Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

APRM

 

African Peer Review Mechanism

ASEAN Asociation of Southeast Asian Nations

BAT

Best Available Technology  

CBA

Cost Benefit Analysis 

CBO

Community Based Organisation

CBR

Community Based Rehabilitation  

CCA Common Country Assessment
CDF Comprehensive Development Framework

CEA

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis  

CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
CSO Civil Society Organisations  
CSR Corporate Social Responsibility

DAC

Development Assistance Committee  (OECD's Development Committee)

DFID Department for International Development (Britain)
EAC East African Community

EASY

Environment Assessment System  

ECA Economic Commission for Africa
ECOSOC Economic and Social Forum   
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment  

EU the European Union (EU)

EUROSTEP

European Solidarity Forewards Equal Participation of People 

EWS

Early Warning System  

FARE Football Against Racism in Europe
FORUM The Norwegian Forum for Environment and Development
GATT General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs

GDP

Gross Domestic Product 

GEA

Gender Empowerment Assessment  

GEM

Gender Empowerment Measure  

GNI Gross National Income  

GNP

see: GNI 

HDI

Human Development Index 

HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

HMA

Humanitarian Mine Action

ICBL

International Campaign to Ban Landmines  

ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social, Cultural and Political Rights

ICVA

International Council of Voluntary Agencies  

IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development in Eastern Africa

ILO

International Labour Organisation
IR International Reporter

IMF

The International Monetary Fund 

KFOR Kosovo Force
LDC Least Developed Countries    

LFA

Logical Framework Approach  

LLDCs Landlocked Development Countries   
LO Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

MDD

Mine Detection Dogs 

MDG Millennium Development Goals
MFA (Norwegian) Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
NCA Norwegian Church Aid
NDN Norwegian Development Network
NEPAD New Partnership for Africa's Development

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation  

NORAD

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

NPA

Norwegian People's Aid  

NRC Norwegian Refugee Council
OAS Organisation of American States
OAU Organisation for African Unity
ODI Overseas Development Institute  (Britain)
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OHCHR Office of the High Commission for Human Rights
OSCE Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe

PES

Planning and Evaluation System  

PME

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation 

PPP Public Private Partnership
PRSPs Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers

RLF

Revolving Loan Fund 

RORG A network of Norwegian NGOs engaged in Development Education in Norway
SACN South American Community of Nations

SAP

Structural Adjustment Program  

SC Save the Cildren (Norway)

SO

Social Organisation  

SOLIDAR

Network of solidarity based organisations 
within the labour unions in Europe 

SPGTF Stability Pact Gender Task Force

SSME

Small Scale and Micro-Enterprises  

SWAp Sector Wide Approach
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats

ToR

Terms of Reference  

TSP Target Strategy Paper
UN the United Nations
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

UNDP

United Nations Development Program

UXO

UneXploded Ordnance

UNITED United for Intercultural Action
VOICE Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies

WB

World Bank

WCDI Women Can Do It
WTO  World Trade Organisation
UNECA United nations Economic Commission for Africa