground
CCIC Canadian Council for International Cooperation (Canada) - see CCCI
CCIJD/JJB Cadre de Concertation des Intervenants pour la Jeunesse en Difficult / Jeunesse Jumelage
du Burundi
CCIVS Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service
CCL Construction Completion List
CCM Christian Council of Mozambique
CCM Comitato Collaborazione Medica
CCN Council of Churches of Namibia
CCPA Canadian Chemical Producers Association
CCPM Commission for Coordination with the Peace Keeping Mission
CCPM Comisin Catlica Peruana Migratoria
CCPOQ Consultative Committee on Programme and Operational Questions
CCPR International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights
CCR Canadian Council for Refugees or Conseil Canadien pour les Rfugis
CCSDPT Committee for Coordination of Services to Displaced Persons in Thailand
CCSEA Committee for the Coordination of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
CCSL Council of Churches in Sierra Leone
CD Conference on Disarmament
CDA Community Development Association
CDAP Comprehensive Disabled Afghans Project
CDB Caribbean Development Bank
CDC Community Development Committee
CDC Center for Disease Control (US Dept. Health and Human Services)
CDC Civil Defence Committee
CDC Community Development Centre
CDCA Child Development Centre of Africa
CDD Control of Diarrhoeal Diseases
CDERA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
CDF Civil Defence Forces

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CDO Civil Defence Organisation
CDP Community Development Project
CDPC Children Deprived of Parental Care
CDR Croatian Danubian Region
CDR Crude Death Rate
CD-ROM Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CDS Centre de Sant
CDV Conseil Dpistage Volontaire
CEA Central and Eastern Africa
CEAR Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid
CEAR Comisin Espaola de Ayuda al Refugiado
CEAS Comite Ecuemnica de Accin Social (Argentina)
CEAS Church Ecumenical Action in Sudan
CEASOP Collaborative Efforts to Alleviate Social Problems
CEAWC Committee for the Eradication of Abduction of Women and Children
CEBA Centro Evanglico Baptista de Angola
CEC Community Education Committee
CEC Community Education Concern (Kenya)
CECI Centre Canadien d'Etude et de Coopration Internationale
CECOJE Community Youth Centres
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women
CEDC Children in Especially Difficult Circumstances
CEDEAO La Communaut Economique des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Oest
CEDEN Comite Evanglico de Desarrollo y Emergencia Nacional
CEDJOTA Centro de Jvenes Trabajadores del Ministerio de Educacin y Cultura
CEE Central and Eastern Europe
CEFIC European Chemical Industry Council (Conseil Europen des Fdrations de l'Industrie
Chimique)
CEFOGE Centre d'Etude et de Formation en Gestion des Eaux et en Environnement
CEHA Centre for Environmental Health Activities
CEHI Caribbean Environmental Health Institute
CEI Central European Initiative
CELADE Centro Latinoamericano de Demografa (Latin American Demographic Centre)
CELAM Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (Latin American Conference of Catholic Bishops)
CELPA Communaut des Eglises de Pentote pour l'Afrique
CEM Centro Educativo Matriz (a "hub" school) (Ecuador)
CEM Current Evangelical Ministries (International NGO)
CEMAC Communaut Economique et Montaire d'Afrique Centrale
CEMIR Confrence Episcopale pour les Migrants et les Rfugis
CEMUBAC (Belgian medical NGO)
CENAP Centre d'Alerte et de Prvention des Conflits
CENTCOM Central Command
CEP Comprehensive Education Programme
CEP Permanent Electoral Council
CEP Community Empowerment Project
CEPAC Communaut de Eglises de Pentectistes en Afrique Centrale
CEPAD Comite Evanglico pro Ayuda al Desarrollo
CEPIS Centro Panamericano de Ingeniera Sanitaria (Pan-American Centre for Sanitary Engineering)

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CEPLANUT Nutrition Planning Centre / Centre de Planification Nutritionnelle
CEPPES Curriculum Development, Textbook Provision, Professional Development, and Education
Management Information System for Primary Education in Somalia
CEPR Comite Ecumenico pro Refugiados
CEPREDENAC Centre for the Coordination of Natural Disaster Prevention in Central America
CER Company Environmental Reporting
CERA Commission of Eritrean Refugee Affairs
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CERCLIS Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System
CERD International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination
CERES Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economics
CERF Central Emergency Revolving Fund (UN)
CES Christian Extension Services
CESCR International Convenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
CESOR Centro Social para os Refugiados
CESTAS Centro Educazione Sanitaria e Technologie Appropriate Sanitarie
CESTT Centre for Environmentally Sound Technology Transfer
CESVI Cooperazione e Sviluppo (Italian NGO)
CET Common External Staff
CETA Confrence des Eglises de toute l'Afrique (Kenya) - see AACC
CETEC Centre for Environmental Technologies
CEV Conferencia Episcopal Venezolana
CFA Franc of the African Financial Community - Franc de la Communaut financire africaine
CFA Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes (WFP)
CFA Communaut financire africaine
CFA Committee on Food Aid
CfBT Centre for British Teachers
CFC Child Friendly Communities
CFC Chlorofluorocarbons
CfC Campus fr Christ
CFCI Child Friendly Community Initiative
CFE Conventional Forces in Europe
CFG Consolidated Appeal Process Focal Group
CFGB Canadian Food Grains Bank
CFHSD Community-focused health sector development
CFK Concern for the Kurds
CFM (Mozambique Railways)
CFN Child Focused Network
CFNI Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute
CFR Case Fatality Rate
CFS Child Friendly Spaces
CFSA Crop and Food Supply Assessment
CFSAM Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission
CfSh Cash for Shelter (Chechnya)
CFSI Community and Family Services International
CFSO Children's Fund of South Ossetia
CFTK Care for the Kurds
CGU Care and Guidance Unit

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CHA Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance
CHAL Christian Health Association of Liberia (NGO)
CHAP Common Humanitarian Action Plan (see UNCHAP) / Plan Commun d'Action Humanitaire
CHC Community Health Centre
CHC Cadre Humanitaire Commun
CHC Community Health Committees
CHH Child-Headed Household
CHO Community Health Officer
CHP Centre for Humanitarian Programmes
CHP Child Health Post
CHP Community Health Programme
CHR Centre Hospitalier Regional
CHT Community Health Team
CHTDB Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (Bangladesh)
CHU University Hospital Centre
CHW Community Health Worker
CI Caritas Internationalis
CI Competitiveness Index
CI Cuidados de Infncia
CIC Association for Cooperation, Interchange and Culture
CIC Community Improvement Council
CIC Cooperao Intercmbio e Cultura
CIC Children in Crisis
CICR Comit International de la Croix-Rouge
CICS Centro Internazionale di Cooperazione allo Sviluppo - International Centre for Cooperation and
Development
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
CIDI Carrefour d'Idees pour le Dveoppement Intgral
CIDSE Coopration Internationale pour le Dveloppement et la Solidarit
CIE Communication Information et Education
CIELSPAL Centro Internacional de Estudios Superiores en Periodismo para Amrica Latina
CIES Centro d'Informazione e Educazione alo Sviluppo
CIFAD Collectif International des Femmes Africaines pour le Dveloppement
CIFEDHOP Centre International de Formation l'Enseignement des Droits de l'Homme et de la Paix
CII CARE International Indonesia
CILSS Comit (permanent) inter-Etats de la lutte contre la scheresse dans le Sahel
CIMEA Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
CIMIC Civil Military Cooperation
CIMMI-GB Commission interministrielle pour les activits de mines et explosifs en Guine Bissau
CIOG Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana
CIP International Potato Centre (DPRK)
CIPM Campagne International de Interdiction des Mines
CIPP Commission for Peace Process
CIR UN Inter-Agency Cell for Reinsertion
CIR Conseil Italien pour les Rfugis
CIRAD Centre de Coopration Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Dvloppement
CIRID Centre Independant de Recherches et d'Initiatives pour le Dialogue
CIRP Community Infrastructure Rehabilitation Programme

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CIRPS Centro Interuniversitario per la Ricerca in Paesi in via di Sviluppo
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
CISH Inter-Ministerial Commission for the Humanitarian Situation
CISL Confdration Internationale des Syndicats Libres
CISP Comitato Internationale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli
CISV Communita Impregno Servizio Volontariato
CIVPOL Civil Police (West Timor)
CJCMOTF Coalition of Joint Civil Military Operation Task Force
CJM Congrs Juif Mondial
CLCC Creating Learning Communities for Children
CLP Contract Laboratory Programme
CLU COR Logistics Unit
CLUSA Cooperative League of the USA
CLW Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
CM Cassava Mosaic
CMA Southern African Common Monetary Area
CMA Christian Mission Aid
CMA Civil Military Affairs
CMA Community Management Approach
CMAC Civilian Military Action Committee
CMAO Central Mine Action Office
CMATS Central Mine Action Training School
CMB Cereal Milk Blend
CMCoord Civil Military Coordination
CMD Cassava Mosaic Disease
CMG Crisis Management Group
CMI Civilian and Military Cooperation
CMO Court of the Military Order
CMR Child Mortality Rate
CMS Centre Mdico-Sociaux
CMT Cut, Make and Trim
CMV Cytomegalovirus
CMV Cassava Mosaic Virus
CNAL Clube dos Naturais e Amigos dos Luandos
CNAR Centre National d'Appareillage et de Rducation de Gitega
CNAR National Commission of Reception and Reintegration of Refugees (Commission Nationale
d'Accueil et de Rinsertion des Rfugis)
CNC Computer Numerical Control
CND Counter Narcotics Department
CNDD Conseil National pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie
CNDD-FDD Conseil National pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie/Forces pour la Dfense dela Dmocratie
(armed opposition group) Burundi
CNES Centre National d' Etudes Spatiales
CNGR National Centre for Genetic Resources
CNIDAH Inter-Sectoral Commission on Demining and Humanitarian Assistance
CNLS Conseil National pour la Lutte Contre la SIDA
CNN Cable News Network
CNO Centre for National Operation

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CNONGD Conseil National des ONGs de Dveloppement
CNR Commission on National Reconciliation
CNR Commission Nationale des Rfugis
CNRA Centre National de Recherche Agronomique
CNRS Commission Nationale pour la Rhabilitation des Sinistrs
CNRT National Council of Timorese Resistance
CNS Centre de Supplementation Nutritionnel
CNSA Centre National de Semences Amliores
CNSA Coordination Nationale de Scurit Alimentaire (National Food Security Coordination Office)
CNSAH Comit National de Solidarit et d'Assistance Humanitaire
CNSP Children in Need of Special Protection
CNSP Cornell Nutrition Surveillance Programme
CNSPM Children in Need of Special Protection Measures
CNT Centre de Supplementation Nutritionnel
CNT Centre Nutritionnel Thrapeutique
CNTA National Centre for Storage and Conservation
CNUEH/Habitat Centre des Nations Unies pour les Etablissements Humains et l'Habitat
CNVT Comit National des Volontaires au Travail
CO Country Office
CoA Committee on Agriculture
CoAR Coordination of Afghan Relief
COBA Children Orphaned by AIDS
CoC Code of Conduct
CODAIF Comite Diocesano de Ayuda a Inmigrantes Fronterizos
CODESA Convention for a Democratic South Africa
CODHES Advisory Office for Human Rights and Displacement
CoE Council of Europe
COERR Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees (Thailand)
COES Cabinet Office of the Executive Secretary
COFDES Conjunto Fraterno para o Desenvolvimento da Sociedade
COFDES Fraternal Development Group
COFLOR Cooprative des Fermiers de Logos Rhema
COGAT Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
COHDA Community and Human Development Agency
COIEPA Inter-Ecclesiastical Committee for Justice and Peace
COINDE Consejo de Instituciones de Desarrollo
COLFADHEMA Collectif des Femmes Actrices de Dveloppement et de Dfense des Droits de la Femme,
des Enfants et des Mres en Afrique
COM Court of Military Order / Cour d'Ordre Militaire
COM/NAV/MET Communication/Navigation/Meteorological
COMEDE Comit Mdical pour les Exils
COMESA Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa
COMPAS Commodity Tracking System (WFP)
CONADE Consejo Nacional de Desarollo (National Development Council) (Ecuador)
CONALFA Comisin National para la alfabetizacin (National "Action for Children" Commission
(Guatemala)
CONAREF Commission Nationale pour les Rfugis
CONASUPO National Company for the Procurement of Popular Commodities (Mexico)

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CONCERN Concern Worldwide
CONGA Comit das Organizaes No Governamentais em Angola
CONGA Committee for Non-Governmental Organisations in Angola
CONGAD Conseil des Organisations non-gouvernementales d'Appui au Dveloppement
CONONGAR Coordinadora Nacional de Ong de Ayuda a Refugiados
CONPD National Operational Committee for the Prevention of Displacement
CONPES Council for Economic and Social Policy
COOPI Cooperation Italienne - Cooperazione Internazionale
COPE Complementary Opportunity for Primary Education
COPUOS Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
COR Commissioner for Refugees
COR RSD Commission of Refugees / Refugee Status Determination
CORAF/WECARD Conseil Ouest et Centre Africain pour la Recherche et le Dveloppement Agricoles
(note: new expanded name; English acronym added toocf WECARD).
CORDAID Catholic Organisation for Relief and Development
CORD-SL Counterparts in Rehabilitati8on in Sierra Leone (national NGO)
CORP Community Resource Persons
COSCI Collectif d'ONG de lutte contre le Sida en Cte d'Ivoire
COSPE Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti
COSV Comitato di Coordinamento delle Organizzazioni per il Servizio Voluntario
COSV Coordinating Committee of Voluntary Service
COSV Coordenao de Organizaes Servio Voluntrio
COTA Collectif d'changes pour la technologie approprie (Belgium)
COTESU Swiss Technological Cooperation Agency
CoU Church of Uganda
CoVA Commission of Voluntary Agencies
CP/CPPD Cadre Permanent de Concertation pour la Protection des Personnes Deplaces
CPA Concerned Parents Association
CPA Coalition Provisional Authority
CPAJ Collectif des Associations des Jeunes
CPAR Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief
CPC Child Protection Committee
CPC Committee for Programme and Coordination
CPCD Centre for Peacemaking and Community Development
CPHC Centre for Prevention of Humanitarian Catastropes
CPI Commission de Pacification de l'Ituri
CPIA Comit Permanente Inter-Agences
CPLP Communaut des pays de langue portugaise
CPMP Country programme management plan (UNICEF)
CPN Culture of Peace Network
CPPD Cadre Permanent pour la protection des deplacs
CPPF National Family Planning Programme Coordination Office
CPPS Cultural Preservation Project for Somalia
CPR Conseil Portugais pour les Rfugis
CPR Contraceptives Prevailing Rate
CPRK Centre Pnitencier et de Rtention de Kinshasa
CPRL Consejeria en Proyectos para Refugiados Latinoamericanos
CPS Core Programme Strategy

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CPT Contagious Pulmonary Tuberculosis
CPU Civil Protection Unit
CPWG Child Protection Working Group
CR Comic Relief
CRA Children's Relief Association (NGO)
CRA Centrafricaine Agronomic Research
CRAA Committee for Rehabilitation Aid to Afghanistan
CRAC Conseil de recherches agro-alimentaires du Canada (Eng.: CARC)
CRBP Centre for Research on Bananas and Plantain (Cameroon)
CRC Congolese Red Cross (Croix Rouge Congolaise)
CRC Chiefdom Recovery Committee
CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child
CRC Caucasian Refugee Council
CRC Convention of the Rights of Child
CRC Caucasian Refugee Council
CRCA Croix Rouge Centrafricaine
CRDA Christian Relief and Development Agency (NGO)
CRDI Centre de recherches pour le dveloppement international (Canada) (Eng.: IDRC)
CRDPC Chechen Refugee and Displaced Persons Council
CRE Red Cross Spain
CREA Creative Associates - Angola
CREAF Centre de Rflexion Europe Afrique
CRED Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
CREDO Church-Related Educational Development Organization (NGO)
CREP Complimentary Response Education Programme
CREPA Centre rgional pour l'eau potable et l'assainissement
CRH Centralnaya Royonnaya Bolnistsa or District Hospital
CRI Coconut Research Institute (Sri Lanka)
CRIA Council on Religion and International Affairs
CRID Centre de Recherche et d'Information pour le Dveloppement (France)
CRM Child-Risk Measure
CRO Centre de Recherches Ocanologiques (Cte d'Ivoire)
CRO Child Rights Officer
CROMAC Croatian Mine Action Centre
CRP Community Recovery Programme
CRPC Commission for Real Property Claims
CRRD Community Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Development
CRRS Cush Relief and Rehabilitation Society
CRS Catholic Relief Services (NGO)
CRSAH Comit Rgional de Solidarit et d'Assistance Humanitaire
CRT Red Cross Chad
CRT Commission of Research and Training, Tanzania (see also DRT)
CRWRC Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
cs/lb (US) cents per pound
CSA Child Sexual Abuse
C-SAFE Consortium for Southern Africa Food Security Emergency
CSB Corn Soya Blend
CSBA Centre for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

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CSBM Confidence-and Security-Building Measures
CSCCA Cour Suprieure des Comptes et du Contentieux Administratif (Superior Court of Accounts
and Contentious Administrative Proceedings)
CSCE Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (see OSCE after 1994)
CSD Commission on Sustainable Development (UN)
CSD Child survival and development
CSDC Civilian Society Development Centre
CSFI Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation
CSFP Child Supplementary Feeding Project
CSI Caritas Secours International
CSI Coping Strategy Index
CSI Consortium for Spatial Information for Agricultural Research
CSIR Council for Scientific and Industrial Researchin a number of Commonwealth countries.
CSM Civil Society Movement
CSM Cerebral Spinal Meningitis
CSMLK Centro de Solidariedade Martin Luther King
CSO Central Statistics Office (GoSL)
CSO Central Statistical Office
CSO Community Service Organization
CSO Central Statistical Organisation
CSO Civil Society Organisation
CSPS-TIRA Consortium of Centre for Security and Peace Studies under the Gjahmada University and
Tim Independen untuk Rekonsiliasi Ambon/Independent Team for Reconciliation of Ambon
CSR Centre for Social Research
CST Centres de Supplmentation et Thrapeutiques
CST Country Support Team
CSW Commercial Sex Workers
CSW Commission on the Status of Women (UN)
CTA Chief Technical Advisor
CTA ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development
CTC Community-based Therapeutic Care
CTD Control of Tropical Diseases
CTG Country Theme Group
CTIED Committee for Trade, Industry and Enterprise Development
CU Coordination Unit
CUAMM International College for Health Cooperation
CUAMM Collegio Universitario Aspirante e Medici Missionari
CUK Clube Unu Kuntwala
CUSAAC Committee for US Action on Asylum Concern
CUSO Canadian University Service Overseas (Canada)
CUTS Consumer Unity & Trust Society
CVA Cruz Vermelha de Angola
CVA Capacities and Vulnerabilities Analyses
CVC Community Volunteer Counsellors
CVE Cruz Vermelha Espanhola
CVHW Community Village Health Worker
CVI Children's Vaccine Initiative
CVT Centre for Victims of Torture

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CWA Clean Water Act
CWBC Child Well-Being Committees
CWS Church World Service
CWS Church World Service
CWW Concern World Wide
CYAG Children and Youth Activity Groups
CYR Caring for Young Refugees (Japan)

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D/SRSG Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General
D3 Disarmament, Demobilisation and Durable Solutions
DA District Authorities
DAAC District AIDS Action Committee
DAC Disaster Aid Centre - United Kingdom
DAC Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
DAC District AIDS Council
DACAAR Danish Communittee for Aid to Afghan Refugees
DAFA Demining Agency for Afghanistan
Dagestan Republic of Dagestan, Russian Federation
DAI Dorcas Aid International
DAN Development Action Now
DANIDA Danish International Development Agency
DANIDA Danish Government Funding Agency
DAP Fertiliser Diammonium Phosphate
DAP Dpartement des Affaires Politiques
DaPaDu Dalla Parte Degli Ultimi
DAR Development Assistance to Refugees
DART Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/OFDA)
DASS Danish Assistance to Self Reliance Strategy
DAT District AIDS Task Force
DAWA Al Da'wa Al Islamiyya
DBU Data Base Unit
DC Developing Countries
DC Dutch Consortium
DC Trust Fund for Disaster Relief (OCHA)
DCA Danish Church Aid
DCI Defence For Children International
DCP Department of Civil Protection
DD Trust Fund for Strengthening the Office of the Coordinator (OCHA)
DD Diarrhoeal Diseases
DDA UN Department for Disarmament Affairs
DDAC District Development Advisory Committee
DDE Direction Dpartement de l'Education
DDF Diphtheria Delta Force
DDF District Development Fund
DDG Danish Demining Group
DDHS District Directorate of Health Services
DDMC District Disaster Management Committee
DDPR Department of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees
DDR Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration
DDRAG Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration Advisory Group
DDRR/R Disarmament, Demobilisation, Reintegration, Rehabilitation/Recovery
DDRRR Dissarmament, Demobilisation, Repatriation, Resettlement and Reintegration
DDS Direction Dpartment de la Sant
DDSMS Department for Development Support and Management Services (UN)

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DEA Diakonie Emergency Aid
DED German Development Service
DED PRODABO Agricultural Development Programme for Biltine and Ouadda (Programme de Dveloppement
Agricole de Biltine et du Ouaddai)
DEEDS Data entry evaluation display system (UNICEF)
DEG German Society for Investment and Development (Deutsche Investitions-und
Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH)
DELVITA Beans, vegetable oil and fortified food
DEMSI Distribution of Essential Medical Supplies Initiative
DENIVA Development Network of Indigenous Voluntary Association
DENL Development Education Network for Liberia
DEO District Education Officer
DEOH Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
DEPHA Data Exchange Platform for Horn of Africa
DEPSOS Department of Social Affairs
DESA Drought Emergency in Southern Africa (appeal)
DFDV Department of Training and Veterinarian information Dissemination
DFE Design for Environment
DFI Department for International Development
DFID Department for International Development, United Kingdom
DFM Division of Financial Management (UNICEF)
DFMS Deep Field Mailing System
DFSCO Deputy Field Security Coordination Officer
DG Directorate General
DG/NARC Donor Group / Northern Uganda, Amnesty and Recovery from Conflict
DGB German Trade Union Federation (Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund)
DGD Directorate Gnral du Dveloppement
DGSP Director General of Prison Services
DGVIII Food Security Unit of the European Commission
DHA Department of Humanitarian Affairs (UN)
DHAC District HIV/AIDS Committee
DHC Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator
DHD Dveloppement Humain Durable
DHK Dortmunder helfen Kurden
DHMT District Health Management Team
DHP Direction d'Hygine Public (Directorate of Public Health)
DHS Demographic and Health Survey
DHSA Development and Humanitarian Services for Afghanistan
DHSP District Health Services Project
DHT District Health Team
DI&A Drug Innovation and Approval
DIFAM Deutches Institut fuer Aerztliche Mission
DIH Droit International Humanitaire
DIHT Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Deutscher Industrie-un
Handelstag)
DIJE Dveloppement Intgr du Jeune Enfant
DIMARSI Disaster Management and Refugee Studies Institute
DIMU Data Information and ManageMENT Unit

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DIN Department of Immigration and Nationality
DINKES District Health Office
DINSOS District Department of Social Affairs
DK Diakonia
DM Disaster Management
DM Deutsche Mark
DM German Mark (Deutsche Mark)
DMA Database/Mapping Advisor
DMEC Developed Market-economy Countries
DMK Locally produced supplementary food
DMO District Medical Officer
DMP Disaster Management Programme
DMP Disaster Management Process
DMSP Defence Meteorological Support Programme
DMT Disaster Management Team
DMTP Disaster Management Training Programme
DNA National Directorate of Water
DNA National Water Department
DNAP National Directorate for Social Assistance and Promotion
DNEF Direction Nationale d'Economie et Finance
DNI National Children's Department
DNS Direction Nationale de la Sant
DO Designated Offical (for Security - (UN))
DOC Direct Operational Cost
DOCS Doctors on Call for Services
DoD Department of Defence
DoE Department of Education
DoE Department of Environment
DoH Department of Health
DoI Department of Industry (Ministry of Trade and Industry)
DOMU District Disease Outbreak Management Unit
DOR Diocese of Rumbek
DOT Directly Observed Therapy
DOT Diocese of Torit
DOTS Directly Observed Treatment Short-course
DOW Doctors of the World
DP Disaster Preparedness
DP Displaced People
DP Displaced Person
DPA Department of Political Affairs (UN)
DPA Danish People's Aid
DPA Provincial Water Department
DPA Division of Public Affairs (UNICEF)
DPA Provincial Directorate of Water (Angola)
DPAE Direction Provinciale de l'Agriculture et de l'Elevage
DPC Direction de la Protection Civile (Directorate of Civilian Protection)
DPCSD Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development (UN)
DPDRE Direction Prefectorale de Dvloppement Rurale et Environment

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DPE Direction Prfectorale d'Education
DPEA Provincial Directorate for Energy and Water
DPH Department of Public Health
DPI Department of Public Information (UN)
DPKO Department of Peace-Keeping Operations (UN)
DPKO/FALD Department of Peace-keeping Operations/Field Administration and Logistics Division (UN)
DPOR Provincial Land Registry Services
DPP Disaster Prepared Programme
DPP Disaster Preparedness and Prevention
DPPB Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Bureau
DPPB/D Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Bureau / Department
DPPC Department for Prevention and Preparedness Commission
DPPC Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission
DPPC/B Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission / Bureau
DPRK Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea
DPS District Prfectoral de Sant
DPT Diphtheria/pertusis/tetanus vaccine (combined)
DPT3 Diptheria Pertussis Tetanus
DRA Disaster Relief Agency
DRACO UNHCR Regional Directorate for West and Central Africa
DRB Disaster Response Branch (OCHA)
DRC Danish Refugee Council
DRC Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire)
DRC District Recovery Committee
DRC Dsarmement et Rinsertion Communautaire (Ituri)
DRD Direct Rule Districts
DRF Drugs Revolving Fund
DRO Demobilisation and Re-integration Office
DRS Regional Health Management (Direction Rgional de la Sant)
DSA Daily Subsistence Allowance
DSC Direct Support Costs
DSCS Defense Satellite Communications System
DSF Douleurs sans Frontires
DSM Dried Skimmed Milk
DSP Defense Support Programme
DSRSG Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General
DSRSG-HA Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs
DT Diphtheria/Pertussis
DTC Diphthrie/Ttanos/Coqueluche
DTG Donor Technical Group
DTP Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis
DTT Double Taxation Treaty
DV Domestic violence
DW Development Workshop
DWD Directorate of Water Development
DWHH Deutsche Welt Hungerhilfe
DWO District Water Officer
dwt deadweight tonnes

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E Existing
EA Enumeration Area
EAFGA Enfants Associs aux Forces et Groupes Arms
EAM Environmental Area Manager
EAP Economic Assistance Project
EAPRO East Asia and the Pacific Regional Office (UNICEF)
EAR European Agency for Reconstruction
EBA Everything-but-Arms (initiative of the EU)
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EBT Entreprise Based Training
ebXML Electronic Business using Extensible Markup Language
EC European Community (see EU after 1993)
EC European Commission
EC DG/DEV European Commission Directorate General for Development
ECA United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
ECA Economic Commission for Africa (UN)
ECCB Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
ECCD Early Childhood Care and Development
ECC-SGD Early Childhood Care of Survival and Growth Development
ECD Early Childhood Development
ECE Early Childhood Education
ECE Economic Commission for Europe (UN)
ECG Emergency Coordination Group
ECHA Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs
ECHO Bureau Humanitaire de la Communaut Europenne
ECHO European Commission Humanitarian Office
ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)
ECMM European Community Monitoring Mission
ECMP Environmental, Civil and Mining Projects
ECO Economic Cooperation Office
ECO Emergency Oral Contraception
ECOMIL Economic Community of West African Countries Mission in Liberia
ECOMOG ECOWAS Cease-fire Monitoring Group (Groupe de Surveillance de Cessez-le-feu)
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (UN)
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
ECP Essential Care Package
ECPS Executive Committee on Peace and Security
ECR Efficient Consumer Response
ECRE European Consultation on Refugees and Exiles
ECS Episcopal Church of Sudan
ECTF Emergency Coordination Task Force
ECTS European Credit Transfer System
ECU Emergency Coordination Unit
ECW Enhanced Commitments to Women
ECZ Eglise du Christ au Zaire
EDA Areas for Agricultural Development

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EDA Eritrean Demining Authority
EDA Station for Agriculture Development (Angola)
EDA Economic Development Agency
EDAC Environnement et Dveloppement Action et Coopration
EDC Education Development Centre
EDC Dichloroethane
EDD Explosive Detection Dog
EDF European Development Fund
EDF Eritrean Defence Force
EDHEPA Ebnisena Basic Health Education Project for Afghanistan
EDHS Eritrean Demographic and Health Survey
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EDICESA Ecumenical Documentation and Information Centre for Eastern and Southern Africa
EDL Essential Drug List
EDO Eritrean Demining Operations
EDP Extended Delivery Point (WFP)
EDP Electronic Data Processing
EDP Eritrea Demining Programme
EEA European Economic Area
EEBC Ethiopia Eritrea Boundary Commission
EEC European Economic Community
EECMY Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus
EEMET Agreement of the Churches and Evangelical Missions in Chad (Entente des Eglises et
Missions Evangeliques au Tchad)
EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone
EFA Education for All
EFG Export Finance and Guarantee Scheme (Government of Samoa)
EFNA Emergency Food Needs Assessment
EFSC Emergency and Food Security Committee
EFSR Emergency Food Security Reserve
EGS Employment Generating Schemes
EH&S Environment, Health and Safety
EHA Emergency Health Action
EHA Emergency and Humanitarian Action (WHO)
EHDP Eritrean Humanitarian Demining Project
EHH Elderly Headed Household
EHI Emergency Humanitarian Intervention
EHTP Eradication of Harmful Traditional Practices
EIL Experiment in International Living (NGO)
EIU Economist Intelligence Unit
ELB Emergency Liaison Branch (OCHA)
ELIZA Enzyme-Link Immuno-Sorbent Assay
EMAC Eritrean Mine Action Centre
EMAS Environmental Management and Audit Scheme
EM-DH Enfants du Monde-Droits de l'Homme
EMDR Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
EMERCOM Russian Ministry of Emergencies
EMERCOM Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural

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 Disasters
EMF Eduardo Mondlane Foundation/Stichung
EMG Emergency Management Group
EMIS Education Management Information System
EMM Episcopal Migration Ministries
EMMUS Enqute de Mortalit, Morbidit et Utilisation des Services (Survey on Mortality, Morbidity,
and Use of Services)
EmOC Emergency Obstaetric Care
EMOP Emergency Operation
EMP Electromagnetic Pulse
EMPRESS Emergency Preparedness
EMS Environmental Management System
EMTP Emergency Management Training Programme
EMUWA Economic and Monetary Union of West Africa
ENACT Engaging Activities for Involving Children in Community Integration in Indonesia
ENCU Emergency Nutrition Coordination Unit
ENSO "El Nio Southern Oscillation"
ENXA Enxame de Abelhas
EO Explosive Ordnance
EOC Emergency Obstaetric Care
EOD Explosive Ordnance Disposal
EOS Emergency Obstaetrical Service
EP&R Emergency Planning and Response
EPA Eau Potable et Assainissement (Water and Sanitation)
EPA Economic Partnership Agreement (Cotonou Agreement)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPAG Emergency Pastoral Action Group
EPB Environmental Protection Bureau
EPER SUISSE Entraide Protestante Suisse
EPF Emergency Programme Fund
EPI Epidemiological
EPI Extended / Expanded Programme on Immunisation
EPMU Education Programme Management
EPPOVHA Education for Peace and Prevention of Violence and HIV/AIDS
EPR Emergency Preparedness and Response
EPS Entry Price System
EPZ Export Processing Zone
EQU Equilibre (NGO)
ERC English Resource Centre
ERC Emergency Relief Coordinator
ERCS Ethiopian Red Cross Society
ERF Emergency Response Fund
ERG Emergency Response Group
ERM Education aux Risques Lies aux Mines
ERM Enfants Rfugis du Monde
ERP Economic Recovery Plan
ERP Eritrea Emergency Reconstruction Programme
ERPO Emergency Response and Preparedness Officer

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ERREC Eritrean Relief and Refugee Commission
ERSF Emergency Recovery Support Fund
ERT Emergency Response Team
ERU Emergency Response Unit (NGO)
ERUKIN Encadrement des Rfugis Urbains de la Ville de Kinshasa
ERW Extraordinary Resource Waters
ERW Explosive Remnants of War
ESA European Space Agency
ESAMI Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute
ESAR Engineering Services for Afghanistan Reconstruction
ESARO Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (UNICEF)
ESB Emergency Service Branch
ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN)
ESCC Education Sector Coordination Committee
ESCWA Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN)
ESCWA United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
ESF Ecoles sans Frontires
ESF Emergency School Feeding
ESFP Expanded School Feeding Programme
ESU Evaluation and Studies Unit (OCHA)
ET East Timor
ETAM National Demining School
ETIMU East Timor Information and Mapping Unit
ETO Ecole Technique Officielle
ETSF External Transport Superintendence and Freight
EU Etat Unis
EU European Union (see EC before 1993)
EUB Equipe d'Urgence de la Biodiversit
EUE Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia
EUM Entraide Universitaire Mondiale
EUPD Entre-Aide Universitaire pour le Dvloppement
EURONAID European Association of Non-Governmental Organisations for Food and Emergency Aid
EUROPRO Organisation of European National Trade Facilitation Committees
EVD Explosive Vapour Detection
EVIs Especially Vulnerable Individuals
EWARN Early Warning and Response Network
EWASH Emergency, Water and Sanitation and Hygiene Coordination Group
EWOC Emergency Water Operations Centre
EWR Early Warning Report
EWS Early Warning System
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F.M.T. Calcut Fundao Madre Teresa de Calcut
f.o.b. free on board
FAA Angolan Armed Forces
FAB Burundian Army
FAC Fonds d'aide et de coopration aux Etats de la communaut
FAC Forces Armes Congolaises - Congolese Armed Forces
FAD Food for Agriculture and Development
Fad'H Forces Armes d'Hati (Haitian Armed Forces)
FALU Food Aid Liaison Unit
FAM Food Administration Ministry
FAM Food Aid Monitor
FAN Fraternidade-Ajuda aos Mais Necessitados
FANR Food Agricultural and Natural Resources
FAO Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
FAP Feldshersko Akusherskij Punkt or First aid/obstetrical station
FAP First Aid Point
FAPC People's Armed Forces of Congo (Forces Armes Populaire du Congo)
FAPLA People's Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola - Former Angolan Armed Forces until
1992
FAR Fellowship for African Relief
FAR Forces Armes Rwandaises
FARDC Forces Armes de la Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo
FAS Finance and Administrative Section (OCHA)
FAS Fundo de Assistncia Social
FASHAN Foundation for Advancement of Self-Help in Attaining Needs
FASIC Fundacin de Ayuda Social de las Iglesias Cristianas
FASTRAS Fundacin para la Autogestin y Solidaridad de los Trabajadores Salvadoreos
FATS Food Aid Transport System
FAVDO Forum for African Development Organizations
FAWE Forum for African Women Educationalist
FAZ Armed Forces of Zaire
FBO Field Based Organization
FC Force Commander (UNMEE)
FC Field Coordinator
FCAG Federal Communications Advisory Group (Pakistan)
FCCC Framework Convention on Climate Change
FCE Foundation for Co-existence
FCIL Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives
FCO Field Coordination Office
FCR France Cble et Radio
FCSS Field Coordination Support Section
FCSU Field Coordination Support Unit (OCHA)
FCTZ Farm Community Trust of Zimbabwe
FCU Field Coordination Unit
FDD Forces pour la Dfense de la Dmocratie

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FDI Foreign Direct Investment
FDP Final Distribution Point
FDP Forward Delivery Point
FDRC Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee
FEAU Food Economy Analysis Unit
FED Fond Europen de Dveloppement
FEG Forum des ducatrices de Guine
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency (US)
FESPAM Panafrican Music Festival (ROC)
FEWER Forum on Early Warning and Early Response
FEWS Famine Early Warning System (US)
FEZ Food Economy Zone
FFA Food-for-Asset
FFA Food-for-Agriculture
FFAR Food-for-Asset Rehabilitation
FFH Functional Foods for Health
FFH Freedom from Hunger
FFH Food-for-Health
FFP Foundation for Female Photojournalists
FFR Food-for-Recovery
FFT Food-for-Training
FFW Food-for-Work
FGA Africa Development Society
FGC Female Genital Cutting
FGD Focus Group Discussions
FGM Female Genital Mutilation
FHH Female-headed Household
FHI Food for the Hungry International
FHM Family Homes Movement
FHRA The Foundation for Human Rights in Asia
FIA Future Imagery Architecture
FIC Flight Information Centre
FICR Fdration Internationale de la Croix Rouge
FIDA Fond International pour le Dveloppement et l'Agriculture
FIDH Fdration Internationale des Droits de l'Homme
FINNIDA Finnish International Development Agency
FIO Free in and out
FIPI Front for Integration and Peace in Ituri (Front pour l'Integration et Paix en Ituri)
FIS Flight Information Service
FIS Field Information Support
FISCR Fdration Internationale des Socits de la Croix Rouge et du Croissant Rouge
FISH Fraternidade para a Infncia, Solidariedade e Humanismo
FITTEST WFP Field IT & Telecommunications Emergency Support Teams
FIVIMS Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping System
FK10 Fokker 10 Aircraft
FKM Maluku Sovereignty Front
FL France-Liberts
FLC Front for the Liberation of Congo (Front de Libration du Congo)

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FLE Family Life Education
FLM Rashaida Free Lions Movement
FLU Field Liaison Unit
FMAR Female Ministry of Animal Resource
FMD Foot and Mouth Disease
FMI Fonds Montaire International
FMS Federal Migration Service
FMTC Fundao Madre Teresa de Calcut
FN Forces Nouvelles
FNC Forestry National Corporation
FNI Front for National Integration (Front Nationalist et Integrationist)
FNL Front National de Libration (France)
FNUAP Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population (United Nations Population Fund)
FOB Free on Board
FOCIS Field office country information system
FOCSIV Federazione Organismi Cristiani di Servizio Internazionale Volontario
FOCUS/USA Focus Humanitarian Assistance, USA
Focus-Europe Focus Humanitarian Assistance, Europe Foundation
FOLECO Fdration des ONGs Laques Vocation Economique
FOMETRO Fond Mdical Tropical
FOMI Forum des Mamans de l'Ituri
FOMUC Force Multilaterale de la CEMAC
FONAMES Fond d'action mdico sanitaire
FONGA Frum Organizaes No Governamentais em Angola
FONGA Forum for Non-Governmental Organisations in Angola
FORUT Forbundet Mot Rusgift in Norwegian (League Against Intoxicants)
FOS Fonds voor Ontwikkelings Samenwerking
FOSA Formation Sanitaire
FOS-B Fundo para Cooperao e Desenvolvimento
FOS-Belgica Belgium Fund for Development Cooperation
FOSENET Farm Orphan Support Trust of Zimbabwe
FOST Farm Orphan Support Trust of Zimbabwe
FP Family Planning
FPA Food Pipeline Agency
FPAL Family Planning Association of Liberia
FPDC Popular Force for Democracy in Congo (Force Populaire pour la Dmocratie du Congo
FPI Front Populaire Ivoirien - Ivorian Popular Front
FRAD Front pour l'Alliance Dmocratique
FrBu Francs Burundais
FRM Fund Recipients and Managers
FRN Forum de Rconciliation Nationale
FRODEBU Font pour la Dmocratie au Burundi
FRPI Patriotic Force of Resistance in Ituri (Force des Resistance Patriotique d'Ituri)
FRRA Fashoda Relief and Rehabilitation Association
FRS Freight Rebate Scheme
FRV Formulaires de Rapatriement Volontoire
FRY Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
FS Medical Training (Formation Sanitaire)

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FSA Field Security Advisor
FSA Field Security Assistant
FSAU Food Security Assessment Unit (FAO)
FSCO Field Security Coordination Officer
FSCO Field Security Chief Officer
FSD Foundation Suisse pour le Dminage
FSD Foundation for Swiss Demining
FSO Field Security Officer (Officier de Scurit de Terrain)
FSS Federal Security Service
FSSWG Food Security Sectoral Working Group
FST Family Support Trust
FSU Food Security Unit
FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas
FTC Feed the Children
FTDA France Terre d'Asile
FTM Fraternit Tiers Monde
FTN Freetown
FTR Family Tracing and Reunification
FTRN Family Tracing and Reunification Network
FTS Financial Tracking System
FUNGONGA Fundao Angolano de Solidariedade Social e Desenvolvimento
FUO Fever of Undetermined Origin
FWCC Friends World Committee for Consultation
FWCW Fourth World Conference on Women
FY CA Former Yugoslavia Consolidated Appeal
FYROM Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

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G-77 Group of 77
GA Government Agencies
GA General Assembly (UN)
GAA Aco Agrria Alem
GAA German Agro Action/ Deutsche Welthungerhilfe
GAAP UNITA Cabinet for the Implementation of the Lusaka Protocol
G-ABC Grmio para AmBente, Benficncia e Cultura
GAC Grupo de Apoio Criana - Pombinha Branca
GAM Global Acute Malnutriation
GAM Free Aceh Movement
GAMAG Grupo de Apoio a Mulher Gravida
GAMKI-GMKI Youth and Students Groups of Cristian in Indonesia
GAPAR General Association for Palestinian Arab Refugees
GAPWUZ General Agriculture and Plantation Workers' Union of Zimbabwe
GAR Support Group for Resettlement and Return
GARD Groupe d'Aide aux Ralisations pour le Dveloppement
GATS General Agreement on Trade and Services
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (see WTO after 1993)
GAV Groupe d'Analyse de la Vulnrabilit
GAVI Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
GBAO Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast
GBS Global Broadcasting System
GBSV Gender Based Sexual Violence
GBV Gender-Based Violence
GBZA Gash Barka Zoba (Regional) Administration
GCC Gulf Cooperation Council
GCI/GDA Gulu Community Initiatives and Gulu Development Agency
GCIFR Guyana Citizens Initiative for Flood Relief
GCO Greeting Card and related operations (UNICEF)
GCR Greek Council for Refugees
GCRV Gross Child Rights Violations
GCW General Corporation for Water and Sewerage
GDA Gulu Development Agency
GDF Guyana Defence Force
GDIN Global Disaster Information Network
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GDS German Development Services
GE.1 Specialised Section on Standardisation of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
GE.11 Specialised Section on Standardisation of Meat
GE.2 Specialised Section on Standardisation of Dry and Dried Produce (Fruit)
GE.5 Specialised Section on Standardisation of Early and Ware Potatoes
GE.6 Specialised Section on Standardisation of Seed Potatoes
GEF Global Environment Fund
GEF Global Environment Facility
GEGS Government Export Guarantee Scheme (of Samoa)
GEM Girls' Education Movement

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GER Gross Enrolment Ratio
GER Global Environment Rate
GF Gulu Farmers
GFAM Global Fund AIDS Tuberculosis Malaria
GFAP General Framework Agreement for Peace
GFATM Global Fund on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
GFCF Gross Fixed Capital Information
GFIW General Federation of Iraqi Women
GFP Governorate Focal Points
GFSS Global field support services
GHF Global Health Foundation
GIC Group d'Information et Communications (Information and Communication Group)
GICHD Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
GIEWS Global Information and Early Warning System
GIMU/PGDS Geographic Information and Mapping Unit / Population and Geographic Data Section
GIN Global Identity Number
GINIE Global International Network in Education
GIS Geographical Information System
GLIA Great Lakes Initiatives
GLR Great Lakes Region
GLRA German Leprosy Relief Association
GM Genetically Modified
GMC Global Management Committee (WHO)
GMES Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
GMP Growth Monitoring and Promotion
GMP Good Manufacturing Practices
GMT Greenwich Mean Time
GMT Grass Roots Management
GNF Guinea New Francs
GNI Gross National Income
GNP Gross National Product
GO Governmental Organisation
GoA Government of Angola
GOAL Irish NGO
GoB Government of Burundi
GoB Government of Barbados
GoE Government of Ethiopia
GoI Government of Indonesia
GoK Government of Kenya
Gor Sport Stadium (West Timor)
GoRC Government of the Republic of Congo
GoRI Government of the Republic of Indonesia
GoS Government of Sudan
GoSE Government of the State of Eritrea
GoSL Government of Sierra Leone
GoSS Government of South Sudan
GoT Government of Tanzania
GoU Government of Uganda

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GP Global Partners
GP General Practitioner
GPA Global Programme on AIDS (WHO)
GPA Global Positioning System
GPI Gender Parity Index
GPP Caring Women's Movement (Gerekan Perempuan Peduli -)
GPS Global Positioning System
GPSH Grand People's Study House
GPT Generalised Preferential Tariff
Gr Gramme
GRCS Georgian Red Cross Society
GRENCODA Grenada Community Development Agency
GREP Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme
GRET Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologiques
GRF General Return Fund
GRI Global Reporting Initiative
GRT Gross Registered Tonnes
GRT Geographical Review Team
GS General Service
GSA Food Security Cabinet
GSA Department of Food Security
GSFR Georgia Self Reliance Fund
GSO Geostationary Orbit
GSP Generalised System of Preferences
GSPC Groupe Salafiste pour la Prdiction et le Combat
GSWMA Grenada Solid Waste Management Authority
GT Group Thmatique
GTS Groupe Technique de Suivi (Technical Monitoring Group)
GTZ German Technical Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Technische Zusammenarbeit)
GTZ-AG-BAS-Ed GTZ Afghan German Basic Education
GURN Government of National Unity and Reconciliation
GUSCO Gulu Support for Children Organisation
GVA Geneva, Switzerland
GVC Gruppo Volontariato Civile
GW Guinea Worm
GWENET Gulu Women's Network
GWEP Guinea Worm Eradication Programme
GWI Guyana Water Incorporated

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ha Hectare
HA Hunger Alert
HA Hilfswerk Austria
HAAQAAD Hanaqaad Umbrella Women's Organisation
HAC Humanitarian Affairs Commission
HAC Health Action in Crisis
HAC Humanitarian Aid Commission
HACC Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Centre
HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points
HACO Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Office
HACU Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit
HAD Humanitarian Aid & Development Organisation
HAF Humanitarian Aid Forum
HAG Humanitarian Analysis Group (Groupe Restreint de Suivi humanitaire)
HAI Human Appeal International
HAI Helpage International
HALO Halo Trust
HAM Hak Asasi Manusia (Human Rights)
HAMSET HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Disease and TB
HAO Horn of Africa Initiative
HAO Humanitarian Affairs Officer
HAP Humanitarian Action Plan
HAP Humanitarian Accountability Project
HAP Health Adolescents Project
HARCFAD Harare Resource Centre for the Fight Against Destitution
HARP Humanitarian Assistance and Recovery Programme
HAS Humanitarian Assistance Society
HAS Health Area System
HAS Humanitarian Air Service
HAT Humanitarian Action Team
HAVA Helmand Arghandab Valley Authority
HBC Home-based Care
HBV Hepatitis B Virus
HC Hydrocarbons
HC Health Centre
HC Humanitarian Coordinator
HC III Health Centre III
HCC Humanitarian Cargo Carriers
HCC Al Hussein Cancer Centre
HCDH Haut-Commissariat des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme
HCDN National High Commission for Demining (Haute Commission pour le Dminage National)
HCFC Hydrofluorocarbons
HCG Humanitarian Coordination Group
HCI human Development Indicator
HCIC Humanitarian Community Information Centre
HCR Haut commissariat des Nations Unies pour les rfugis

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HCU Humanitarian Coordination Unit
HCV Hepatitis C Virus
HDC Henry Dunant Centre
HDI Human Development Index
HDI Human Development Indicator
HDIP Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute
HDR Humanitarian Daily Ration
HDR Human Rights Division
HDR Human Development Report
HDRC Humanitarian Development Resource Centre
HDU Humanitarian Demining Unit
HDWG Human Development Working Group
HEA Household Economy Approach
HEART Health Emergency Assistance and Relief Teams for Tsunami Affected Population
HEAT Humanitarian Evaluation and Advisory Team
HEB High Energy Blend
HEB High Energy Biscuits (fortified)
HEB Humanitarian Emergency Branch
HECA Horn, East and Central Africa
HECM Health Emergency Coordination Meeting
HEI Hygiene Educational Institute
HEKS Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen der Schweiz
HELP HELP
Help Hilfe Zur Selfhilfe eV, Bonn
HEM High Energy Milk
HEP Humanitarian Evacuation Programme
HEPG Humanitarian Emergency Group
HEWS Humanitarian Early Warning System (OCHA)
HF High Frequency
HF Hammer Forum
HFEA Household Food Economy Approach
HFO Hammer Forum ev
HH Household
HHFS Household Food Security
HI Handicap International
HIA Hungarian Interchurch Aid
HI-B Handicap International - Belgium
HIC Humanitarian Information Centre
HICFA Humanitarian Information Centre for Afghanistan
HI-F Handicap International - France
HINAP Health Information Network for Advance Contingency Planning System
Hint Horizon International
HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
HIS Humanitarian Information Service
HIS Health Information System
HIV Human Immuno-deficiency Virus
HIV/AIDS Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
HKI Helen Keller International

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HL Humanitarian Law
HLS Household Livelihood Security
HLWG Humanitarian Liaison Working Group
HMA UNCT Humanitarian Mine Action
HMC Human Moral Care
HMC Health Management Committee
HMD Health Manpower Development
HMD INT. Humanitarian Aid Medical Development
HMI Himpunan Mahasiswa Indonesia - Islamic Students Association
HMIS Health Management Information Systems
HMR Hoechst Marion Roussel
HNI-MCP Health Net International - Malaria Control Programme
HoA Head of Agencies (UN)
HOC Humanitarian Operations Centre
HODER Horizonte para o Desenvolvimento Rural
HOIA Humanitarian Organisation - International Aid for the Chechen Republic
HOPE HIV/AIDS Outreach Programme
hp Horse Power
HP Humanitarian Principles
HP Health Post
HPB High Protein Biscuit
HPCT Hugh Pilkington Charitable Trust
HPP Humanitarian Principles Programme
HQ Headquarters
HR Human Rights
HR Humanitarian Representative
HRA High Risk Area
HRA Human Resources Administration (UNICEF)
HRA Humanitarian Risk Analysis
HRCC Human Rights Coordination Centre
HRD Human Rights Division (Angola)
HRD Human Rights Development
HRF Human Response Fund
HRFOC Human Rights Field Office for the DR Congo
HRFOR Human Rights Field Operation in Rwanda (UN)
HRG Humanitarian Response Group
HRM Human Resources Management
HRMU Human Rights Monitoring Unit
HRO Human Rights Officer
HRPD Human Resources Planning and Development (UNICEF)
HRs/RoL Human Rights and Rule of Law
HRW Human Rights Watch
HS Harmonised System (Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System)
HSB Humanitarian Situation Bulletin
HSCU Humanitarian Services and Coordination Unit
HSF Hpital Sans Frontires
HT Halo Trust
HTFA Heat Treatment Forced Air

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HTH High Testing Hypochlorite (Chlorine powder)
HUEH Hpital Universitaire d'Etat d'Hati (Haitian State University Hospital)
HURIDOCS Human Rights Information and Documentation System International
HURIFO Human Rights Forum
HWA Hilfswerk Austria
HWG Humanitarian Working Group

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IAAC Integrated Approach to Aid Coordination
IAAC Apostolic Church of Seventh Day Adventists
IAAG Inter-agency Advisory Group on AIDS
IAC Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children
IAC International Advisory Committee
IACC Inter-agency Coordinating Committee
IACP Inter-Agency Contingency Planning
IACU Inter-Agency Coordination Unit
IADL International Association of Democratic Lawyers (Belgium) - see AID
IADP Integrated Area Development Plan
IAM International Assistance Mission (NGO)
IAM&E Interagency Monitoring and Evaluation
IAPSO Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office
IARA Islamic African Relief Agency
IAS International Aid Sweden
IAS Initiative pour une Afrique Solidaire
IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee
IASC/ECHA Inter-Agency Standing Committee Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs
IASCCT Inter-Agency Standing Committee Country Team
IASC-WG Inter-Agency Standing Committee - Working Group
IASM Inter-Agency Security Management
IATCPC United Nations Inter-Agency Technical Committee for Programme Coordination
IAU Information Analysis Unit
IBE International Bureau of Education
IBFAN International Baby Food Action Network
IBFG International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (Internationaler Bund Freier
Gewerkschaften)
IBHI Independent Bureau on Humanitarian Issues (Switzerland) - see BIQH
IBIS Ibis (formerly World University Service of Denmark)
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (= World Bank)
IBS International Bible Society
IC Italian Cooperation
ICAAC International Conference for Assistance to African Children
ICADS Information, Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination System
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
ICBF Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familial (Colombian Institute of Family Welfare)
ICBL International Campaign to Ban Landmines
ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
ICC Interim Care Centre
ICC International Chamber of Commerce
ICC Ivoire Conference Center
ICC Inter-Agency Coordination Committee
ICC International Children's Centre
ICC Islamic Coordination Council
ICC International Criminal Court
ICC Information and Coordination Centre

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ICCARI International Consultation on Control of Acute Respiratory Infections
ICCB International Catholic Child Bureau (Switzerland) - see BICE
ICCIDD International Consultative Council on Iodine Deficiency Disorders
ICCPE International Certification Commission for Poliomyelitis Eradication in the Southeast Asia
Region
ICCR Inter-Church Committee for Refugees
ICD Inter-Congolese Dialogue
ICD International Classification of Diseases
ICDC International Child Development Centre
ICDDR, B International Centre for Diarrhoea Disease Research, Bangladesh
ICDP International Child Development Programme
ICDP International Conference on Population and Development
ICDS Integrated Child Development Services (India)
ICEDS International Cooperation for Economic Development and Solidarity
ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Union
ICG International Crisis Group
ICGLR International Conference on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the GLR
ICGVD International Consultative Group for Vaccine Development
ICICI Industrial Credit and Investment Corporration of India
ICIPE International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology
ICJ International Court of Justice
ICJ International Commission of Jurists
ICJW International Council of Jewish Women
ICLA Information, Counselling, and Legal Aid
ICMC International Catholic Migration Commission
ICMH International Centre for Migration and Health
ICMI Muslim Intellectuals' Association
ICMPD International Centre for Migration Policy Development
ICMPEC International Cooperation, Macro-policy and Economic Cooperation (Ministry)
ICN International Council of Nurses
ICN Institute of Child Nutrition (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
ICoC International Code of Conduct
ICPD International Conference on Population and Development
ICRA Institut Centrafricain de Recherches Agronomiques
ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics
ICRS Information, Counseling and Referral Services
ICRS International Churches Relief Services
ICRT Instituto Cubano de Radio y Television (Cuban Radio and Television)
ICS International Civil Service
ICSC International Civil Service Commission
ICSID World Bank's International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
ICSW International Council on Social Welfare (Austria)
ICT Information and Communication Technology
ICT/WCA Inter-Country Team of West Africa
ICTR International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
ICUES Igreja Crist Unio Espirito Santo

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ICVA International Council of Voluntary Agencies
IDA Institute for Agricultural Development
IDA International Development Association (The World Bank Group)
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IDCP Disposition and Capacity to Pay for Basic Social Services
IDD Iodine Deficiency Disorder
IDEA Investment in Developing Export Agriculture
IDF Israeli Defence Forces
IDH Indice de Dveloppement Humain
IDIRI Intersectoral Disaster Impact Reduction Initiative
IDNDR International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction (1990-2000)
IDP Internally Displaced Persons
IDR Household Expenditure and Income Survey
IDRC International Development Research Centre
IDS Institute of Development Studies (Horn of Africa)
IDS Integrated Disease Surveillance
IDSR Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response
IDTR Identification, Documentation, Tracing and Reunification
IDU Intravenous Drug Users
IDWSSD International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade
IEBA Igreja Evanglica Baptista em Angola
IEBL Inter-Entity Border Lines
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IEC Information, Education, and Communication
IECA Igreja Evanglica Congregacional em Angola
IECD Integrated Early Childhood Development
IED Instituto de Estudos para o Desenvolvimento
IEG Income and Employment Generation
IEGB Igreja Evangelica de Guinea Bissau
IEIA Igreja Evanglica dos Irmos em Angola
IEMF Interim Emergency Multinational Force
IERA Igreja Evanglica Reformada de Angola
IERCM International Emergency Response Consultative Mechanism
IERP Integrated Emergency Response Programme
IES Information Exchange System
IESA Igreja Evanglica Sinodal de Angola
IESPA Igreja do Espirito Santo e Proftica de Angola
IEU Irrigation Engineering Unit
IEU/CAA Igreja Evanglica Unida "Comunho Anglicana em Angola"
IEUA Igreja Evanglica Unida de Angola
IFAD Internaitonal Fund for Agricultural Development
IFES International Foundation for Electoral Systems
IFESH International Foundation for Education and Self Help
IFI International Financing Institution
IFIS International Financial Institutions
IFNS Inter-agency Food and Nutrition Surveillance (programme)
IFPPE Interregional Fund for Programme Preparation, Promotion and Evaluation
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IFSP Integrated Food Security Programme
IG Instructor's Guide
IGA Income Generating Activities
IGAD Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (formerly IGADD)
IGADD Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
IGO Inter-governmental Organization
IHA Initiative Humanitaire Africaine
IHE Institue of Water Education (UNESCO)
IHE Institute of Health Education
IHI International Humanitarian Initiative
IHK German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (Industrie-und Handelskammer)
IHL International Humanitarian Law
IHP International Humanitarian Partnership
IHR International Human Rights
IIA Institute for Agricultural Research
IICA Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
IICL Institute of International Container Lessors
IIEP International Institute for Educational Planning
IIHL International Institute of Humanitarian Law
IIRO International Islamic Relief Organisation
IISD International Institue for Sustainable Development
IISS International Institute for Strategic Studies
IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
IIYL International Islamic Youth League
IKA Igreja Kimbanguista de Angola
ILO International Labour Organization
ILPES Instituto Latinoamericano de Planificacin Econmica y Social
IMAS International Mine Action Standards
IMC International Medical Corps
IMC Inter-Ministerial Committee
IMCI Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses
IMEP Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMG International Management Group
IMIS Integrated Management Information System
IMO International Maritime Organization
IMR Infant Mortality Rate
IMR Reserve Infant Mortality Reduction Reserve Fund
IMS Information Management System
IMSB Information Management Services Branch (OCHA)
IMSMA Information Management System for Mine Action (database)
IMT International Medical Teams
IMTF Integrated Management Task Force
IMU Information Management Unit
IMVF Instituto Marqus de Valle Flr
IMWG Inter-Ministerial Working Group
INABIF Instituto Nacional de Bienestar Familial (National Institute of Family Well-Being) (Peru)

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INAC National Institute Angola for Children
INACAD Instituto Nacional de Apoio Criana Desnutrida, Desamparada e Deficiente Fsica
INACG International Nutritional Anaemia Consultative Group
INACP Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama
INADER Institut National pour l'Appui au Dvloppement Rural
INADES INADES Formation
INAFOP The National Institute of Vocational Education (Angola)
INAP National Institute of Public Administration
INAPEM National Institute for Small and Medium Enterprises
INAROEE National Institute for the Removal of Obstacles and Explosive Ordnance
INAROEO National Institute for the Removal of Obstacles and Explosive Ordnance
INC Information Network Committee
INC Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee
INCD Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Convention to Combat Desertification
INE National Institute of Statistics
INEA National Institute for Roads in Angola
INEE Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
INERA Institut National pour l'Etude et la Recherche Agronomique
INGO International Non-Governmental Organisation
Ingushetia Republic of Ingushetia, Russian Federation
INIDE Instituto Nacional de Investigaae Desenvolvimento da Educaa
INLASKO International Lake Sarez Conference
INNFA Instituto Nacional del Nio y la Familia (National Institute for the Child and Family) (Ecuador)
INP Indonesian National Police
INRAP Institut National de Recherche et d'Action Pdagogique
INSARAG International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
INSS Institute for National Security Studies
INSTRAW International Training and Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
INTERACT Indonesia Tsunami Earthquake Reponse Act
Inter-Aid Inter-Aid Uganda
INTERFET International Force for East Timor
INTERSOS Coordenao das Organizaes de Servio Voluntrio
IO International Organisation
IOC International Olympic Committee
IOC ndian Ocean Commission
IOCC International Orthodox Christian Charities
IOM International Organization for Migration
IOSA Integrated Overhead Signals Intelligence Architecture
IOV Inter-Office Voucher
IPA Inter-Country People's Aid
IPA International Paediatric Association
IPC Ituri Pacification Commission
IPCID International Programme for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders
IPD Institut pan-africain de dveloppement (Pan-African Institute for Development)
IPH Institute of Public Health
IPHD Internaitonal Partnership for Human Development
IPM Integrated Pest Management
IPMP Portuguese Institute for Preventive Medicine

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IPMP Instituto Portugus de Medicina Preventiva
IPN Institut Pdagogique National - National Teacher's Training College
IPO International Programme Officer
IPPF International Planned Parenthood Federation
IPR Intellectual Property Rights
IPRSP Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IPS Inter-Press Service
IPSR Intervention Prolonge, Secours et Redressement
IPT Intermittent Pregnancy Treatment
IPT Intermittent Presumptive Treatment
IPTF United Nations International Police Task Force
IPU Inter-Parliamentary Union
IR Indian Railways
IR Islamic Relief
IR Immediate Response
IRA Islamic Relief Agency
IRA Infections respiratoires aiges (Acute respiratory infections)
IRAC Indochina Resource Action Center
IRC International Rescue Committee (NGO)
IRC/CARDI International Rescue Committee (The Consortium for Assisting the Refugees and Displaced
in Indonesia)
IRCS Indonesian Red Cross Society
IRD International Relief and Development
IRE Regional Education Inspection
IRED Innovations et Rseaux pour le Dveloppement
IRESAP Initiative for Economic Recovery and Food Security of the Population (Initiative pour le
Renforcement Economique et la Scurit Alimentaire des Populations)
IRIN Integrated Regional Information Network (OCHA)
IRIN/CEA Integrated Regional Information Network Central and East Africa
IRLAG Information, Referal, Livelihood Assistance and Governance Programme
IRM Information Resources Management (UNICEF)
IRS Islamic Relief Services
IRSEM Institute for Social Re-integration of Ex-Combatants
IRSEM National Institute for the Socio-Professional Reintegration of Ex-Military Personnel
ISABU Institut des Sciences Agronomique au Burundi
ISAF International Security Assistance Force
ISAR Science and Agricultural Institute of Rwanda
ISARR International Search and Rescue Response
ISC Indirect Support Costs
ISCA International Save the Children Alliance
ISCOS Institut Syndical pour la Coopration au Dveloppement
ISDP Interregional sales development programme (GCO)
ISDR International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
ISE Improved Seed Enterprise
ISETI In-service Teacher Training Institute
ISFM Improved Soil Fertility Management
ISI Israeli Settlements
ISMT Inter Sectoral Mobile Teams

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ISO International Organization for Standardization
ISODARCO International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts
ISP Internally Stuck Person
ISPCAN International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
ISRA Islamic Relief Agency
ISS International Social Service
IST Infection Sexuellement Transmissible
ISU Instituto de Solidariedade e Cooperao Universitria
IT Information Technology
ITAP Immediate and Transitional Assistance Programme for the Afghan People
ITC International Trade Centre
ITCILO International Training Center of the International Labour Organization
ITDG Intermediate Technology Development Group
ITEK Institute of Teacher Education Kyambogo
ITI Impact Teams International
ITN Insecticide Treated Nets
ITOS Information Technology Outreach Services
ITPWG UN/CEFACT International Trade Procedures Working Group
ITSH Internal Transportation, Storage and Handling
ITU International Technology Unit (OCHA)
ITU International Telecommunication Union
ITUT Centre for the Internatinal Transfer of Environmental Technologies (Internationales
Transferzentrum fr Umwelttechnik GmbH)
IU Information Unit
IUD Intra-Uterine Device
IUE Immunisation universelle de l'enfant (Universal child immunization)
IUED Institut Universitaire d'tudes du Dvloppement
IV Intravenous (Fluid)
IVACG International Vitamin A Consultative Group
IVF Intravenous Fluid
IVS Inland Valley Swamp (rice)
IW Cologne Intitute for Business Research (Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft)
IWACOR Increase Water Access for Conflict Resolution
IWD Information Service of the Cologne Institute for Business Research (Informationsdienst des
Institutes der Deutschen Wirtschaft)
IWSD Institute of Water and Sanitation Development
IYC International Year of the Child
IYDP International Year of Disabled Persons
IYSH International Year of Shelter for the Homeless
IYY International Youth Year

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JAM Jesus Alive Ministries - Life Aid
JAM Joint Assessment Mission
JANIC Japanese NGO Center for International Cooperation
JARP UN Joint Action and Recovery Plan for Somalia
JBCC Joint Bilateral Commission of Cooperation
JC Joint Commission
JCE Joint Committee on Education (UNESCO/UNICEF)
JCGP Joint Consultative Group on Policy (UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA, WFP, IFAD)
JCHP Joint Committee on Health Policy (UNICEF/WHO)
JCI Junior Chamber International
JDEC Joint Data Exchange Centre
JE Japanese Encephalitis vaccine
JEFAD Joint ECA/FAO Agriculture Division
JEM Justice Equality Movement
JFAM Joint Food Assessment Mission
JFNAM Joint Food Needs Assessment Mission
JFP Joint Forum for Peace
JGUAG Joint Government / UNICEF Advisory Group (Bangladesh)
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
JIM Joint Implementation Mechanism
JIRO Youth Informed, Responsible and Organised
JIU Joint Inspection Unit (UN)
JKPIT Local NGO (West Timor)
JMC Joint Military Commission
JMM Joint Monitoring Mission
JNEPI Joint NGO Emergency Preparedness Initiative
JNSP Joint nutrition support programme (UNICEF/WHO)
JOC Joint Operations Centre
JOCUM Jovens com uma Misso em Angola
JOCUM Youth with a Mission
JOD Job Opportunity Days
JOHANNITER Johanniter - Unfall-Hilfe E.V.
JOICFP Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning
JOSSOTUR Jovens de Servio Social e Turismo
JPCRRD Joint Programme for Community Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Development
JPO Junior Professional Officer (UN)
JPO Joint Policy of Operation
JRC Joint Research Centre
JRPU Joint Reintegration Programme Unit
JRRC Joint Relief and Rehabilitation Committee
JRRS Joint Relief and Rehabilitation Service
JRS Jesuit Refugee Service
JSAP Judicial System Assessment Project
JSCO Joint Security Coordination Office
JTU Joint Technical Unit
JUH Johanniter Unfall Hilfe e.v.

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JVA Juba Valley Alliance
JVC Japan International Volunteer Centre
JWG Joint Working Group Agreement

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KAETS Kutum Agricultural Extension Society
KAP Knowledge, Attitude and Practice
KAPB Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Behaviour
KASD Korean Association for Supporting the Disabled
KBC Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Kcal Kilocalorie
KCM Komite Cap-Anamur
KCNA Korean Central News Agency
KDC Karamoja Development Centre
KDOM Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission
KFOR Kosovo Force
KFPMCHA Korean Family Planning and Mother and Child Health Association
KFSM Kenya Food Security Meeting
KFSSG Kenya Food Security Steering Group
KfW German Development Bank (Kreditanstalt fr Wiederaufbau)
Kg Kilogramme
KHRW Kurdistan Human Rights Watch
KICWA Kitgum Concerned Women's Association
KISP Karamoja Initiative for Peace
KISSOKOS Associao Kissoko dos Naturais e Amigos do Kuanza Sul
KKTGA Aceh Gender Transformation Working Group
KLA Kosovo Liberation Army
Km Kilometre
KOC Kalembelembe Orthopaedic Centre
KOMNASPA National Committee for Child Protection
KPHF Kenya Society of Professional Health Workers
KPIU Karamoja Project Implementation Unit
KRC Kenya Red Cross
KTCT Koryo Technical Centre for Traditional Medicine
KVA Kilo Volt Ampere
KVM Kosovo Verification Mission
kWh Kilowatt Hour
KYU Kyambogo University

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LAASP Liga Angolana de Amizade e Solidariedade com os Povos
LACC Local Aid Coordination Committee
LACTU Liga Angolana de Luta Contra e Tuberculose
LAF Laminar Air Flow
LAF Livelihood Analysis Forum
LAN Local Area Network
LAP Legal Aid Project
LARDEF Liga de Apoio a Reinsero dos Deficientes
LAS Local administrative structure
LBW Low Birth Weights
LC Local Councils
LCA Life Cycle Assessment
LCC Life Cycle Costing
LCHR Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
LCI Lions Clubs International
LCMD Lutte contre les maladies diarrhiques (Control of diarrhoea diseases)
LD Leigos para o Desenvolvimento
LDC Least Developed Countries
LDHS Liberia Demography and Health Survey
LDP Leadership Development Programme
LDU Local Defence Unit
LEA Local Education Authority
LEC Lesotho Electricity Corporation
LED Local Economic Development
LEDA Local Economic Development Agency
LEISA Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture
LEO Low Earth Orbit
LEP Landmine Education Programme
LEWS Livestock Early Warning System
LF Lassa Fever
LG Law Group
LGA Local government area (Nigeria)
LHDA Lesotho Highlands Development Authority
LHH Lubhanco House Hwange
LHW Lazarus-Hilfswerk Europe
LHWP Lesotho Highlands Water Project
LIC Low Income Countries
LICUS Low Income Countries Under Stress
LIFDC Low Income and Food Deficit Country
LIRS Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
LIS Landmine Impact Survey
LIURD Liberia Islamic Union for Reconstruction and Development
LLIN Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets
LMAP Land-mine Awareness Programme
LMCS Lokichokio Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society
LMTC Projet de Lutte contre les Maladies Transmissibles et Carentielles

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LNDC Lesotho National Development Corporation
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LNGO Local Non-Governmental Organisation
LNRCS Liberia National Red Cross Society
LoU Letter of Understanding
LP Leigos para o Desenvolvimento
LPA Lembaga Perlindungan Anak - Child Protection Body
LPA Lome Peace Accord
LPD Location Profile Delivery
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
LPI Life and Peace Institute
LPRC Land Policy Reform Commission
LPS Location Profile System
LRA Lord's Resistance Army
LRM Lord Resistance Movement
LRRRC Liberia Refugee, Repatriation and Resettlement Commission
LSG Let's Save the Generation
LSMS Living Standards Measurement Survey
LSTG Let's Save the Generation
LSWC Liberia Sewerage and Water Corporation
Lt Litre
LTSH Local Transportation, Storage and Handling
LTSH Land Transport, Shipping and Handling
LTSH Land-side Transport Storage and Handling
LTTE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
LTU Logistics and Transport Unit (OCHA)
LURD Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
LUSH Liberians United to Serve Humanity
LVIA Lay Volunteers International Association
LWF Lutheran World Federation
LWF/WS Lutheran World Federation/ World Service (NGO)
LWF-WS Lutheran World Federation - World Service
LWR Lutheran World Relief (USA)

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m Metre
m Metre
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
m2 Square Metre
m3 Cubic Metre
MA Medical Assistant
MAA Mine Awareness/ Victim Advisor
MAAEE Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MAAIF Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
MAC Mine-awareness Campaign
MAC Ministry for Agriculture and Cooperatives
MAC Mine Action Centre (UN)
MACA Mine Action Centre for Afghanistan
MACC Mine Action Coordination Centre
MACI Madi AIDS Control Initiative
MACT Mine Action Coordination Team
MACWG Mine Action Coordination Working Group
MADERA Mission d'Aide au Dveloppment des Economies Rurales en Afghanistan
MADR Modernisation and Democratisation Reserve (Government of Mauritius)
MAF Mission Aviation Fellowship
MAFE Master Farmer
MAFMR Ministry of Agriculture, Foresty and Marine Resources
MAFS Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
MAG Monrovia Advocacy Group
MAG Mine Advisory Group
MAI Multilateral Agreement on Investment
MAKIFU Associao para a Promoo do Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
MAMR Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources (Seychelles)
MAP Mine Action Programme
MAP Mine Action Programme
MAP Mine Awareness Programme
MAP Management Analysis and Planning
MAP Medical Aid for Palestinians
MAP Medical Assistance Programmes, International
MAPA Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan
MAPA National Mine Action Programme Angola
MAPESS Ministry of Public Administration, Employment and Social Security
MARD Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Barbados
MARP Monoclonal Antibody and Recombinant Protein
MARUF Multi-Activity Rural Rehabilitation Foundation
MARWOPNET Mano River Women Peace Network
MASAWA Grenada's Water and Sanitation Agency
MASP Ministry of Social Affairs and Women's Protection
MASPF Ministry of Social Action and the Promotion of Women
MAT Mine Action Team
MAT Mine Awareness Trust

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MAT Territorial Administration
MAT Ministry of Territorial Administration
MATDS Ministre de l'Administration du Territoire, de la Dcentralisation et de la Scurit
MBPD Million Barrels per day
MBWEMBWA Cooperativa Mbwembwa
MC Mercy Corps
MCA Muslim-Christian Association
MCA Mauritius Chamber of Commerce
MCC Monrovia City Corporation
MCC Mennonite Central Committee International
MCCI Mauritius Chamber of Commerce and Industry
MCDA Military and Civil Defence Assets
MCDU Military and Civil Defence Unit (OCHA)
MCH Mother and Child Health
MCHA Mother and Child Health Aid
MCHC Mother and Child Health Care
MCHP Maternal Child Health Post
MCI Mercy Corps International
MCI Mercy Corps International
MCID Mississippi Consortium for International Development
MCIS Multi-Cluster Indicator Survey
MCK Washing, Bathing and Toilet Facilities
MCL Methodist Church Sierra Leone
MCM Management and Coordination Mechanism
MCP Malaria Control Programme
MCP Minimum Care Package
MCPA Mine Clearance Planning Agency
MCPU Mine Clearance and Policy Unit (UN)
MCRI Maluku Committee Rehabilitation Initiative
MDA Mdecins d'Afrique
MDC Mine Detection Dog Centre
MDC Municipal Development Committees
MDF Model Demonstration Farm
MDG Millenium Development Goals
MDM Mdecins du Monde
MDP/R Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees
MDRNR Ministry of Development of Rural Natural Resources
MDRP Multi-Demobilisation and Reintegration Programme
MDTF Multi-Donor Trust Fund
MEA Measles
MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreements
MEC Medicos En Catastrophe
MEC Ministry of Education and Culture
MECC Middle East Council of Churches
MEDAIR Medical Environmental Development with Air Assistance
MEDEVAC Medical evacuation
MEDIC Medical Emergency Development International Committee
MEDICO MEDICO International

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MEDS Middle East Development Services
MEF Ministry of Economic and Finance
MEMISA Medische Missie Samenwerking
MENA Middle East and North Africa
MENARO Middle East and North Africa Regional Office (UNICEF)
Menko Kesra Ministry for peoples Welfare and Poverty Alleviation
MENTOR Malaria Emergency Technical and Operational Response
MEO Medium Earth Orbit
MEP Mother Empowerment Programme
MERCI Medical Emergency Relief International
MERLIN Medical Emergency Relief International
MEST Ministry of Education Science and Technology
META Monitoring, Evaluation and Training Agency (MACA IP)
METP Ministre de l'Enseignement Technique et Professionnel
MFA Multi-Fibre Agreement
MFA Mouvement des Forces de l'Avenir
MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
MFDC Mouvement des Forces Dmocratiques de la Casamance
MFEP Ministry of Finance and Economic Plannig
MFEP Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning
MFH Markets for Hope
MFMR Ministry of Forestry and Marine Resources
MFN Most Favoured Nation
MGM Menschen Gegen Minen
MHNCP Minimum Health and Nutrition Care Package
MI Mdico International
MI Millie litre
MIAZAZA Misericrdia dos Amigos do Alto Zaza
MIC Mass Immunisation Campaign
MICS Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
MIDA Malaysian Industrial Development Authority
MIDA Migration for Development in Africa
MIF Multinational Interim Force
MIFRO Misso sem Fronteiras
MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MIGEFASO Ministry of Gender, Family and Social Affairs
MILSTAR Military, Strategic, and Tactical Satellite
MINADER Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
MINAGRI Ministry of Agriculture
MINALI Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock
MINARS Ministry of Social Affairs and Reintegration
MINCOMERCIO Ministry of Trade
MINDEF Ministry of Defence
MINEA Ministry of Energy and Water
MINED Ministry of Education
MINFAMU Ministry of the Family and Women
MINIJUST Ministry of Justice
MININT Ministry of Interior

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MININTER Ministry of Interior
MINIPLAN Ministry of Planning
MINISANTE Ministre de la Sant
MINJUS Ministry of Justice
MINOPS Ministry of Public Works
MINPLAN Ministry of Planning
MINSA Ministry of Health
MINURCA Mission des Nations Unies en Rpublique Centrafricaine
MINUSTAH United Nations Stabilisation Misison in Hati
MIOB Mission d'Observation de l'OUA pour le Burundi
MIP Migration Information Programme
MIP Multi-island programme (UNICEF/Easter Caribbean)
MIS Management information system (UNICEF)
MISP Minimum Initial Service Package
MITM Ministry of Industry and Trade Agreement
MJP Mouvement pour la Justice et la Paix
ML Mos Livres
MLA Monitoring and Learning Achievements
MLC Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement pour la Libration du Congo)
MLGRD Ministry of Local Governance and Rural Development
MLHW Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare
MLM&E Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy
MLO Military Liaison Officer
MM Medicos Mundi
MMR Maternal Mortality Rate
MMR Maternal Mortality Rate
MMU Mobile Medical Unit
MNVLA Movimento Nacional Vida Livre de Angola
MO Mission Ost
MoA Ministry of Agriculture
MoA Ministry of Agriculture
MoAAH Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
MoAR Ministry of Animal Resources
MOB Main Operating Base
MOCAD Moroto Community Association for Development
MoCM Ministry of City Management
MoD Ministry of Defence
MODEL Movement for Democracy in Liberia
MoDEP Ministry of Decelopment and Economic Planning
MoE Ministry of Education
MoE Ministry of Education
MoEDT Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
MoEHE Ministry of Education and Higher Education
MoEN Ministry of Environment
MoEP Ministry of Energy and Power
MoF Ministry of Finance
MoFA Ministry of Food Administration
MoGCD Ministry of Gender and Community Development

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MoGSWCA Ministry of Gender, Social Welfare and Children's Affairs
MoH Ministry of Health
MoHA Ministry of Home Affairs
MoHCW Ministry of Health and Child Welfare
MoHE Ministry of Higher Education
MoHP Ministry of Public Health
MoHS Ministry of Health and Sanitation
MoHSW Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
MoI Ministry of the Interior (Ministre de l'Interieur)
MoIA Ministry of Internal Affairs
MoJ Ministry of Justice
MoL Ministry of Labour
MoLG Ministry of Local Government
MOLISV Movimento Liberazione e Sviluppo
MoLSA Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
MONEC Nomads Development and Environmental Conservation
MONUA United Nations Angola Observation Mission (for UNAVEM III)
MONUC United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Mission
d'Observation des Nations Unies au Congo)
MONUC Mission d'Observation des Nations Unies au Congo
MoP Ministry of Planning
MoPEA Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs
MoPH Ministry of Public Health
MoPW Ministry of Public Works
MoRD Ministry of Rural Development
MoSA Ministry of Social Affairs
MOSS Minimum Operational Security Standards
MoSWGCA Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs
MOSWOM Maryanne's Outreach for Single Women and Mother's
MoT Ministry of Trade
MoU Memorandum of Understanding
MoWA Ministry of Women's Affairs
MP Members of Paliament
MPCE Ministre du Plan et de la Coopration Externe (Ministry of Planning and External
Cooperation)
MPCI Mouvement Patriotique de Cte d'Ivoire
MPDA Movimento de Paz Angolano
MPIGO Mouvement Populaire Ivoirien du Grand Ouest
MPS Making Pregnancy Safer
MRAG Multidisciplinary Regional Advisors Group
MRC Macedonian Red Cross
MRC Montenegrin Red Cross
MRD Ministry of Rural Development
MRDA Mundri Relief and Development Association
MRE Meals Ready to Eat
MRE Mine Risk Education
MRF Mission with Regional Function

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MRG Minority Rights Group
MRND Mouvement Rpublicain National pour le Dveloppement et la Dmocratie
MRP Mortality Reduction Programme
MRP Military Reintegration Programme
MRR Mortality Reduction Reserve
MRR and R Ministry of Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
MRRD Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
MRRDR Ministre la Rinsertion, la Rinstallation des Dplaces et des Rapatris
MRS Migration and Refugee Services
MRU Mano River Union
MS Multi-Sectoral
MSA Mauritius Sugar Authority
MSDSP Mountain Societies Development Support Programme
MSF Mdecins Sans Frontires (Doctors Without Borders)
MSF/B Mdecins sans Frontires/Belgium
MSF/CH Mdecins sans Frontires/Switzerland
MSF/F Mdecins sans Frontires/France
MSF/H Mdecins sans Frontires/Holland
MSF-B Mdecins san Frontires - Belgium
MSF-F Mdecins san Frontires - France
MSF-H Mdecins san Frontires - Holland
MSF-S Mdecins san Frontires - Switzerland
MSG Monitoring and Steering Group
MSG Monosodium Glutamate
MSME Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises
MSP Ministre de la Sant Publique
MSPP Ministre de la Sant Publique et de la Population
MSS Mauritius Sugar Syndicate
MST/SIDA Maladie Sexuellement Transmissible - syndrome immunodeficence acquise
MSX Mid-course Space Experiment
MT Metric Tonne
MT Metric Tonne
MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime
MTCT Mother to Child Transmission
MTDP Mid-Term Development Plan
MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry
MTR Mid-Term Review
MTR Matrix
MTS Mother Theresa Society
MUAC Mid-Upper Arm Circumference
MVA Manufacturing Value Added
MW Megawatt
MWD Military War Disabled
MWH Maternity Waiting Homes
MWL Muslim World League
MWSA Maldives Water and Sanitation Authority
MYES Ministry of Youths, Education and Sports
MYR Mid-Year Review

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N North
N.O. National Officer
N/S North and South
NAC National AIDS Council
NAC National AIDS Council
NACID Nazareth Children's Center and Integrated Development
NACP National Aids Control Programme
NaCSA Natinal Commission for Social Action
NAD Naggroe Aceh Darussalam
NADAF New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN)
NaDCC Chlorine tablets
NADO Non-attendance Drop-out
NAF Needs Assessment Framework
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAHOL National Ageing and Humanitarian Organisation Liberia
NALU National Army for the Liberation of Uganda
NARAD The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
NARI National Agriculture Research Institute
NARO National Agricultural Research Organization
NARO North Africa Regional Office
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Natcom National Committee (UNICEF)
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NAWF National Anti-War Front
NAWOCOL National Women's Commission of Liberia
NCA Norwegian Church Aid
NCA National Control Authority
NCA Norwegian Committee for Afghanistan
NCC National Crisis Committee (within the Ministry of Health)
NCC National Coordinating Committee
NCCC National Coordinating Committee on Children
NCCI NGO Coordination Committee in Iraq
NCCK Nairobi City Council of Kenya
NCCW National Council for Child Welfare
NCD Non-Communicable Diseases
NCDC National Curriculum Development Centre
NCDDR National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration
NCDDRR National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration
NCEW National Confederation of Eritrean Workers
NCRC National Children's Rights Committee
NCRP National Community Rehabilitation Programme
NCRRR National Commission for Reconstruction, Resettlement and Rehabilitation
NCWD National Council on Women and Development
NDA National Democratic Alliance
NDA National Demining Agency
NDA Northern Democratic Alliance

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NDC National Demobilisation Commission
NDC National Disaster Committee
NDF National Development Framework
NDI National Democratic Institute
NDMC National Disaster Management Centre
NDMO National Disaster Management Office
NDO National Development Organization
NDPH National Directorate of Public Health
NDPPC National Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Committee
NDS National Drug Service
NDTF National Disaster Task Force
NDVI Normalised Difference Vegetation Index
NE New Education
NE North-East
NEAFF Northeast Asia Forest Forum
NEC National Electoral Commission
NEO Near Earth Object
NEP North Eastern Province
NEPAD New Partnership for African Development
NERO National Emergency Relief Organization
NERP National Economic Revival Programme
NESA Ncleo Europeu de Segurana Alimentar
NF Nuova Frontiera
NFA National Forest Authority
NFE Non Formal Education
NFES Non-Formal Education System
NFI Non-Food Item
NFIDC Net Food Importing Developing Country
NFIS National Food Information System
NFPE Non-formal Primary Education
NG 3rd Naval Group
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NHDR National Human Development Report
NHIS National Health Information System
NHSCP National Household Survey Capability Programme
NID National Immunisation Days
NID National Immunisation Day
NIDP New Internally Displaced Persons
NIDS National Immunisation Days
NIMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency
NIS National Institute of Statistics
NMACA National Mine Action Coordination Authority
NMAO National Mine Action Authority - Operational
NMICS National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
NMPACT Nuba Mountains Programme Advancing Conflict Transformation
NMSA National Meteorological Service Agency
NNFECS National Non-Food Emergency Contingency Stock

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NNS National Nutrition Surveys
NNSS National Nutrition Survey
NNT Neonatal Tetanus
NO-A National Officer Level A
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAS Norwegian Organisation for Asylums Seekers
NO-B National Officer Level B
NO-C National Officer Level C
NORAD Norwegian Agency for International Development
NORRACOL North Rwenzori Rural Conconservation Link
North Ossetia Republic of North Ossetia, Russian Federation
NOVIB Netherlands Organization for International Development Cooperation
NPA National Plan of Action for Children
NPA Norwegian Peoples Aid
NPA National Programme of Action
NPK Fertiliser Nutrients - Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium
NPL National Priorities List
NPMU National Poverty Monitoring Unit
NPO/RRAA Norwegian Project Office/Rural Rehabilitation Association for Afghanistan
NPOESS National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
NPP National Patriotic Party
NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty
NPT National Pharmaceuticals Taskforce
NRA National Resistance Army
NRC National Recovery Committee (GoSL)
NRC Norwegian Refugee Council (NGO)
NRCI National Research Corporation
NRCS National Red Crescent Society
NRD Natural Resources Division (UN)
NRI Nutrition Research Institute
NRM National Resistance Mouvement
NRM Natural Resource Management
NRMO National Resistance Movement Organisation
NRO National Reconnaissance Office
NRP National Rice Programme
NRRDO Nuba Relief and Rehabilitation Development Organisation
NRS Northern Red Sea (zone) (Eritrea)
NRS National Recovery Strategy
NS National Society
NSA National Seed Administration
NSAL New Sudan Authority on Land Mines
NSARWU National Strategy for the Advancement of Rural Women in Uganda
NSC National Security Council
NSCADP National System of Comprehensive Assistance to the Displaced Population
NSCC National Sudanese Council of Churches
NSCC New Sudan Council of Churches
NSCSE New Sudan Centre for Statistics and Evaluation

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NSMAD New Sudan Mine Action Directorate
NSMCCSD National Social Mobilisation Committee for Child Survival and Development
NSO National Security Officer
NSSA National Social Security Association
NTB Non-Tariff Barrier
NTB West Nusa Tenggara
NTC Non-Trade Concerns
NTC National Training Centre
NTC National Transportation Company
NTCFA National Technical Committee on Food Aid
NTGL National Transitional Government of Liberia
NTIC Nouvelles Technologies de l'information et de la Communication
NTLP National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme
NTM National Technical Means
NTMV National Technical Means of Verification
NTT Nusa Tenggara Timur
NU Nations Unies
NUEW National Union of Eritrean Women
NUEYS National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students
NUNV National United Nations Volunteers
NUPSNA Northern Uganda Psycho-social Needs Assessment
NURP II Northern Uganda Reconstruction Programme II
NUSAF Northern Uganda Social Action Fund
NUSSF Northern Uganda Social Security Fund
NWAB National Women's Association of Bhutan
NWC National Water Corporation
NWFP North West Frontier Province (Pakistan)
NWG Nutrition Working Group
NWMT Northwest Medical Teams International
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O&M Operation and Maintenance
OA Operation Advisor
OA Operations Advisor
OAA Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture
OADEC Organisation of Community Assistance to Development
OADEC Organizao para Ajuda ao Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
OAM Office of Administrative Management
OAP/FPED Opration d'Appui l'Auto promotion/ Fondation pour l'Etude et le Dvloppement
OAS Organisation of American States
OASIS Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
OAU Organisation of African Unity
OBS Otto Benecke Stiftung
OC Open Continent
OCAM Organisation for Children and Adolescent Mothers
OCG Operational Coordination Group
OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Bureau de la Coordination des affaires
humanitaires BCAH)
OCHA-RSO OCHA Regional Support Office
OCI Outpost Centres Incorporated
OCPA Office of the Coalition Provisional Authority
OCPH Organisation Catholique pour la Promotion Humaine
OCSD Organisation Canadienne pour la Solidarit et le Dveloppement
OCT Outbreak Control Team
OD Special Account for Programme Support (OCHA)
ODA Offical Development Assistance
ODA Overseas Development Administration (UK) (now is DFID)
ODCA Oxen Driven Cart Ambulance
ODCCP Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention
ODEB Organisation pour le Dveloppement et l'Environnement au Burundi
ODECOM Organizao no Governamental para o Desenvolvimento Comunitrio
ODI Overseas Development Institute
ODIC Organisation pour le Dvloppement Intgr de la Guine
ODIHR Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
ODLAC Associao para o Desenvolvimento de Liga AmBente Comunitrio
ODP Obra de Divina Providencia
ODPI Orphans Development Programme International
ODPR Office for Displaced Persons and Refugees
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECS Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
OEOA Office of Emergency Operations for Africa (United Nations)
OERC Office of the Emergency and Relief Coordinator
OES Omdurman El Salaam
OF Ombudsman's Office
OFADEC Office Africa pour le Developpement et la Cooperation
OFDA Office for the U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance
OFFP Oil-for-Food Programme

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OFR Office for Refugees
OFS Operating Field Stations
OGARDE Organizao DE Apoio Reinsero Scio-Econmico dos Desmobilizados e Deslocados
OGDH Organisation Guinene pour les Droits de l'Homme
OGS Operation Goma Solidarit
OH Okra Hills
OHAT Organizao Humanitria Adriano Teuns
OHC Office of the High Commission
OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN)
OHDACA Overseas Humanitarian Disaster and Civic Aid
OHPA Organizao Humanitria dos Povos de Angola
OHR Office of the High Representative
OHRM Office of Human Resources Management (UN)
OI Ockenden International
OIC Organization of the Islamic Conference
OIF Operation Iron Fist
OIF II Operation Iron Fist II
OIKOS Cooperao e Desenvolvimento (Portuguese NGO)
OIM Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations
OIP Office of the Iraq Programme
OISC Obra de Insero Social da Criana - So Francisco de Assis
OKUTIUKA Okutiuka - Acco pela Vida
OLS Operation Life Line Sudan (UN)
OMA Organisaao da Mulher Angolana (Organisation of Angola Women)
OMAR Organisation for Mine Awareness and Reconstruction
OMAS Obra Missionria de Aco Social
OMCV Organisaao das Muheres de Cabo Verde (Organisation of Cape Verdean Women)
OMS Organisation Mondial de la Sant (World Health Organisation)
ONARS National Office for Assistance to Refugees and Affected Populations
ONEA Office National de l'Eau et de l'Assainissement
ONFPP Office National de Formation et de Perfectionnement Professionnel
ONG Organisation non-gouvernementale (Non-governmental organisation)
ONGDH Organisation Non Gouvernemental de Droits de l'Homme
ONGI Organisations Non-Gouvernementale Internationale
ONGN Organisation Non-Gouvernementale Nationale
ONU SIDA United Nations-AIDS
ONUB UN Peacekeeping Mission in Burundi
ONUCI French Licorne and UN Cte d'Ivoire
ONUDI Organisation des Nations Unies pour le Dvloppement Industriel
OPAM Organisation des Producteurs Artisanaux de Minerais
OPC Office de la Protection du Citoyen (Citizens' Protection Office)
OPD Out Patient Department
OPEC Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPH Old People's Homes
OPHAR Office Pharmaceutical of Rwanda
OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OPM Office of the Prime Minister

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OPS Office for Project Services (United Nations)
OPS/OMS Organisation Panamricaine de la Sant/ Organisation Mondial de la Sant
OPSM Special Market Operation
OPV Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine
OPV3 Oral Polio Vaccine
OR Operating Room
ORA Orphans, Refugees and Aid
ORA Associao de Beneficncia Luso
ORB Occasional Recuperation Break
ORHA Office of the Regional Humanitarian Advisor
ORHA Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Affairs
ORHC Office of the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator
ORS Oral Rehydration Salt
OSAPY Organisation pour la Sdentarisaton, Alphabtisation et la Promotion des Pygmes.
OSAR Office Central Suisse d'Aide aux Rfugis
OSC Organisation de la Societ Civile
OSCE Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
OSD Occupation Skills Development
OSD Occupation Skills Development
OSEB Office of the Secretary of the Executive Board
OSEC On Site Electrolytic Chlorination
OSIL Operation to Save Innocent Lives
OSO Operation Support Officer
OSOCC On Site Operations Coordination Centre
OSRSG Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General
ST Outer Space Treaty
OTI Office of Transition Initiatives (US)
OV Onchocerca Vulvulous
OV Ockenden Venture
OVC Orphans and other Vulnerable Children
OVCI Organismo Di Volontariato Per La Cooperazione Internazionale
OVG Goma Volcano Observatory
OVO Extra Departmental Guard Service of the Ministry of the Interior
OXFAM Oxfam UK
OXFAM-GB Oxfam GB
OXFAM-Q Oxfam Quebec

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P.E.A.C.E. Poverty Eradication and Community Empowerment Programme
PA Palestinian Authority
PA Palestinian Authority
PAC Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania
PACE Performance and Competency Enhancement
PACE Pan-African Control of Epizootics
PACT, INC Private Agencies Collaborating Together
PACTA Programme Advancing Conflict Transformation in Abyei
PACTO Programmea Angolano de Capacitao e Treinamento Organizacional
PADEBU Plateforme de Dvloppement de Bunyakiri
PADIS Pan-African Development Information System
PAH Patricia Anne Hotung (Name of a Ship West Timor)
PAHO Pan American Health Organization (WHO)
PAHO/WHO Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization
PAID Policy, Analysis and Information Division (OCHA)
PAIGA Promotion of Agriculture and Income Generation Activities
PAIGC Parti africain de l'indpendance de la Guine et du Cap Vert
PAIGC African Party for Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde
PAM Programme Alimentaire Mondial (World Food Programme)
PAMSCAD Programme of Action to Mitigate the Social Costs of Adjustment and Development
PAP Poverty Alleviation Programme
PAP/RDC Programme d'Assistance aux Pygmes
PAPP Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People
PAPSCA Programme to Alleviate Poverty and the Social Cost of Adjustment
PAR Programmea de Apoio Reabilitao
PARC Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees
PARC Pan African Rinderpest Campaign
PAROS Prevention of an Arms Race in outer Space Committee
PAROs "Beacon" Vulnerability assessment system
PAS Performance Appraisal System
PASS Project for the Advancement of the School Sector
PAT Post Authorisation Table
PATH Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (NGO)
PATS Programme d'AppuiTransitoire au Secteur de la Sant
PBI Peace Brigades International
PBRS Peace Building & Recovery Strategy
PC Personal Computer
PC Programme Coordinator
pc Piece
PCAC Programme Cadre d'Appui aux Communauts
PCAH Plan Commun d'Action Humanitaire
PCBS Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees
PCBS Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
PCE Piece
PCF Post-conflict Funds
PCG UN/CEFACTPromotion and Communication Group

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PCH Preventive and Curative Health
PCI Project Concern International
PCMH Princess Christian Maternity Hopital
PCP Principled Common Programming
PCPC Provincial Child Protection Committee
PCTC Pilot Community Therapeutic Centre
PDAB Policy Development and Advocacy Branch (OCHA)
PDCI Parti Dmocratique de Cte d'Ivoire
PDCI Democratic Party of Cte d'Ivoire
PDD Presidential Decision Directive
PDDRTC Provincial Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Technical Committee
PDI/IDP Personne dplace interne
PDM Post Distribution Monitoring
PDRH Projet de dveloppement des ressources humaines (Human resources development project)
PDS Public Distribution System
PDSB Policy Development Studies Branch
PDU Policy Development Unit (OCHA)
PEA People's Education Association
PEAP Poverty Eradication Action Plan
PEC Programa Escolar Comunitrrio
PEC Plan Econmico para Centroamrica (Plan of Economic Cooperation for Central America)
PEC Primary Environmental Care
PEC Provincial Education Committee
PEER Programme for Emergency Education and Reconstruction UNESCO's
PEM Protein-energy Malnutrition
PEMSD Planning, Evaluation, Monitoring and Statistic Division
PEP Peace Education Package
PEP Post-Exposure Prevention
PEP Post-Exposure Prophylaxis
PEPA Provincial Emergency Plan of Action
PEPAM National Mine Awareness and Risk Reduction Programme (Angola)
PEPARR Provincial Plan of Action for Resettlement and Return
PEPC Promoting Effective Peri-natal Care
PEPS Peace Education Package for Somalia
PES Poverty Eradication Strategy
PEV Programme largi de vaccination (Expanded programme of immunisation)
PEWAS Poso Emergency Water and Sanitation (Project)
PFO Programme Funding Office (UNICEF)
PGIHT Post-Graduate Institute of Health Training
PGRI Teachers' Associations
PHA People Living with HIV/AIDS
PHAL Private Health Association of Lesotho
PHARPE Public Health and Rehabilitation Programme for Eritrea (WHO)
PHAST Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation
PHAST Hygine Participative et Amlioration des Conditions Sanitaires
PHB High Protein Biscuit
PHC Public Health Centre
PHC Primary Health Care

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PHCG Provincial Humanitarian Coordination Group
PHCO Programmea Humanitrio para Crianas rfs
PHCU Primary Health Care Unit
PHD Provincial Health Delegation
PHN Provincial Health and Nutrition Committee
PHO Polish Humanitarian Organisation
PHSD Public Administration, Human Resources and Social Development Division
PHU Public Health Unit
PHU Peripheral Health Unit
PI Progressive Interventions
PI Progressive Initiative
PIACI-SECI Programmea International de Apoio Cristo para a Infncia
PIAF Provincial Inter-agency Forum
PIB Produit intrieur brut (Gross national product)
PIC Peace Implementation Council
PIC Programa Infantil Comunitrio
PICG-IGCP Programme International de Conservation des Gorilles
PICTA Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement
PID Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
PIDB Programme information database
PIN People in Need
PINF People in Need Foundation
PIO Public Information Office
PIR Integrated Emergency Response Programme Targeting Vulnerable Groups and Communities
in Hati (IERP)
PIRAC Regional Intervention Platform for Americas and Caribbean
PISP Pastoral Initiatives Support Programme
PK Peace Keeping
PKBI Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association
PKF Peace Keeping Forces
PKK Family welfare movement
PLNS Pre- and Post- Missile Launch Notification System
PLU Procedimiento de llamamientos Unificados
PLWHA People Living with HIV/AIDS
PMA Pacquet Minimum d'Activits
PMAC Puntland Mine Action Centre
PMAS Poverty, Monitoring, and Analysis System
PMB Produce Marketing Board
PMEU Planning Monitoring and Evaluation Unit
PMH Psychosocial Mental Health
PMI Indonesian Red Cross
PMTCT Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission
PMU Pingstmissionens u-landshjlp (Sweden)
PMU Project Management Unit
PNC Pre-Natal Consultation
PND Pre-Natal Death
PNE Primary Net Enrolment

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PNEAH National Emergency Programme for Humanitarian Assistance (Angola)
PNF Provincial Non-Food Committee
PNGRD Plan National de Gestion des Riques et des Dsastres (National Risk and Disaster
Management Plan)
PNH Police Nationale d'Hati (Hatian National Police)
PNLO Programme National de Lutte contre l'Onchocercose
PNLS Plan National de Lutte contre le SIDA (National Programme against AIDS)
PNPPDH National Plan of Human Rights Protection and Promotion
PNRBC Programme National de Radaptation Base Communautaire
PNSMC Programme National de Sant Mentale Communautaire
PNSR Programme National de Sant de la Reproduction
PNUD Programme des Nations Unies pour le dveloppement (United Nations Development
Programme)
PNUEH Programme des Nations Unies pour les tablissements humains
PNW Pregnant and Nursing Women
PoC Protection of Civilians
POCHEP Poste Communautaire d'Hygine et d'Eau Potable (Community Health, Water, and
Sanitation)
POLRI Indonesian National Police
POP/FLE Population and Family Life Education
POPELA Associao Popela
POS Promotion Officers
Posco At. Local NGO in Atambua (West Timor)
Posko Coordinating Post (West Timor)
Posyandu Integrated Heath Services Posts (West Timor)
POT Periods of Tranquility
POWER Post-War Emergency Rehabilitation Programme (UNDP)
PPASL Planned Parenthood Association of Sierra Leone
PPC Pearson Peacekeeping Centre
PPD Plant Protection Department
PPEW Promotion of Early Warning
PPP Purchasing Power Parity
PPR Papulopustular rosacea
PPSSP Promotion de Soins de Sant Primaire en Zone de Sant Rurale
PPTCT Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission
PRA Participatory Rural Appraisal
PRA People's Redemption Army
PRAC Projet de Rinsertion des Ex-Combattants et d'Appui aux Communauts
PRAZEDOR Combater o Dor para Manter o Prazer
PRB Pamir Reconstruction Bureau
PRC People's Republic of China
PRC Peace Resource Centre
PRC Programa de Reabilitao Comunitria
PRCS Palestine Red Crescent Society
PRDA Presbyterian Relief and Development Agency
PRDM Programme de Reinsertion et de Dmobilisation Multinationale
PREALC Programa Regional del Empleo para Amrica Latina y el Caribe
PREBU European Union Burundi Rehabilitation Programme

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PREFED Programme Rgional d'Echange et de Formation
PREMI Programa para la Reduccin de la Mortalidad Infantil (Programme for the Reduction of Infant
Mortality) (Ecuador)
PRGF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility
PRICOR Primary Health Care Operations Research
PRIDE Programme Intgr pour le Dvloppement de l'Enterprise
PRISM Local NGO (Guinea)
PRITECH Primary Health Care Technology Project (USAID)
PRM Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (U.S.Dept.of State)
PRO National Trade Facilitation Committee
PRO Protected Relief Operation
PRO.DO.C.S Progetto Domani: Cultura e Solidariet
PROANDES Programa de la Regin Andina (Programme for the Andean Region)
PRODE Programmea de Reabilitao e Desenvolvimento
PRODECA Programmea de Desenvolvimento das Culturas Agricolas
PRODERE Programa para los Desplazados (Programme for Displaced Persons and Refugees) (Central
America)
PRODIBA Programa Nacional de Solidaridad (National Solidarity Programme)
PROFERI Programme for Refugee Reintegration and Rehabilitation of Resettlement Areas in Eritrea
PROMESS Programme de Mdicaments Essentiels (Essential Medicine Programme)
ProMIS Programme Management Information System
PRONASOL Programa Nacional de Solidaridad (National Solidarity Programme)
PROVIDA Programmeas para a Vida
PROWESS Promotion of the Role of Women in Water and Environmental Sanitation Services
PRR Peste des petits ruminants
PRRA Participatory Rapid Rural Appraisal
PRRO Protected Relief and Recovery Operation
PRRO Protracted Relief and Rehabilitation Operation
PRRO Protracted Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Operations
PRS Social Reconciliation Forum
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Process
PS Poste de Sant
PSB Projet Sant Bandim
PSC Programme Support Cost
PSD Partners for Social Development
PSDC Penang Skills Development Corporation
PSDP Participatory Seed Development Programme
PSF Pharmaciens Sans Frontires
PSF-CI Pharmaciens Sans Frontires
PSI Population Services International
PSP Psycho-Social Programme
PSPC Private Sector Promotion Centre
PSS Psychosocial Support Services
PSZ Population Services, Zimbabwe
PTA Parent Teacher's Association
PTBT Partial Test Ban Treaty
PTC Pacific Telecommunications Conference
PTC Parent Teachers Council

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PTC/EHTP Panafrican Emergency Training Programme and Emergency Health Training Programme for
Africa
PTF Partenaires Techniques et Financiers
PTH Peace through Health
PTME Prvention Transmission Mre Enfant
PTPE Prvention de la Transmission du Virus du Parents l'Enfants
PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD Physicians on Post-traumatic Stress Disease
PU Premire Urgence
PU Public Works
PUC Programme d'Urgence Congo
PUC-SA Programme d'Urgence Congo pour la Scurit Alimentaire
PUSIC Party for Unity and Safeguarding of the Integrity of Congo
Puskesmas Local Health Clinic (West Timor
PV Present Value
PVO Private Voluntary Organisation
PVOC Private Voluntary Organisations Consortium
PVS Passport and Visa Service
PWA Palestinian Water Authority
PWG Protection Working Group
PWIH Personnes Vivant Avec le VIH
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QA Quartering Area
QA Quality Assurance
QAM Quality Assurance Manager
QAP Quick Action Project
QDS Quality Declared Seeds
QERF Quartering Emergency Response Fund
QIAP Quick Impact Action Plan
QIP Quick Impact Project
QP&SW Quaker Peace and Social Witness
QRF Quick Response Fund
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R&D Research and Development
R/HC Resident/ Humanitarian Coordinator
RA+2000 Rseau Afrique 2000
RAA Refugee Affected Areas
RAC Regional Agricultural Committee
RACN Rapid Assessment of Critical Needs
Rdda Barnen Save the Children Fund - Sweden
RADI Rseau Africain pour le Dveloppement Intgre
RADIUS Risk Assessment Tools for Diagnosis of Urban Areas against Seismic Disasters
RADS Return Application Database System
RAL German Institute for Quality Protection and Labelling (Deutsches Institut fr Gtesicherung
und Kennzeichnung e.V.)
RALS Rapid Assessment Learning Spaces
RALSA Remote Area Life Support Advisors
RAND Research and Development Corporation
RAP Rapid assessment Procedure
RAP Return Assistance Programme
RAR Rapid Assessment and Response
RASS Relief Association of Southern Sudan
RB Radda Barnen
RB Regular Budget
RBF Russian Border Forces
RBM Results Based Management
RBM Roll Back Malaria
RC Red Cross
RC Regional Coordinator
RC/HC Resident Coordinator / Humanitarian Coordinator
RCA Rpublique Centrafricaine
RCB Response Coordination Branch
RCD Congolese Rally for Democracy (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Dmocratie)
RCD-ML RCB-Liberation Movement (Mouvement de Liberation)
RCD-N RCB-National
RCF Regional Coordination Forum
RCN Rseau des Citoyens Network
RCO Regional Coordinator's Office
RCOA Refugee Council of Australia (Australia)
RCP Responsible Care Programme
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RCS Red Cross Society
RCSE Red Cross Society of Eritrea
RCU Relief Coordination Unit
RCU Resident Coordinator Unit
RCVC Refugee Children and Vulnerable Citizens
RDC Rpublique Dmocratique du Congo
RDC Rural District Council
RDC Rural Development Commission

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RDI Rural Development Initiative
RDO Rural Development Organisation
RDP Recovery and Development Programme for Northern Uganda
RDP Rapid Demobilisation Plan
RDR Rally of the Republicans
RDR Rassemblement des Rpublicains
RDR Rassemblement des Republicains
RDRA Regional Disaster Response Advisor
RDRT / FACT Regional Disaster Response Team / Field Assessment and Coordination Team
RDT Rapid Diagnosis Test
REACT Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team
REAP Rapid Emergency Assessment and Prioritisation
REC Regional Emergency Coordination
REC Refugee Eligibility Committee
RED BARNET Save the Children - Denmark
REDR Register of Engineers for Disaster Relief
REFAMP Rseau des Femmes africaines Ministres et Parlementaires
REFMAP Reseau des Femmes du Fleuve Mano pour la Paix (MARWOPNET)
RefWID Refugee Women in Development
Rehab. Rehabilitation
REIE-PGL Rseau d'Evaluation d'Impacts Environnementaux dans les Pays des Grands Lacs
REIN Reintegration, Employment and Income Development for the North
REINCOM Re-Integration Steering Committee
RelogS Regional Logistics website
REMAR Associao de Reabilitao de Marginais
REP Rapid Employment Programme
RERK Return and Economic Reintegration of Kosovans
RESO Rassemblement, Echange, Solutions entre ONG
ReSoMal Oral Rehydration Salt
RESS Rehabilitation of Social Services
REST Relief Society of Tigray
REST Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan
RESU Regional Emergency Support Unit
REVD Residual Explosive Vapour Detection
RF Russian Federation
RF Reintegration Fund
RFF Rescue Fire-Fighting
RFFMP Rseau des Femmes du Fleuve Mano pour la Paix
RFG Return Facilitation Group
RFP Reseau Femmes et Paix
RFPPE Regional Fund for Programme Preparation, Promotion and Evaluation
RH Reproductive Health
RH Reproductive Health
RH/FP Reproductive Health/Family Planning
RHC Reproductive Health Care
RHC Regional Humanitarian Coordinator
RHCO Regional Humanitarian Coordination Office

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RHL Reproductive Health Literacy
RHS Reproductive Health Services
RHTs Regional Health Teams
RI Refugees International
RI Relief International
Ri/Dong Koreans term for "District"
RIA Roberts International Airport
RICS Registration of Individual Cases System
RIFIDEC Regroupement des Institutions du Systme de Financement Dcentralis du Congo
RIMRIS Refugee Identification, Matching, and Referral Information System
RKK Rissho Kosei Kai
RLG Radio Listening Group
RLO Regional Liaison Office
RMA Revolution in Military Affairs
RMB Rice Milk Blend
RMC Regional Management Centre
RMS South Maluku Republic
RMS Republik Maluku Selatan
RNA National Radio of Angola
RO Korea The Republic of Korea
RoC Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville)
ROFOU Rural Focus Uganda
RoK Republic of Korea
RONCO United States Demining Contractor
RPA Rwandese Patriotic Army
RPA Range and Pasture Administration
RPF Rwanda Patriotic Front
RPG Refugee Policy Group (US NGO)
RPI Retail Price Index
RPI Regional Protection Initiative
RPMT Regional Planning and Management Team
RPO Regional Programme Office
RPO Regional Project Office
RPS Reintegration Programme for Somalia
RPUK Women's Volunteer Team for Humanity
RQAN Return of Qualified African Nationals
RQN Return of Qualified Nationals
RRA Rehabilitation of Refugee-Affected Area
RRA Rapid Rural Appraisal
RRA Rahawyen Resistance Army
RRC Russian Red Cross
RRC Relief and Rehabilitation Commission
RRCS Rwanda Red Cross Society
RRD Rural Rehabilitation and Development
RRDP Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Development Programme
RRDR Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Rwanda
RREE Refugee and Returnee Environmentla Education

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RRFSP Rapid Response Fund for Seed Procurement
RRGA Refugee Relief Group of Ansar
RRHA Representative and Regional Humanitarian Advisor
RRIP Rural Rehabilitation and Investment Programme
RRN Relief and Rehabilitation Network
RRO Relief and Recovery Officer
RRR Reconstruction, Resettlement, Rehabilitation
RRRR Repatriation, Reintegration, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction
RRRTF Return, Resettlement, and Reintegration Task Force
RRS Rapid Response System
RRS Region of Republican Subordination
RRTF Reconstruction and Return Task Force
RRU Relief and Recovery Unit
RS Republika Srpska
RSA Republic of South Africa
RSC Regional Service Centre
RSCC Regional Sanctions Coordinating Committee (Great Lakes)
RSD Refugee Status Determination
RSD/RCS Right of Self-Determination / Red Crescent Society
RSLAF Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces
RSO-CEA Regional Support Office for Central and East Africa
RSOWA Regional Support Office for West Africa
RSP Refugee Studies Programme
RSS Reintegration Support Scheme
RT Republic of Tajikistan
RTC Regional Technical Committee
RTI Respiratory Tract Infection
RTLM Radio Tlvision Libre des Mille Collines
RTSS Regional Technical Support Service
RUBOP Ministry of the Interior Regional Anti-Organised-crime Directorate
RUDA Rural Urban Development Action
RUF Revolutionary United Front
RUFOU Rural Focus Uganda
RUFP Revolutionary United Front Party
RUR Russian Rouble
RVAC Regional Vulnerability Assessment Committee
RVF Rift Valley Fever (Ethiopia)
RWD Rural Water Development
RWG Regional Working Groups
RWI Rwanda Women's Initiative

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S South
S&DT Special and Differential Treatment
SA Southern Asia
SA Southern Africa
SA Salvation Army or Arme du Salut (United Kingdom)
SAA Small Arms Ammunition
SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SAB Solidarit Afghanistan Belgium
SAC Survey Action Centre
SACB Somalia Aid Coordination Body
SACI Southern Africa Capacity Initiatives
SACU South African Customs Union
SAD Single Administrative Document
SAD Swiss Academy of Development
SADC Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation
SADC South African Development Community
SADCC Southern African Development Coordination Conference
SAFIRE Southern Alliance for Indigenous Resources
SAFLAC Special Adjustment Facility for Latin America and the Caribbean
SAFRON Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, Government of Afghanistan
SAHIMS South African Humanitarian Information Management System
SAHRIT Human Rights Trust of Southern Africa
SAIRR South African Institute of Race Relations
SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
SALW Small Arms and Light Weapons
SAM Sinttico Amarelo Maria
SANASEM Service National de Semences
SANRU Soins de Sant Rurale
SAPA Social Action and Poverty Alleviation Programme
SAP-SSA Food Security Early Warning and Control System
SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
SARAR Respect de soi, capacit de vie associative, ressources, planification d'action
SARCOF Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum
SARCS Saudi Arabian Red Crescent Society
SARDEP Semi Arid Rural Development Programme
SARO South Asia Regional Office
SARP Small Arms Reduction Programme (UNDP)
SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SARVE Early Warning Epidemiological Surveillance System
SAT Security Assessment Team
SATKORLAK PBP Executive Coordinating Unit for Disaster Management and the Handling of IDPs
SATLAK Executive Unit for Disaster Management and the Handling of IDPs
SAVE Samsor Afghanistan Volunteer Environmentalists
SAWOP Save the Women Project
SBF Saint Barbara Foundation
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SC Steering Committee
SC Special Court (Sierra Leone)
SC S Save the Children Sweden
SC UK Save the Children - United Kingdom
SC US Save the Children - United States of America
SCA Swedish Committee for Afhanistan
SCA Soil Conservation Administration
SCAC French Development Cooperation
SCAM Christian Solidarity for Mutual Aid
SCAM Solidariedade Crist de Ajuda Mutua
SCBL Sudan Campaign to Ban Landmines
SCC Sudan Council of Churches
SCC Safety Checklist Contractors
SC-Dk Save the Children (Denmark)
SCF Save the Children Fund
SCHR Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response
SCM Security Council Mission
SCN Sub Committee on Nutrition
SCO Sudan County Office
SCOPE Schools and Colleges Permaculture Organisation
SCOVA Sudan Council of Voluntary Agencies
SCPP Somali Civil Protection Programme
SCR Office oth the Serbian Commissioner for Refugees
SCRE System of Cross-Referenced Forced Displacement Estimates
SCU Sponsoring Children Uganda
SC-Uganda Save the Children (Uganda)
SC-UK Save the Children - United Kingdom
SCWZ Zimbabwe Council for the Welfare of Children
SD Standard Deviation
SDA Seven Day Adventist Church
SDA-ADRA Seventh Day Adventist - Adventist Development and Relief Agency
SDB Salesicuos Don Bosco
SDC School Development Committee
SDC Swiss Development Cooperation
SDC/SHA Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation / Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit
SDDP Samburu District Development Programme
SDE Survie et dveloppement de l'enfant (Child survival and development)
SDE Small Developing Economies
SDI Strategic Defence Initiative
SDO Somali Development Organisation
SDP Swiss Development Cooperation
SDP Sustainable Development Promoters
SDR Swiss Disaster Relief
SEA Scottish European Aid
SEAR Southeast Asia Region
SEAR Government Special Subsidy for Reinsertion
SEARO Southeast Asia Regional Office

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SEC Soroti Environment Concern
SECADOS Local NGO (West Africa)
SECI Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
SECIPRO Organisation of National Trade Facilitation Committees Located in SECI Countries
SeCoR Community Referral System for demobilised soldiers
SECUT Scio, Educativo e Cultural do Tumbuasa
SED Small Enterprise Development Programme
SEDEPAC Servicio Desarrollo y Paz, A.C.
SEE Southeast Europe
SEEDS Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society
SEHAC Special Events Headquarters Advisory Committee
SEMISH National Health Information
SENADEP Service National de Dveloppement et Promotion de la Pche
SENAH Service National d'Action Humanitaire
SENSE Seed National Services (MINADER)
SEO Southeastern Europe Operation (UNHCR)
SEPHA Special Emergency Programme for the Horn of Africa
SERA Strengthening Emergency Response Abilities
SERACOB Service de Renforcement des Appuis aux Communauts de Base en Afrique Centrale
SERPD Socio-economic Research and Planning Division
SERVE Serving Emergency Relief and Vocational Enterprises (NL NGO)
SERVOL Service Volunteer for All
SES Sanitary of Epidemiological Station
SESG Special Envoy of the Secretary-General
SF Strategic Framework
SFC Supplementary Feeding Centres
SFCA Sudan Fertility Care Association
SFCG Search for Common Ground
SFOR Stabilisation Force
SFP Supplementary Feeding Programme
SFPA Sudan Fertility Planning Association
SG Secretary General
SGAA Sandy Gall's Afghanistan Appeal
SGBV Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
SGI Steering Group for Iraq
SGL Solidarity Group Lending
SGS Socit Gnrale de Services
SGWEP Sudan Guinea Worm Eradication Programme
SHA Swiss Humanitarian Aid
SHAPE Supreme Headquarters Allied Presence in Europe
SHARE Structured Humanitarian Assistance Reporting
SHC Stratgie Humanitaire Commune
SHD Sustainable Human Development
SHE Society for Health Education
SI Soroptimist International
SiaB School in a Box
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SICA Central American Integration System
SID Society for International Development
SIDA Syndrome immunodficience acquise (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
SIDA Swedish International Development Agency
SIDC Global Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States
SIDENI Syndicat d'Initiative et de Dvloppement de Nindja
SIDO Sub-Saharan International Development Organization
SIDS Small Island Developing State
SIE Sugar Industry Efficiency Act (of Mauritius)
SIGCO Integrated Information Management System
SIH Service d'Information Humanitaire
SIL Summer Institute of Linguistics
SIMAS Sudan Integrated Mine Action Service
SINGO Sudanese Indigenous Non-governmental Organization
SINGO Sudanese Indigenous Non-Governmental Organisation
SINGOs Sudanese Indigenous Non-Governmental Organisations
SIOC Security Information and Operations Centre
SIPs Sustainable Impact Projects
SISAN Systme d'Information sur la Scurit Alimentaire Nationale
SISVAN Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia Alimentaria Nutricional
SITZ Seychelles International Trade Zone
SJ Society of Jesus
SJAWO Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan Welfare Organization
SKIP Stiftung Kinderd of Pestalozzi
SL Sierra Leone
SLA Sierra Leone Army
SLADEA Sierra Leone Adult Education Association
SLANGO Sierra Leone Association of Non-Governmental Organisation
SLBM Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
SLILG Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance
SLIS Sierra Leone Information System
SLM/A Sudan Liberation Movement and Army
SLP Sierra Leone Police
SLPA Sierra Leone Ports Authority
SLPO Sudanese Love and Peace Organisation
SLRA Sierra Leone Roads Authority
SLRC Sierra Leone Red Cross
SLRCS Sierra Leone Red Cross Society
SLWOP Sierra Leone Oxen Programme
SM Safe Motherhood
SMAC Somali Mine Action Centre
SMART Specific, Measurable, Accurate, Realistic and Time Bound
SMB Sychelles Marketing Board
SMC Sudan Medical Corps
SMC Seed Management Committee
SME Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise
SME Small-Scale Micro-Enterprise

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SMI Sant Maternelle et Infantile (Maternal and Child Health)
SMoA State Ministry of Agriculture
SMoH State Ministry of Health
SMS Safe Motherhood Survey
SMT Security Management Team
SNA Somalia National Alliance
SNAP Sudan National AIDS Control Programme
SNAPE Service National des Puits Amliors
SNC Sub Committee on Nutrition
SNCC Socit Nationale des Chemins de Fer Congolais - National Railway Company
SNCTP Sudan National Committee on Traditional Practices
SNDE Socit Nationale de la Distribution d'Eau
SNEP Service National d'Eau Potable (National Water and Sanitation Service)
SNI Shelter Now International
SNID Sub-National Immunisation Day
SNNPR Southern Nations Nationalities Peoples Region
SNPS Secretariado Nacional de Pastoral Social
SNRE Service National Ressources en Eau (National Water Resources Service)
SNU Systme des Nations Unies
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation
SNV Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers
SNV Organizao Holandesa de Desenvolvimento
SO Shuhada Organization
SO Special Operations (WFP)
Socadido Soroti Catholic Diocese Integrated Development Organisation
SOCAP Socite Caraibben de Production
SODEC Solidarit pour le Dveloppement Communautaire
SODECOM Solidarit pour le Dveloppement Communautaire du Maniema
SODEFOR Socit de dvloppement des forts
SODERU Solidarit Dveloppement Rural
SOE Spillover Effects
SOFA Assistance of Female Victims of Violence
SOLE Solidariedade Evanglica
SOLIDARITES Solidarits
SOLO Sudan Open Learning Organisation
SOM Sovereign Order of Malta
SOMOLU Somali Open Learning Unit
SOOYAAL The War Veterans Association
SOP Standard Operating Procedures
SOP Special Operations
SOPAC South Pacific Applied Geo-Sciences Commission
SORUDA Soroti Rural Development Agency
SOS SOS-Aldeia de Criana
SOS FORET Protection des forts et de l'environnement
SOS/CEDIA Criana e Desenvolvimento Integral de Angola
SOS-V SOS Village d'Enfants
SP Samaritan's Purse

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SP Stability Pact
SP Sulfadoxine Pyrimthamine
SPACH Society for the Preservation of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage
SPARTECA South Pacific Regional Trade and Econmomic Cooperation Agreement
SPC State Planning Commission
SPC State Planning Committee
SPCR Sudan Popular Committee for Relief
SPCs Strategic programming countries
SPDF Sudan Popular Defense Force
SPFS Special Programme for Food Security
SPGs Seed Producer Groups
SPHERE A Project on a Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response
SPLA Sudan People's Liberation Army
SPLA B Sudan People's Liberation Army - Bahral Ghazal
SPLA/M Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement
SPLA-BaG Sudan People's Liberation Army-Bahr al Ghazal
SPLM/A South Sudan People's Liberation Mouvement / Army
SPLM-UTD Sudan People's Liberation Movement-United
SPOT French Earth Observation Satellite
SPPM Socit de Prire pour la Paix Mondiale
SPRAA Special Programme for Refugees Affected Areas
SPS Sanitary and Phytosanitary (Measures)
SPSS Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
Sq Square
SQKM Square Kilometre
sqm square metre
SR Sant de la Reproduction
SRA Security Risk Assessment
SRC Swedish Relief Council
SRC Special Reintegration Committee
SRC Swedish Red Cross
SRC Sudanese Red Crescent
SRCS Sudanese Red Crescent Society
SRCS Somali Red Crescent Society
SRDP Single Register of Displaced Persons
SRH Sexual Reproductive Health
SRHR Sexual Rights and Health Rights
SRO Sub-Regional Office
SRO Sel de rhydratation par voie orale (oral rehydration salts)
SRP Somalia Rehabilitation Programme
SRPA Special Relief Programme for Angola
SRRA Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Association
SRRC Somalia Restoration and Reconciliation Council
SRRC Southern Regional Resource Center
SRS Self-Reliance Strategy
SRS Southern Red Sea (zone) (Eritrea)
SRSA Swedish Rescue Services
SRSB Swedish Rescue Service Board

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SRSG Special Representative for the Secretary-General
SRSP Small Holder Rice Seed Project
SRT Sustainable Returns Team
SS South Sudan
SSA Special Service Agreement
SSCC Southern States Coordinating Council
SSD Southern Asia-Pacific Division of ADRA
SSDF South Sudan Defence Force
SSG Special Safeguard under Article 5 of the AoA
SSIA Southern Sudan Independence Army
SSIA/M South Sudan Independence Army/Movement
SSIM South Sudan Independence Mouvement
SSM Special Safeguard Mechanism
SSN Social Solidarity Network
SSP Soins de Sant Primaire (Primary health care)
SSS Salt-sugar solution (for oral rehydration therapy)
SSS Soins de Sant de Second
SSUM South Sudan Unity Mouvement
SSYP Simukai Street Youth Programme
STARBASE Sudan Transition and Recovery Database
START WP.6 Team of Specialists on Standardisation and Regulatory Techniques
START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
STAT Statistics Division
STC Scientific and Technical Committee
STC Seeds and Tools Committee
STCS Space Traffic Control System
STD Sexually Transmitted Disease
STE State Trading Enterprise
STI Sexually Transmitted Incidence
STI Sexually-transmitted Infection
SUB Rural Divisional Hospital
SUDRA Sudan Development and Relief Agency
SUFIGA Support for Income Generating Activities
SUM Supplementation with Micronutrient
SUMA Supply Management System
SUPRAID Sudan Production Aid
SUS Sviluppo Umano Sustinible
SV Sexual Violence
SVA Selskaja Vrachebnaja Ambulatorija or ambulatory Health post (Tajikistan)
SVA Rural medical ambulatories
SVI Sevizio Volontario Internazionale
SVPA Sool Veterinary and Pastoralists Association
SW SouthWest
SWAA Society and Women Against AIDS in Africa
SWABAC Southern and Western Afghanistan Balochistan Association for Coordination
SWC State Water Corporation (Sudan)
SWEDRELIEF Swedish Rescue Services Agency
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TA Technical Assistance
TAB Turwanire Amahoro mu Bikorwa (Fight for Peace Through Work)
Taboo Lwo
TAC Temporary Accommodation Centre
TACIS Technical Assistance to the Commonwealth of Independent States
TACOO Technical Assistance, Co-ordination and Operations Office
TACRO The Americas and Caribbean Regional Office
TAD Target Arrival Date
TAFE Technical and Further Education College
TANGO Tanzanian Non-Governmental Organizations
TASIF Tajikistan Social Investment Fund
TASO The AIDS Organisation
TB Tuberculosis
TBA To be advised
TBA Traditional Birth Attendant
TBS Taux Brut de Scolarisation
TBT Technical Barriers to Trade
TC Transit Centre
TCDC Technical cooperation among developing countries
TCE Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (FAO)
TCE Trichloroethylene
TCF Trauma Care Foundation
TCG Technical Consultative Group
TCHA Technical Committee on Humanitarian Assistance
TCM Technical Cooperation on Migration
TCN Third Country National
TCOR FAO/Special Relief Operations Service
TCP Targeted Livestock Population
TCP Technical Cooperation Programme
TCRS Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service
TCTA Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority
TCTD Transport, Communications and Tourism Division
TDF Telefood Project
TDFD Trade and Development Finance Division
TDH Terre des Hommes
TDMS Teacher Development and Management System
TEAR The Evangelical Alliance Relief
TED Trans European Division of ADRA
TEMO Transport and Equipment Maintenance Organisation
TEP Teacher Training Emergency Package UNESCO's
TEU 20-foot Equivalent Unit
TEVT Technical and Vocational Educational Training
TEWPA Teso Women Peace Activists
TF Tear Fund
TF Task Force
TFC Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre

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TFC Therapeutic Feeding Centre
TFD Trabalho, Famlia e Desenvolvimento
TFD Targeted Food Distributions
TFD Telefood Project
TFP Therapeutic Feeding Programme
TFPI Task Force on Project Implementation
TFR Total Fertility Rate
TFZ Tolerance Foundation Zimbabwe
TGH Triangle Gnration Humanitaire
TGID Thematic Group on Internal Displacement
THH Tariro House of Hope
THM Trihalomethanes
TICCSD Turkish Intersectoral Committee for Child Survival and Development
TIME Technical Information Management Exchange
TIP Teso Initiative for Peace
TIRUS Maluku network of NGOs
TJS Tajikistan Somoni
TLB Taro Leaf Blight (disease)
TLP Targeted Livestock Population
TM Tonne Mtrique
TMD Theatre Missile Defence
TMDA Tambura Marketing and Development Association
TMM Taux de mortalit maternelle (Maternal mortality rate)
TNA Transitional National Assembly
TNA Training Need Assessment
TNC Transnational Corporation
TNG Transitional National Government
TNHC The Norwegian Helsinki Committee
TNI Indonesian Armed Forces
TNP Targeted Nutrition Programme
TOKTEN Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals
TOR Terms of Reference
ToT Training of Trainers
ToT Training of Teachers
TPO Transcultural Psycho-social Organisation
TPS True Patato Seeds
TRC Truth and Reconciliation Committee
TRC Truth and Reconciliation Commission
TRCS Tanzania Red Cross Society
TRCS Tajikistan Red Crescent Society
TRI Toxic Release Inventory
TRIM Agreement on Trade-related Investment Measures
TRINDADE Trindade - Ninho de Infncia
TRININFA Trindade - Ninho de Infncia
TRIPS Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
TRIPS Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (a WTO Agreement)
TRO Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation
TRO Thrapie de rhydratation par voie orale (Oral rehydration therapy)

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TROCAIRE Catholic Agency for World Development
TROPRO Tropical Produce Support Project
TRP Transitional Recovery Programme
TRQ Tariff Rate Quota
TS Temporary Settlement
TSA The Salvation Army (North Caucasus)
TSF Terre Sans Frontires
TSF Tlcommunications sans Frontires
TSG Technical Support Group
TSU Technical Support Unit
TSZ Temporary Security Zone
TT Tetanus and Toxoid Vaccine
TT&C Trafficking, Telemetry, and Control
TT2 Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine
TTC Teacher Training College
TTFSE Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe
TTM Transtheoretical Model
TTS Timor Tengah Selatan
TTU Timor Tengah Utara
TUAC Trade Union Advisory Committee
TV German Certification Body (Technischer berwachungsverein)
TV Television
TVE Technical and Vocational Education
TWG Technical Working Group
TWGDR Technical Working Group on Demobilisation and Re-integration
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U.E. Union europenne
U5MR Under Five Mortality Rate
UA Union Aid
UAAR Union Aid for Afghan Refugees
UAC Uganda AIDS Commission
UAC Unaccompanied Children
UAE United Arab Emirates
UAF University Assistance Fund
UAJCA Unio das Associaes de Camponeses Angolanos
UAM Unaccompanied Minor
UBA German Federal Environmental Agency (Umwelt Bundes Amt)
UBOP Ministry of the Interior Regional Anti-organised-crime Directorate
UBS Urban Basic Services
UCAH Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit
UCAH Unidade de Coordenao para Assistncia Humanitria
UCAH Unit for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to Angola
UCBHCA Uganda Community-Based Health Care Association
UCI Universal Coverage Immunisation
UCI Universal Child Immunisation
UCP Umbrella Cooperating Partners
UCS Unit Communale de Sant (Community Health Unit)
UDESSD Unidos para os Dereitos da Educao, Sade e Segurana da Desempanadas
UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights
UDPCI Union Pour la Dmocratie et pour la Paix en Cte d'Ivoire
UDSF United Democratic Salvation Front
UE Union Europene
UEBA Unio Evanglica Baptista em Angola
UEC Information, Education, and Communication
UFM Union du Fleuve Mano
UFO Ultra High Frequency Follow-on
UGA Uganda
UgandAid.Net Humanitarian Information Network, Uganda
UHF Ultra High Frequency
UHRC Uganda Human Rights Commission
UHWC Union of Health Work Committees
UIEA Unio de Igrejas Evanglicas de Angola
UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UKIAS United Kingdom Immigrants Advisory Service
ULCC Ultra-large Crude Carrier
ULIMO-K Former Rebel Group in Liberia
ULV Ultra-low Volume (sprayer)
UMA Unit montaire Asiatique
UMA Unidad del Medio Ambiente
UMA Union du Maghreb Arabe
UMATI Uzazi no Malezi Bora Tanzania
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UMCOR United Methodist Committee on Relief
UMSF Uganda Muslim Salvation Front
UN United Nations
UN HABITAT United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
UN/CEFACT United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business
UNA Uganda National Alliance
UNACA Unio Nacional das Associaes de Camponeses Angolanos
UNAIDS United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNAMA United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan
UNAMET United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor
UNAMIR United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda
UNAMIS United Nations Advance Mission in Sudan
UNAMSI United Nations Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone
UNAMSIL United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Sierra Leone
UNAVEM United Nations Angola Verification Mission
UNCAS United Nations Common Air Service
UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund
UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCERO United Nations Coordinator for Relief and Emergency Operations in Sudan
UNCHAP United Nations Common Humanitarian Action Plan
UNCHR United Nations Centre for Human Rights
UNCHS United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT)
UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
UNCMT United Nations Country Management Team
UNCO United Nations Coordinator's Office
UNCRC United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child
UNCRD United Nations Centre for Regional Development
UNCSDHA United Nations Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs
UNCT United Nations Country Team (all UN Agencies)
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNCTC United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations
UNCU United Nations Coordination Unit
UNDA Uganda National Democratic Alliance
UNDAC United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework
UNDC United Nations Development Corporation
UNDCP United Nations International Drug Control Programme
UNDDSMS United Nations Department for Development Support and Management Services
UNDG United Nations Development Group
UNDHA United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs
UNDMT United Nations Disaster Management Team
UNDMTP United Nations Disaster Management Training Programme
UNDOF United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
UNDOS United Nations Development Office for Somalia
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNDPA United Nations Demining Programme in Angola
UNDPKO United Nations Department of Peace Keeping Operations
UNDPMG United Nations Disaster Preparedness and Management Group

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UNDRO Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator
UNDSS United Nations Department of Safety and Security (former UNSECOORD)
UNDTCD United Nations Department of Technical Cooperation for Development
UNEB Uganda National Examination Board
UNECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNeDocs United Nations Electronic Trade Documents
UNEOG United Nations Emergency Operations Group
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
UNEPI Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization
UNESCO Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Education, la Science et la Culture
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNESCO PEER UNESCO Programme of Education for Emergencies and Reconstruction
UNET UNICEF electronic information network
UNEU United Nations Emergency Unit
UN-EUE United Nations Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFD Union nationale de femmes de Djibouti (National Women's Union)
UNFEOM United Nations Fijian Electoral Observation Mission
UNFICYP United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus
UNFIP United Nations Fund for International Partnership
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNFSO United Nations Field Security Officers
UNGCI United Nations Guard Contingent in Iraq
UNGIWG United Nations Geographic Information Working Group
UNHAO United Nations Humanitarian Affairs Officer
UNHAS United Nations Humanitarian Air Service
UNHC United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR BH United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Bosnia and Hercegovina
UNHCU United Nations Humanitarian Coordination Unit
UNHO United Nations Humanitarian Offices
UNHOC United Nations Humanitarian Operations Centre
UNHRD United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot
UNHRFOR United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Field Operation in Rwanda
UNHTT United Nations Humanitarian Technical Team
UNIASO United Nations Inter-Agency Support Office
UNIC United Nations Information Centre
UNICEF Fonds des Nations Unies pour l'enfance
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
UNIDIR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNIFEM Fonds de dveloppement des Nations Unies pour la femme
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNIKOM United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
UNIMIX UNICEF's Supplementary Feeding Food
UNIPTF United Nations International Police Task Force
UNIRCU United Nations Iraq Relief Coordination Unit

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UNIS United Nations International Standard
UNITA Unio Nacional para a Independncia Total de Angola
UNITA National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA Union nationale pour l'indpendence totale d'Angola
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNJLC United Nations Joint Logistics Centre
UNLA Uganda National Liberation Army
UNLO United Nations Liaison Office
UNMA United Nations Mission in Angola
UNMAAP United Nations Mine Action Assistance Programme in Croatia
UNMAC United Nations Mine Action Centre
UNMACC United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre
UNMAS United Nations Mine Action Service
UNMEE United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
UNMIBH United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
UNMIK United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
UNMIL United Nations Mission in Liberia
UNMO United Nations Military Observer
UNMOGIP United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UNMOT United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance in Afghanistan
UNMOT United Nations Mission of Observers for Tajikistan
UNOA United Nations Office in Angola
UNOB United Nations Office in Burundi
UNOC United Nations Operations Centre
UNOCA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian and Economic Assistance
Programmes Relating to Afghanistan
UNOCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance to Afghanistan
UNOCI United Nations Mission in Cte d'Ivoire
UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes
UNOG United Nations Office at Geneva
UNOGBIS Bureau des Nations Unies en Guine Bissau
UNOGBIS United Nations Peace Building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau
UNOHCI United Nations Office of the Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq
UNOL United Nations Peace-building Office in Liberia
UNOMIG United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
UNOMIL United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia
UNOMSIL United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone
UNON United Nations Office at Nairobi
UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services
UNOSAT UN Satellite
UNOSOM United Nations Operation in Somalia
UNOWA United Nations Office for West Africa
UNPAAERD United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development
UNPF United Nations Population Fund
UNPKF United Nations Peace Keeping Force
UNPKO United Nations Peace-Keeping Operations
UNPOS United Nations Political Office for Somalia
UNPREDEP United Nations Preventive Deployment Force

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UNPROFOR United Nations Protection Force (Croatia)
UNRC United nations Resident Coordinator
UNRC United Nations Resource Centre
UNRF Uganda National Rescue Front II (UNRF II)
UNRF II Uganda National Rescue Front II
UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
UNRRA United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UNS United Nations System
UNSC United Nations Security Council
UNSCO United Nations Special Coordinator
UNSCOL United Nations Special Coordinator for Emergency Relief Operations in Liberia
UNSCOM United Nations Special Commission (Iraq)
UNSCP United Nations Staff College Project
UNSG United Nations Secretary-General
UNSMA United Nations Special Mission for Afghanistan
UNSO United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office
UNTAC United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
UNTAES United Nations Transitional Adminstration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srijem
UNTAET United Nations Transitional Administration for East Timor
UNTOP United Nations Tajikistan Office of Peace-building
UNTSO United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
UNU United Nations University
UNV United Nations Volunteers (programme)
UPA Uganda People's Army
UPC Union of Congolese Patriots (Union des Patriots Congolais)
UPDA Uganda People's Democratic Army
UPDF Uganda People's Defense Force
UPE Universal Primary Education
UPEC Unit de Production des Programmes d'Education Civique
UPEL Universal primary education and literacy
UPHB Union des Personnes Handicapes du Burundi
UPMRC Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees
UPPAP Uganda Participatory Povery Assessment Project
UPRONA Union pour le Progrs National
UR Uruguay Round
URC Uganda Red Cross
URCS Uganda Red Cross Society
URSC Uganda Red Cross and Red Crescent Society
US United States
US$ United States Dollar
USA United States of America
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USAID/OFDA United Nations Agency for International Development / Office for Foreign Disaster
Assistance
USCR United States Committee for Refugees
USD United States Dollar
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USG Uganda Support Group
USSPACECOM United States Space Command
USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
UTA-E Unidade Tecnical Administrative - Emergencia
UTCAH Technical Unit for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance
UTO United Tajik Opposition
UXO Unexploded Explosive Ordnance
UXO Unexploded Ordnance

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VAC Vulnerability Assessment Committee
VACA Vulnerability and Capabilities Analysis
VACC Village AIDS Action Committee
VAD Viso Angolana para o Desenvolvimento
VAG Vulnerability Assessment Group
VAGST Value Added Goods and Services Tax
VAM Vulnerability and Analysis Mapping
VAM Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping
VAT Value Added Tax
VAT Vaccin antittanique (Tetanus toxoid)
VAT2 Deux doses du vaccin antittanique (Two doses of tetanus toxoid)
VAW Violence against Women
VCA Vulnerability Capacity Announcement
VCA Vulnerabilities and Capacities Assessments
VCA Vulnerability and Capacity Assets
VCC Virtual Crisis Centre
VCR Video cassette recorder
VCT Voluntary Counselling and Testing
VCT Violence Contre les Femmes
VDC Village Development Committee
VEEP Village Employment and Environment Programme
VERP Village Employment and Rehabilitation Programme
VESOS Village d'Enfants SOS
VET Vocational Education and Training
VFU Veterinary Field Unit
VGF Vulnerable Group Feeding
VGP Vulnerable Group Programme
VHC Village Health Committee
VHC Village Health Clinics
VHF Very High Frequency
VHF Viral Haemorrhagic Fever
VHW Village health worker
VIH Virus de l'immunodficience humaine (Human immunodeficiency virus)
VIP Ventilation Improved Pit (latrine)
VIP Village Industries Programme (Eritrea)
VIS Volontariato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo
VISPE Volontari Italiani per la Solidariet ai Paesi Emergenti
Vitadele Brand of UNICEF complementary food for children
VLCC Very Large Crude Carrier
VLOM Village Level Operation and Maintenance
VMC Village Management Committees
VMT Verification and Monitoring Team
VMW Village Midwives
VNCC Vietnamese National Committee for Children
VNNU Volontaire National des Nations Unies
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VOI All-Russian Society of Disabled Persons
VOICE Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies
VoM Voice of the Mountain (Caucasus)
VOR/DME Visual Operating Regulations/Distance Measuring Equipment
VPC Video Production Centre
VPF Vivres pour la Formation
VRDF Voluntary Declaration Repatriation Form
VRF Village Revolving Fund
VRF Voluntary Registration form
VRS Voluntary Retirement Scheme (Mauritius)
VSAT Via Satellite
VSF Vterinaires Sans Frontires
VSF-G Vtrinarians sans Frontires
VTC Vocational Training Centre

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VVAF Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
VVF Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
WA West Africa
WAAC Ward AIDS Action Committee
WAAS West Africa Air Service
WABA World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
WAC West African Countries
WACRO War-Affected Children's Rehabilitation Organisation
WADMIS West Africa Disaster Management and Information System
WANEP West Africa Network for Peace Building
WaSH MP Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Monitoring Project
WASHE Waster and Sanitation Health Education Community
WASIT Water and Sanitation for Integration of East Timorese
WATSAN Water and Sanitation
WB World Bank
WBNF West-Nile Bank Front
WCARO West and Central Africa Regional Office
WCBA Women of Child-Bearing Age
WCC World Council of Churches
WCDO World Concern Development Organization
WCEFA World Conference on Education for All
WCH Women and Child-headed Households
WCO World Custom's Organisation
WCRP World conference on Religion and Peace
WCRWC Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children
WDC War Disabled Centres
WDP Women's Development Programme
WEB Wad el Bashier
WEED World Economy, Ecology, and Development
WEF World Economic Forum
WEPP Western Emergency Preparedness and Planning Programme
WES Water and Environmental Sanitation
WESA Water and Environmental Sanitation Agency
WEU Western European Union
WFC World Food Council
WFH Weight for Height
WFMH World Federation for Mental Health
WFP World Food Programme
WFUNA World Federation of United Nations Associations
WG Working Group
WGET Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications
WGS Wideband Gapfiller Satellite
WHA World Health Assembly
WHM World Harvest Mission
WHO World Health Organization
WHO/EURO World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe

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WILPF Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
WIN World Immunisation News
WINGS WFP Information Network Global System
WISC Water, Infrastructure, and Sanitation Commitee
WISIC West Indian Sea Island Cotton
WJC World Jewish Congress
WMC World Muslim Congress
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
WMO World Meteorological Organization
WNBF West Nile Bank Front
WOTAP Women's Training and Promotion Programme
WP.6 Working Party on Technical Harmonisation and Standardisation Policies
WP.7 Working Party on Agricultural Quality Standards
WRD Water Resources Department
WRH Women's Reproductive Health
WRI World Relief International
WS World Scale
WS World Service
WSB West Side Boys
WSB Wheat Soybean Blend
WSC World Summit for Children
WSD Water and Sanitation Division (MoEP)
WSIS World Summit on the Information Society
WSP War Torn Societies Project
WSS Water, Supply, and Sanitation
WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTN World Television Network
WTO World Trade Organization
WUN Western Upper Nile /Unity State
WUR Women's Unity for Rehabilitation
WUS World University Service
WV-B World Vision - Burundi
WVI World Vision International
WVK World Vision Kenya
WVRD World Vision Relief and Development
WVRF World Vision Russian Federation
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature

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Y2K Year 2000 Technology Problem
YES Youth Employment Support
YF Yellow Fever
YIRC Youth information and recreation
YKTTI Yussif Kuwa Teachers Training Institute
YMCA Young Men's Christian Association
YME YEM Foundation
YMTM Yayasan Mitra Tani Mandiri - Local NGO (West Timor)
YPHD Young People's Health and Development
YRC Yugoslav Red Cross
Yrs Years
YTM Yayasan Timor Membangun - Local NGO (West Timor)
YWCA Young Women's Christian Association

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Z$ Zimbabwean Dollar
ZAPSO Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention and Support Organization
ZAPSO Zimbabwe AIDS Prevention and Support Organization
ZAR Zone d'Accueil des Rfugis
Zashchita All Russian Institute for Disaster Medicine
ZCDT Zimbabwe Community Development Trust
ZCRS Zambia Christian Refugee Service
ZCWZ Zimbabwe Council for the Welfare of Children
ZDWF Zentrale Dokumentationsstelle der freien Wohlfahrtspflege fr Flchtlinge
ZEPI Zimbabwe Expanded Programme of Immunisation
ZIFAYA Zimbabwe Foundation for All Youth Associations
ZIMRIGHTS Zimbabwe Human Rights Association
ZIMVAC Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee
ZNCWC Zimbabwe National Council for the Welfare of Children
ZNFP Zimbabwe National Family Planning
ZNFPC Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council
ZOA ZOA - Refugee Care
ZOT Zones of Tranquility
ZRC Zonal Recovery Committee
ZSO Zone Security Officer

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