Abbreviation Full Name

ACS Association of Caribbean States

AD Alternative Development
AI Amnesty International
AICMA Comprehensive Action against Antipersonnel Mines Program
AIS Andean Integration System
ALADI Latin American Integration Association
AUC United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
BNTF Basic Needs Trust Fund
CABEI Central American Bank of Economic Integration
CACM Central American Common Market
CAF Andean Development Corporation
CAFTA-DR Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Association
CAPEL Center for Electoral Promotion and Assistance
CARICOM Caribbean Community and Common Market
CARIFTA Caribbean Free Trade Association
CDB Caribbean Development Bank
CDERA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
CELADE Latin American Demographic Centre
CEP Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council
CERLALC Regional Center for the Promotion of Books in Latin America and the Caribbean
CHAMP Caribbean Hazard Mitigation Capacity Building Program
CHS Committee on Hemispheric Security
CICAD Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission
CICTE Inter-American Committee against Terrorism
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
CIDI Inter-American Council for Integral Development
CIFTA Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and other Related Materials
CIM Inter-American Commission on Women
CITEL Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
COFAP Council for Finance and Planning
COFCOR Council for Foreign and Community Relations
COHSOD Council for Human and Social Development
CONAPRED Panamanian Secretariat for Drugs
COTED Council for Trade and Economic Development
CPACC Caribbean Planning Adaptation to Global Climate Change
CRC Committee on the Rights of the Child
CSME CARICOM Single Market and Economy
CSN South American Community of Nations
DSD Department for Sustainable Development
ECCB Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
ECCD Early Childhood Care and Development
ECLAC United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ELN National Liberation Army
EOM Electoral Observation Missions
ERCAIAD Andean Community Regional Counter-drug Intelligence School
ETA Basque Homeland and Freedom
EU European Union
EZLN Zapatista Army of National Liberation
FAC Foreign Affairs Canada
FARC Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FATF Financial Action Task Force
FEMCIDI Special Multilateral Fund of CIDI
FIDA Inter-American Forum on Environmental Law
FLACSO La Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
FLAR Latin American Reserve Fund
FMLN Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
FONTAGRO Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology
FSLN Sandinista National Liberation Front
FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas
FZLN Zapatista National Liberation Front
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GED Gender Equality in Development Unit
GEF Global Environment facility
GMF Gender Mainstreaming Fund
GTZ German Society for Technical Cooperation
HRHIP Hurricane-resistant Home Improvement Program
HRW Human Rights Watch
IABIN Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network
IACD Inter-American Agency for Cooperation and Development
IACDNR Inter-American Committee on Natural Disaster Reduction
IACHR Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
IADB Inter-American Defense Board
IADC Inter-American Defense College
IADIS Inter-American Drug Information System
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICA Institute for Connectivity in the Americas
ICIVMIH International Civilian Mission in Haiti
ICT Institute of Tropical Crops
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IGDN Inter-American Geospatial Data Network
IIC Inter-American Investment Corporation
IICA Inter-American Institute for Cooperation and Agriculture
IIHR Inter-American Institute of Human Rights
IIN Inter-American Children's Institute
IND Indigenous Peoples and Community Development Unit
INDES Inter-American Institute for Social Development
INT Integration and Regional Development Department
INTAL Institute for the Integration of Latin America
IPCC International Panel on Climate Change
IPSI Inter-Summit Property Systems Initiative
IT Information Technology
ITAR Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance
ITD Integration, Trade and Hemispheric Issues Division
IWRN Inter-American Water Resources Network
KSAN Knowledge Sharing Advisory Network
LAFTA Latin American Free Trade Association
MACC Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change
MEM Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism
MERCOSUR Southern Common Market
MERCOSYT Common Market of Scientific and Technological Knowledge
MESICIC Inter-American Convention against Corruption
MIF Multilateral Investment Fund
MIRMINAS Assistance Mission for Mine Clearance in South America
MIRMINCA Assistance Mission for Mine Clearance in Central America
MRTA Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
NAFTA North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement
NGO Non-governmental Organization
NRDF National Research and Development Foundation
OAS Organization of American States
OECS Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OEI Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture
OID Inter-American Observatory on Drugs
OLDEPESCA Latin American Fisheries Development Organization
OPANAL Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
OPD Office for the Promotion of Democracy
PADCA Assistance Program for Demining in Central America
PAFIL Program to Support the Strengthening of Legislative Institutions
PAHO Pan American Health Organization
PIINFA Child and Family Inter-American Information Program
PRDCYT Regional Scientific and Technological Development Program
PRICYT Inter-American Science and Technology Program
PRIE Regional Project of Comparative Indicators
PRODER Program for the Integral Promotion of Children's Rights
PROLEAD Women Leadership Program
RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RedHUCyT Hemisphere Wide Inter-University Scientific and Technological Information Network
REIA Technical Secretariat for the Renewable Energy in the Americas Initiative
RIAD High-level Inter-American Network on Decentralization, Local Government and Citizen Participation
RICYT Ibero-American Network of Science and Technology Indicators
RIIN Inter-American Child Information Network
RITLA Latin American Technological Information Network
RSS Regional Security System
SELA Latin American Economic System
SENAD Brazilian National Secretariat against Drugs
SGC Division of State, Governance and Civil Society
SICA Central American Economic Integration Program
SICE Foreign Trade Information System
SIDU Inter-American Uniform Drug Use Data System
SIECA Secretariat for Central American Economic Integration
SIPI Child Information System
SIRG Summit Implementation Review Group
SME Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
TNC Trade Negotiations Committee
TNs Thematic Networks
UN United Nations
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UPD Unit for the Promotion of Democracy
URNG Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity
WDU Women in Development Unit
WOLA Washington Office on Latin America
WTO World Trade Organization
YABT Young Americans Business Trust
Regional Center for the Promotion of Books in Latin America and the Caribbean
Inter-American Convention against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking of Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and other Related Materials
Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
Hemisphere Wide Inter-University Scientific and Technological Information Network
High-level Inter-American Network on Decentralization, Local Government and Citizen Participation
Abbreviation Full Name
ADB Asian Development Bank
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Integration
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU African Union
AUC United Self-Defense Forces
BATNA Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement
CAF Conflict Analysis Framework
CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy
CM Conflict Management
CNDD-FDD National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy
DDR Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
DLF Darfur Liberation Front
DoD United States Department of Defense
DRC Democratic Republic of Congo
ECA Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
ELN National Liberation Army
EU European Union
EUFOR European Military Force
Ex-IM Export-Import Bank of the United States
FARC Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
GAM Free Aceh Movement
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GIA Armed Islamic Group
GNP Gross National Product
GSPC Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
GWOT Global War on Terrorism
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ICJ International Court of Justice
IDP Inter-American Development Bank
IFIs International Financial Institutions
IFOR Implementation Force
IHL International Humanitarian Law
IMF International Monetary Fund
INGOs International Non-governmental Organizations
INPs Internally Displaced People
IOS International Organizations
IRA Irish Republican Army
ISGA Interim Self-Governing Authority
IWA Institute of World Affairs
JEM Justice and Equality Movement
JI Jemaah Islamiah
KNPP Karenni National Progressive Party
KNU Karen National Union
LRA Lord's Resistance Army
LTTE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
LURD Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
MEO Mutually Enticing Opportunity
MHS Mutually Hurting Stalemate
MILF Moro Islamic Liberation Front
MINURSO United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
MINUSTAH United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
MNLF Moro National Liberation Front
MODEL Movement for Democracy in Liberia
MONUC United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
MP Members of Parliament
MPCI Patriotic Movement of Ivory Coast
MPIGO Popular Ivorian Movement for the Great West
MPJ Movement for Peace and Justice
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NEACD Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue
NGOs Non-governmental Organizations
NLD National League for Democracy
NPC National Peace Council
NPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
OAS Organization of American States
OAU Organization of African Unity
ODIHR Office for Democractic Institutions and Human Rights
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OFAC Office of Foreign Assets Control
OPIC Overseas Private Investment Corporation
OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
PA Palestinian Authority
Palipehutu-FNLHutu People-Forces for National Liberation
PNA Palestinian National Authority
POWs Prisoners of War
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
RPA Rwandan Patriotic Army
RPGs Rocket Propelled Grenade Launchers
RTLM Radio Television des Milles Collines
RUF Revolutionary United Front
SLM/A Sudan Liberation Movement/Army
SLPP Sierra Leone People's Party
SPDC State Peace and Development Council
SPLA Sudan People's Liberation Army
SSA Shan State Army
TDA United State Trade and Development Agency
TNG Transnational Government
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
UNAMISIL United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Sierra Leone
UNDOF United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNFICYP United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
UNITA National Union for the Total Independence of Angola
UNMEE United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
UNMIK United Nations Mission in Kosovo
UNMIL United Nations Mission in Liberia
UNMIS United Nations Mission in Sudan
UNMOGIP United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UNOB United Nations Operation in Burundi
UNOIC United Nations Operation in Ivory Coast
UNOMIG United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
UNP United National Party
UNPREDEP United Nations Preventive Deployment Force
UNTSO United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
USAID United States Agency for International Development
USTR United States Trade Representative
VOA Voice of America
WB World Bank
WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction
WTO World Trade Organization
National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy