Note: Includes abbreviations not contained in this paper.

A

AAA
Accra Agenda for Action
ABS
Access and Benefit-Sharing
ADB
Asian Development Bank
ADF
Asian Development Fund
AfDB
African Development Bank
AfDF
African Development Fund
AfT
Aid for Trade
AHA Centre
ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance
ALOS
Advanced Land Observing Satellite
AMIS
Agricultural Market Information System
AMRO
ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APO
Asian Productivity Organization
APT
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEM
Asia-Europe Meeting
AUN/SEED-NET
ASEAN University Network/ Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network
AU
African Union

B

BEGIN
Basic Education for Growth Initiative
BHN
Basic Human Needs
BOP
Base Of the economic Pyramid

C

CARD
Coalition for African Rice Development
CARICOM
Caribbean Community
CBD
Convention on Biological Diversity
CCT
Conditional Cash Transfers
CDP
UN Committee for Development Policy
CEPA
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
CERT
Computer Emergency Response Team
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CGIF
Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility
CIF
Climate Investment Fund
CMI
Chiang Mai Initiative
COP
Conference of Parties
CORE
Cofinancing for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
CPA
Comprehensive Peace Agreement
CPCJF
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Fund
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility

D

DDR
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
DFC
Dedicated Freight Corridor
DFID
Department for International Development
DMIC
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor

E

E/N
Exchange of Notes
EAS
East Asia Summit
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
eCentre
Regional Centre for Emergency Training in International Humanitarian Response
EcoISD
Environmental Conservation Initiative for Sustainable Development
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone
EFA
Education for All
EITI
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
EMBRACE
Ensure Mothers and Babies Regular Access to Care
EPA
Economic Partnership Agreement
EPSA
Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa
ERIA
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
EU
European Union

F

FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
FTA
Free Trade Area
FTI
Fast Track Initiative

G

GAD
Gender and Development
GAVI
the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization
GCF
Green Climate Fund
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GF-TADs
Global Framework for Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases
GNI
Gross National Income
GPE
Global Partnership for Education
GRIPS
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
GSP
Generalized System of Preferences

H

HICs
High Income Countries
HIPCs
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

I

IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICCROM
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
IDA
International Development Association
IDB
Inter-American Development Bank
IEA
International Energy Agency
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC
International Finance Corporation
ILO
International Labour Organization
IMB
International Maritime Bureau
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMO
International Maritime Organization
IMT
International Monitoring Team
IOM
International Organization for Migration
ISDB-T
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial
ITTO
International Tropical Timber Organization
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

J

JAIF
Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund
JANIC
Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JBIC
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
J-BIRD
Japan-Bangsamoro Initiatives for Reconstruction and Development
JCS
Joint Cooperation Strategy
JETRO
Japan External Trade Organization
JICA
Japan International Cooperation Agency
JMAS
Japan Mine Action Service
JOCV
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
JOGMEC
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
JPF
Japan Platform

L

LDCs
Least Developed Countries
LICs
Low Income Countries
LMICs
Lower Middle Income Countries
LTTE
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

M

MDBs
Multilateral Development Banks
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
MERCOSUR
Mercado Común del Sur
MIF
Multilateral Investment Fund
MILF
Moro Islamic Liberation Front
MOP
Meeting of the Parties
MRC
Mekogn River Commission

N

NERICA
New Rice for Africa
NEXI
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
NPIF
Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund

O

ODA
Official Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD-DAC
OECD Development Assistance Committee
OFCF
Overseas Fishery Cooperation Foundation of Japan
OIE
World Organisation for Animal Health
OOF
Other Official Flows

P

PIF
Pacific Islands Forum
DPKO
Department of Peacekeeping Operations
PPP
Public-Private Partnership
PRSP
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PTWC
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

R

RAI
Responsible Agricultural Investment
RECCA
Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan
REDD
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries

S

SATREPS
Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development
SICA
Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana
SMASE-WECSA
Strengthening of Mathematics and Science Education in Western, Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
SPREP
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme

T

TICAD
Tokyo International Conference on African Development

U

UMICs
Upper Middle Income Countries
UN
United Nations
UNAFEI
United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
UNAIDS
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNCED
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCRD
United Nations Centre for Regional Development
UNDAC
United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
UNDCP
United Nations International Drug Control Programme
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP/IETC
UNEP/International Environmental Technology Centre
UNEP/ROAP
UNEP/Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UN-HABITAT
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations Children' s Fund
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNISDR
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
UNMAS
United Nations Mine Action Service
UNMISS
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
UNOCHA
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UNODC
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UN Women
United Nations Equity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
UPU
Universal Postal Union
USP
University of the South Pacific

V

VCT
Voluntary Counseling and Testing

W

WASABI
Water and Sanitation Broad Partnership Initiative
WCO
World Customs Organization
WFP
World Food Programme
WHO
World Health Organization
WI
Wetlands International
WID
Women in Development
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
W-SAT
The Water Security Action Team
WSSD
World Summit on Sustainable Development
WTO
World Trade Organization