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ACC/SCN |
United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination/SubCommittee on Nutrition (now SCN) |
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AIDS |
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
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BFHI |
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative |
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BMI |
Body Mass Index (weight/height2 in kg/m2) |
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CDC |
Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta |
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CFS |
Committee on World Food Security |
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DALY |
Disability-Adjusted Life Years |
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DES |
Dietary Energy Supply |
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DHS |
Demographic and Health Surveys |
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Epi-Info/Epinut |
Analytical software for epidemiology and nutrition (Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta) |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
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FIVIMS |
Food Insecurity and Vulnerability Information and Mapping Systems |
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GDP |
Gross domestic product |
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GNP |
Gross national product |
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HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
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HLE |
Healthy life expectancy |
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IAWG/FIVIMS |
Inter-Agency Working Group on FIVIMS |
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ICCIDD |
International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders |
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ICN |
International Conference on Nutrition |
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IDECG |
International Dietary Energy Consultative Group |
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IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
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INACG |
International Nutritional Anemia Consultative Group |
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IVACG |
International Vitamin A Consultative Group |
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LSMS |
Living Standards Measurement Study |
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MDG |
Millennium development goals |
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MICS |
Multiple Indicators Cluster Surveys |
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NCHS |
National Center for Health Statistics |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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ORS |
Oral rehydration solution |
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PRA |
Participatory Rural Appraisal |
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RAP |
Rapid Assessment Procedures |
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RRA |
Rapid Rural Appraisal |
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SCN |
Standing Committee on Nutrition, United Nations System (see ACC/SCN). |
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SDA |
Social Dimensions of Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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SOFI |
The State of Food Insecurity in the World |
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TSH |
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
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UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
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WFS |
World Food Summit |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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ZOPP/PPO |
Zielorientierte Projektplanung (Project Planning by objective) |
