A

ABE Initiative
African Business Education Initiative for Youth
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 on disaster management
AI
Artificial Intelligence
AIM2020
ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2020
AIT
Asian Institute of Technology
AJCCBC
ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Capacity Building Centre
AMED
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development
AMIS
Agricultural Market Information System
AMR
anti-microbial resistance
AOIP
ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APT
Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
APTERR
ASEAN Plus Three Emergency Rice Reserve
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASEM
Asia-Europe Meeting
ASF
African swine fever
AU
African Union
AUC
African Union Commission
AUN/SEED-Net
ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network

B

BEPS
Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
BHN
Basic Human Needs
BIG-B
Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt
BOP
Base of the Economic Pyramid

C

CAADP
Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme
CARD
Coalition for African Rice Development
CARICOM
Caribbean Community
CEAPAD
Conference on the Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development
CFE
Contingency Fund for Emergencies
CFS
Committee on World Food Security
CFS-RAI
Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems
CGIAR
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CMAC
Cambodian Mine Action Centre
CoC
Continuum of Care
COP
Conference of Parties
CPADD
Centre de Perfectionnement aux Actions post-conflictuelles de Déminage et de Dépollution
CSO
Civil Society Organization

D

DAC
Development Assistance Committee
DDR
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration

E

EBF
Equity Back Finance
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone
EFA
Education for All
EITI
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
E-JUST
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
E_N
Exchange of Notes
EPA
Economic Partnership Agreement
EPSA
Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa
ERIA
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
ESD
Education for Sustainable Development
ESD for 2030
Education for Sustainable Development:Towards achieving the SDGs
EU
European Union

F

FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
FARC
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
FATF
Financial Action Task Force
FOIP
Free and Open Indo-Pacific
F_S
Feasibility Study
FTA
Free Trade Agreement

G

GAP
Global Action Programme on ESD
GARDP
Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership
GCF
Green Climate Fund
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GE
Grant Equivalent
GEBCO
General Bathymetric Chart of Oceans
GEF
Global Environment Facility
GF-TADs
Global Framework for Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases
GNH
Gross National Happiness
GNI
Gross National Income
GPE
Global Partnership for Education
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
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
IFNA
Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa
IGAD
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development
IHO
International Hydrographic Organization
IIC
Inter-American Investment Corporation
ILO
International Labour Organization
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMO
International Maritime Organization
IOM
International Organization for Migration
IPPF
International Planned Parenthood Federation
ISDB-T
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting-Terrestrial
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
ITU-D SG
ITU Telecommunication Development Sector
IUCN
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
IUU
Illegal Unreported and Unregulated

J

JAIF
Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund
JAIP
Jericho Agro-Industrial Park
JAIDA
Japan-Africa Infrastructure Development Association
JANIC
Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation
JAXA
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
JBIC
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
JCM
Joint Crediting Mechanism
JDS
Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship
JETRO
Japan External Trade Organization
JICA
Japan International Cooperation Agency
JICT
Fund Corporation for the Overseas Development of Japan's ICT and Postal Services
JOCV
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
JOGMEC
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
JOIN
Japan Overseas Infrastructure Investment Corporation for Transport & Urban Development
JPF
Japan Platform
JPO
Junior Professional Officer
JST
Japan Science and Technology Agency

L

LDCs
Least Developed Countries
LICs
Low Income Countries
LMICs
Lower Middle Income Countries

M

MDBs
Multilateral Development Banks
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
MDRI
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
MJIIT
Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology
MRT
Mass Rapid Transit

N

NAPSA
New Approach for Peace and Stability in Africa
NERICA
New Rice for Africa
NEXI
Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
NGO
Non-Governmental Organization
NJPPP
Nutrition Japan Public-Private Platform
NPO
Nonprofit Organization
NTDs
Neglected Tropical Diseases
NUA
New Urban Agenda

O

OCHA
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
ODA
Official Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OIE
World Organisation for Animal Health
OOF
Other Official Flows
OSRSG-SVC
The Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

P

PALM
Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting
PAPRIZ2
Project for Improvement of Irrigated rice productivity in the Senegal River Valley
PBC
Peacebuilding Commission
PBF
Peacebuilding Fund
PDCA cycle
plan-do-check-act cycle
PEF
Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility
PHC
Primary Health Care
PIF
Pacific Islands Forum
PKO
United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
PPP
Public-Private Partnership
PRAI
Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment

R

ReCAAP
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia
ReCAAP-ISC
Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia Information Sharing Centre

S

SATREPS
Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
SEAFDEC
Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
SEZ
Special Economic Zone
SHEP
Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment Project
SICA
Sistema de la Integracion Centroamericana
SPC
Special Purpose Company
SPREP
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
STEP
Special Terms for Economic Partnership
STI
Science, Technology and Innovation
SUN
Scaling Up Nutrition

T

TFA
Trade Facilitation Agreement
TFM
Technology Facilitation Mechanism
TICAD
Tokyo International Conference on African Development
TMAF
Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework
TVET
Technical and Vocational Education and Training

U

UHC
Universal Health Coverage
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
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNCRD
United Nations Centre for Regional Development
UNDESD
United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCAP
United Nations Economic and Social Commission 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
UN-IATT
UN Inter-agency Task Team on STI for SDGs
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNMAS
United Nations Mine Action Service
UNMISS
United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan
UNODC
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNOPS
United Nations Office for Project Services
UNTFHS
United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security
UNTOC
United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UN Women
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

W

WAW!
World Assembly for Women
WCO
World Customs Organization
We-Fi
Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative
WEPA
Water Environment Partnership in Asia
WFP
World Food Programme
WHO
World Health Organization
WI
Wetlands International
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
WPS
Women, Peace and Security
WTO
World Trade Organization