| A | |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| ADF | Asian Development Fund |
| AfD | Agence Française de Développement |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| AfDF | African Development Fund |
| AFP | Asia Forest Partnership |
| AFTA | ASEAN Free Trade Area |
| AITI | Asia IT Initiative |
| AOTS | Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| ASDP | Agriculture Sector Development Programme |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ASEM | Asia-Europe Meeting |
| AU | African Union |
| AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development |
| B | |
| BEGIN | Basic Education for Growth Initiative |
| BHN | Basic Human Needs |
| BMZ | Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung |
| C | |
| CDF | Comprehensive Development Framework |
| CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CIDA | Canadian International Development Agency |
| CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
| COMECON | Communist Economic Conference |
| CPRGS | Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy |
| CSD | UN Commission on Sustainable Development |
| D | |
| D/D | Detail Design |
| DAG | Development Assistance Group |
| DANIDA | Danish International Development Assistance |
| DDR | Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration |
| DFID | Department for International Development |
| DGCID | Direction générale de la Coopération internationale et du Développement |
| E | |
| E/N | Exchange of Notes |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EC | European Commission |
| EcoISD | Environmental Conservation Initiative for Sustainable Development |
| EFA | Education for All |
| EFF | Extended Fund Facility |
| EPI | Expanded Programme of Immunization |
| ESCAP | Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| EU | European Union |
| F | |
| F/S | Feasibility Study |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FASID | Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FGM | Female Genital Mutilation |
| FTAA | Free Trade Area of Americans |
| FTI | Fast Track Initiative |
| G | |
| G/C | Grant Contract |
| GAM | Free Aceh Movement |
| GAP | Green Aid Plan |
| GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GDA | Global Development Alliance |
| GDLN | Global Development Learning Network |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GE | Grant Element |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| GFATM | Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
| GII | Global Issues Initiative on Population and HIV/AIDS |
| GNI | Gross National Income |
| GPI | Gender Parity Index |
| GRIPS | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
| GSP | Generalized System of Preference |
| GTZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit |
| H | |
| HABITAT | United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| HIPCs | Heavily Indebted Poor Countries |
| HIV/AIDS | Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| I | |
| IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
| IAI | Initiative for ASEAN Integration |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ICORC | International Committee on the Reconstruction of Cambodia |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IDEA | Initiative for Development in East Asia |
| IDEAL | Intensive District Approach to Education for All |
| IDGs | International Development Goals |
| IDI | Infectious Diseases Initiative |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPPF | International Planned Parenthood Federation |
| IREP | Iraq Reconstruction and Employment Programme |
| ISD | Initiative for Sustainable Development Toward the 21st Century |
| ITC | International Trade Center |
| ITTO | International Tropical Timber Organization |
| J | |
| JBIC | Japan Bank for International Cooperation |
| JETRO | Japan External Trade Organization |
| JFPR | Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| JOCV | Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers |
| JPO | Junior Professional Officer |
| JSDF | Japan Social Development Fund |
| K | |
| KfW | Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau |
| KLA | Kosovo Liberation Army |
| KOICA | Korea International Cooperation Agency |
| L | |
| L/A | Loan Agreement |
| LDCs | Least Developed Countries |
| LTTE | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
| M | |
| M/P | Master Plan Study |
| MCA | Millennium Challenge Account |
| MCC | Millennium Challenge Corporation |
| MDBs | Multilateral Development Banks |
| MDGs | Millennium Development Goals |
| MFN | Most Favored Nation |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| MNLF | Moro National Liberation Front |
| MSAC | Most Seriously Affected Countries |
| MTEF | Mid-Term Expenditure Framework |
| N | |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NEEP | National Emergency Employment Programme |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| NERICA | New Rice for Africa |
| NEXI | Nippon Export and Investment Insurance |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organization |
| NIS | New Independent States |
| NLD | National League for Democracy |
| NORAD | Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation |
| O | |
| OA | Official Aid |
| OAU | Organisation of African Unity |
| OCHA | United Nations - Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OECD-DAC | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development–Development Assistance Committee |
| OECF | Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund |
| OOF | Other Official Flows |
| OPEC | Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OTCA | Overseas Technical Cooperation Agency |
| P | |
| PacELF | Pacific Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis |
| PDD | Partnership for Democratic Development |
| PFP | Policy Framework Paper |
| PHRD | Policy and Human Resources Development Fund |
| PIF | Pacific Islands Forum |
| PKO | Peace Keeping Operations |
| PLO | Palestine Liberation Organization |
| POVNET | Network on Poverty Reduction |
| PPP | Public Private Partnership |
| PRGF | Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility |
| PRSP | Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| PRSTF | Poverty Reduction Strategy Trust Fund |
| R | |
| R/D | Record of Discussion |
| REAP | Recovery and Employment Afghanistan Programme |
| S | |
| S&D | Special and Differential treatment |
| S/W | Scope of Work |
| SAL | Structural Adjustment Loan |
| SAPI | Special Assistance for Project Implementation |
| SAPROF | Special Assistance for Project Formulation |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SMASSE | Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Secondary Education |
| SV | Senior Volunteer |
| SWAps | Sector Wide Approaches |
| T | |
| TDB | Trade Development Board |
| TICAD | Tokyo International Conference on African Development |
| TRTA/CB | Trade Related Technical Assistance/Capacity Building |
| U | |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDCP | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIDO | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| UNIFEM | United Nations Development Fund for Women |
| UNOPS | United Nations Office for Project Service |
| UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees |
| UNU | United Nations University |
| UNV | United Nations Volunteers |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| W | |
| WARDA | West Africa Rice Development Association |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WID | Women in Development |
| WSIS | World Summit on the Information Society |
| WSSD | World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |