(Note) Includes abbreviations not contained in this paper.

A

ACEF
Asian Clean Energy Fund
ACFA
Accelerated Co-Financing scheme with Asian Development Bank
ADB
Asian Development Bank
ADF
Asian Development Fund
AfDB
African Development Bank
AfDF
African Development Fund
AfT
Aid for Trade
AHLC
Ad Hoc Liaison Committee
AMIS
African Union Mission in Sudan
ANDS
Afghanistan National Development Strategy
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU
African Union

B

BEGIN
Basic Education for Growth Initiative
BHN
Basic Human Needs

C

CARD
Coalition for African Rice Development
CARICOM
Caribbean Community
CDM
Clean Development Mechanism
CDP
UN Committee for Development Policy
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research
CIF
Contributions to the Climate Investment Fund
CPA
Comprehensive Peace Agreement
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility

D

DDR
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
DFID
Department for International Development
DIAG
Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups
DOTS
Directly Observed Treatment with Shortcourse Chemotherapy
DPA
Darfur Peace Agreement
DPL
Development Policy Loan

E

E/N
Exchange of Notes
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EcoISD
Environmental Conservation Initiative for Sustainable Development
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone
EFA
Education for All
EPA
Economic Partnership Agreement
ERIA
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
ESDA
Enhanced Sustainable Development for Asia
EU
European Union

F

FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
FASID
Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development
FTI
Fast Track Initiative

G

GAD
Gender and Development
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GNI
Gross National Income
GRIPS
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
GSP
Generalized System of Preferences

H

HDI
Health and Development Initiative
HIPCs
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
HPC
Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center

I

IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICC
International Criminal Court
ICFF
Investment Climate Facilitation Fund
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
IDA
International Development Association
IDB
Inter-American Development Bank
IDEAS
Institute of Developing Economies Advanced School
IDE-JETRO
Institute of Developing Economies of the Japan External Trade Organization
IDP
Internally Displaced Persons
IEA
International Energy Agency
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC
International Finance Corporation
ILO
International Labour Organization
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IOM
International Organization for Migration
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ITTO
International Tropical Timber Organization

J

JAIF
apan-ASEAN Integration Fund
JANIC
Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation
JBIC
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
JETRO
Japan External Trade Organization
JICA
Japan International Cooperation Agency
JOCV
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
JPF
Japan Platform

L

LDCs (LDC)
Least Developed Countries

M

MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
MDRI
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
MEF
Major Economies Forum
MERCOSUR
Mercado Común del Sur
MIF
Multilateral Investment Fund
MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

N

NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NEPAD
New Partnership for Africa's Development
NERICA
New Rice for Africa
NEXI
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization

O

ODA
Official Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD-DAC
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development-Development Assistance Committee
OOF
Other Official Flows

P

PA
Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority
PALM
Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting
PDD
Partnership for Democratic Development
PIF
Pacific Islands Forum
PKO
Peacekeeping Operations
PPP
Public Private Partnership
PRSP
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PRT
Provincial Reconstruction Team

S

SADC
Southern African Development Community
SICA
Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana
SPREP
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme
STEP
Special Terms for Economic Partnership

T

TICAD
Tokyo International Conference on African Development

U

UN
United Nations
UN/ISDR
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
UNAMID
United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCCC
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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
UNODC
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
USAID
United States Agency for International Development
USP
University of the South Pacific

V

VCT
Voluntary Counseling and Testing

W

WASABI
Water and Sanitation Broad Partnership Initiative
WFP
World Food Programme
WHO
World Health Organization
WID
Women in Development
WSSD
World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO
World Trade Organization