List of UN Related Acronyms Agencies and Terminology Related to UN and UNDP Asia Pacific 2000

ACHR - Asian Coalition for Housing Rights

ADB - Asian Development Bank

AFEJ - Asian Forum of Environmental Journalists

AIDB - Asia-Pacific Institute for broadcasting Development

AIT - Asian Institute for Technology

AMIC - Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre

AP 2000 - UNDP Asia-Pacific 2000

APCTT - Asia and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology

APDC - Asia and Pacific Development Centre

APEID - Asian Programme of Educational Innovation for Development

ARPLA - Asian and Pacific Project for Labour Administration

CBO - Community-Based Organisation

CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

CERF - Central Emergency Revolving Fund

CFA - Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programme

CHRE - Centre for Human Rights

CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

CND - Commission on Narcotic Drugs

CSCE - Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe

DAM - Department of Administration and Management

DDMS - Department for Development Support and Management Services

DESIPA- Department of Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis

DHA - Department of Humanatarian Affairs

DPA - Department of Political Affairs

DPCSD - Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development

DPI - Department of Public Information

DPKO - Department of Peace-Keeping Operations

DTCP - Development Training Communication Programme

ECA - Economic Commission for Africa

ECE - Economic Commission for Europe

ECLAC - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council

ESAF - Enhanced Structur Adjustment Facility (IMF)

ESCAP - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

FAO - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GEF - Global Environmental Facility

HABITAT II - Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlement

HIC - Habitat International Coalition

IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency

IASC - Inter-Agency Standing Committee

IBRD - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)

ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organisation

ICJ - International Court of Justice

ICLEI - International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives

ICS / DPI - Information Centres Services

IDA - International Development Association

IDNDR - International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction

IEFR - International Emergency Food Reserve

IFAD - Internatinal Fund for Agricultural Development

IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

ILO - International Labour Organisation

IMF - International Monetary Fund

IMO - International Maitime Organisation

INCB - Internationa Narcotics Control Board

INES - International Nuclear Event Scale

INSTRAW - International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

IOM - International Organisation for Migration

IPUM - Intra-Regional Participatory Urban management

ITU - International Telecommunication Union

IULA - International Union of Local Authorities

JAG - Joint Advisory Group on the International Trade Centre UNCTAD / GATT

JUNIC - Joint United Nations Information Committee

LIFE - Local Initiative Facility for Urban Management

LPD / DPI - Library and Publications Division

MEIP - Metropolitan Environment Improvement Programme

MEPF - Metropolitan Environment Policy Framework

MD / DPI - Media Division

MINSOC - Management Institute for Social Change

NGO - Non-Governmental Organisation

OIOS - Office of Internal Oversight Services

OLA - Office of Legal Affairs

OPS - Office of programme Services

PPSD / DPI - Promotion and Public Services Division

PSC - Programme Steering Committee

SAF - Structural Adjstment Facility (IMF)

SDRs - Special Drawing Rights (IMF)

STF - Systematic Transformation Facility (IMF)

SCS - Support to Civil Society

SIAP - Statistical Institute for Asia and Pacific

SUMC - Strengthening Urban Management Capacity

TCDC - Technical Cooperation for Developing Countries

UMP - Urban Management Programme

UMPAP - Urban Management Programme for Asia and the Pacific

UNCDF - United Nations Capital Development Fund

UNCED - United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNHCS - United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)

UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDCP - United Nations International Drug Control Programme

UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO - United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNFDAC - United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control

UNFPA - United Nations Fund for Population Activities

UNFSDT - United Nations Fund for Science and Technology for Development

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNIC - United Nations Information Centre

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

UNICRI - United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

UNIDIR - United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women

UNIS - United Nations Information Service

UNITAR - United Nations Institute for Training and Research

UNNGLS - United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service

UNU - United Nations University

UNV - United Nations Volunteers

WFC - World Food Council

WFP - World Food Programme

WHO - World Health Organisation

WMO - World Meteorological Organisation

WTO - World Tourism Organisation

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