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Acronyms

ACC
Administrative Committee on Coordination (UN)


ADG
Assistant Director-General


AF
Administration and Finance (Department)


AfDB
African Development Bank


AsDB
Asian Development Bank


AG
Agriculture (Department)


CCA
Common Country Assessment


CCC
Corporate Communication Committee


CDF
Comprehensive Development Framework


CFS
Committee on World Food Security


CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research


CGRFA
Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture


COFO
Committee on Forestry


CPGR
Commission on Plant Genetic Resources (superseded by CGRFA)


CSO
civil society organization


DFID
Department for International Development (UK)


EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development


EC
European Community


ECG
Emergency Coordination Group


EMPRES
Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases


ES
Economic and Social (Department)


ESA
Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division


EU
European Union


FAOR
FAO Representative


FI
Fisheries (Department)


FIGIS
Fisheries Global Information System


FIVIMS
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information Mapping System


FO
Forestry (Department)


GFAR
Global Forum on Agricultural Research


GFCM
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean


GI
General Affairs and Information (Department)


GIEWS
Global Information and Early Warning System


GII
Information Division


GREP
Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme


IAFN
International Agri-Food Network


IARC
International Agricultural Research Centre


IDA
International Development Association


IDB
Inter-American Development Bank


IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development


IFF
Intergovernmental Forum on Forests


IMF
International Monetary Fund


IMTC
Information Management and Technology Committee


IOTC
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission


IPF
Intergovernmental Panel on Forests (superseded by IFF)


IPPC
International Plant Protection Convention


IPU
Inter-Parliamentary Union


IsDB
Islamic Development Bank


ISPM
International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures


ISRC
Information System and Resources Committee (superseded by IMTC)


ITFF
Interagency Task Force on Forests


LIFDC
low-income food-deficit country


MRL
maximum residue limit


NARS
National Agricultural Research Systems


NFP
national forest programme


NGO
non-governmental organization


NPO
National Professional Officer


OCD
Office for Coordination of Normative, Operational and Decentralized Activities


OCHA
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN)


ODA
official development assistance


PIC
Prior Informed Consent (Procedure)


PPAB
Programme and Policy Advisory Board


PPRC
Programme and Project Review Committee


RECOFI
Regional Committee on Fisheries


RFB
regional fishery body


SD
Sustainable Development (Department)


SIDS
Small Island Developing States


SOIF
Senior Officer Information Forum


SPFS
Special Programme for Food Security


SPIC
Special Programme Implementation Committee


SPJC
Special Programme Joint Committee


SPPC
Special Programme Policy Committee


SPS
Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures


TBT
Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade


TC
Technical Cooperation (Department)


TCA
Policy Assistance Division


TCCT
technical cooperation among countries in transition


TCDC
technical cooperation among developing countries


TCDN
Unit for Cooperation with Private Sector and NGOs


TCI
Investment Centre Division


TCO
Field Operations Division


TCP
Technical Cooperation Programme


TRIPS
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights


UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development


UNDAF
United Nations Development Assistance Framework


UNDP
United Nations Development Programme


UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme


UNFIP
United Nations Fund for International Partnerships


UNHCR
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees


WAEMU
West African Economic and Monetary Union


WAICENT
World Agricultural Information Centre


WFP
World Food Programme


WHO
World Health Organization


WTO
World Trade Organization

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