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Title         :Appendix B: Abbreviations for International Organizations and Groups 
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Appendix B:  Abbreviations for International Organizations and Groups 
 
A     ABEDA     Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa 
      ACC       Arab Cooperation Council 
      ACCT      Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique; see Agency 
                     for Cultural and Technical Cooperation 
      ACP       African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries 
      AfDB      African Development Bank 
      AFESD     Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development 
      AG        Andean Group 
      AL        Arab League 
      ALADI     Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; see Latin 
                     American Integration Association (LAIA) 
      AMF       Arab Monetary Fund 
      AMU       Arab Maghreb Union 
      ANZUS     Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty 
      APEC      Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 
      AsDB      Asian Development Bank 
      ASEAN     Association of Southeast Asian Nations 
 
B     BAD       Banque Africaine de Developpement; see African Development 
                     Bank (AfDB) 
      BADEA     Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique; see 
                     Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) 
      BCIE      Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico; see Central 
                     American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) 
      BDEAC     Banque de Developpment des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale; see 
                     Central African States Development Bank (BDEAC) 
      Benelux   Benelux Economic Union 
      BID       Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo; see Inter-American 
                     Development Bank (IADB) 
      BIS       Bank for International Settlements 
      BOAD      Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement; see West African 
                     Development Bank (WADB) 
      BSEC      Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone 
 
C     C         Commonwealth 
      CACM      Central American Common Market 
      CAEU      Council of Arab Economic Unity 
      CARICOM   Caribbean Community and Common Market 
      CBSS      Council of the Baltic Sea States 
      CCC       Customs Cooperation Council 
      CDB       Caribbean Development Bank 
      CE        Council of Europe 
      CEAO      Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest; see West 
                     African Economic Community (CEAO) 


      CEEAC     Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale; see 
                     Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) 
      CEI       Central European Initiative 
      CEMA      Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; also known as CMEA 
                     or Comecon; abolished 1 January 1991 
      CEPGL     Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs; see 
                     Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries 
                     (CEPGL) 
      CERN      Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire; see European 
                     Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) 
      CG        Contadora Group 
      CIS       Commonwealth of Independent States 
      CMEA      Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA); also known 
                     as Comecon; abolished 1 January 1991 
      COCOM     Coordinating Committee on Export Controls 
      Comecon   Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA); also known 
                     as CMEA; abolished 1 January 1991 
      CP        Colombo Plan 
      CSCE      Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
 
D     DC        developed country 
 
E     EADB      East African Development Bank 
      EBRD      European Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
      EC        European Community; see European Union (EU) 
      ECA       Economic Commission for Africa 
      ECAFE     Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East; see Economic 
                     and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 
      ECE       Economic Commission for Europe 
      ECLA      Economic Commission for Latin America; see Economic 
                     Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) 
      ECLAC     Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 
      ECO       Economic Cooperation Organization 
      ECOSOC    Economic and Social Council 
      ECOWAS    Economic Community of West African States 
      ECSC      European Coal and Steel Community 
      ECWA      Economic Commission for Western Asia; see Economic and 
                     Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) 
      EEC       European Economic Community 
      EFTA      European Free Trade Association 
      EIB       European Investment Bank 
      Entente   Council of the Entente 
      ESA       European Space Agency 
      ESCAP     Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific 
      ESCWA     Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia 
      EU        European Union 
      Euratom   European Atomic Energy Community 
 
F     FAO       Food and Agriculture Organization 
      FLS       Front Line States 
      FZ        Franc Zone 
 
G     G-2       Group of 2 
      G-3       Group of 3 
      G-5       Group of 5 
      G-6       Group of 6 (not to be confused with the Big Six) 
      G-7       Group of 7 
      G-8       Group of 8 
      G-9       Group of 9 
      G-10      Group of 10 


      G-11      Group of 11 
      G-15      Group of 15 
      G-19      Group of 19 
      G-24      Group of 24 
      G-30      Group of 30 
      G-33      Group of 33 
      G-77      Group of 77 
      GATT      General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 
      GCC       Gulf Cooperation Council 
 
H     Habitat   Commission on Human Settlements 
 
I     IADB      Inter-American Development Bank 
      IAEA      International Atomic Energy Agency 
      IBEC      International Bank for Economic Cooperation 
      IBRD      International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
      ICAO      International Civil Aviation Organization 
      ICC       International Chamber of Commerce 
      ICEM      Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration; see 
                     International Organization for Migration (IOM) 
      ICFTU     International Confederation of Free Trade Unions 
      ICJ       International Court of Justice 
      ICM       Intergovernmental Committee for Migration; see 
                     International Organization for Migration (IOM) 
      ICRC      International Committee of the Red Cross 
      ICRM      International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement 
      IDA       International Development Association 
      IDB       Islamic Development Bank 
      IEA       International Energy Agency 
      IFAD      International Fund for Agricultural Development 
      IFC       International Finance Corporation 
      IFCTU     International Federation of Christian Trade Unions 
      IFRCS     International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent 
                                 Societies 
      IGADD     Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development 
      IIB       International Investment Bank 
      ILO       International Labor Organization 
      IMCO      Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization; see 
                     International Maritime Organization (IMO) 
      IMF       International Monetary Fund 
      IMO       International Maritime Organization 
      INMARSAT  International Maritime Satellite Organization 
      INTELSAT  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization 
      INTERPOL  International Criminal Police Organization 
      IOC       International Olympic Committee 
      IOM       International Organization for Migration 
      ISO       International Organization for Standardization 
      ITU       International Telecommunication Union 
 
L     LAES      Latin American Economic System 
      LAIA      Latin American Integration Association 
      LAS       League of Arab States; see Arab League (AL) 
      LDC       less developed country 
      LLDC      least developed country 
      LORCS     League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies 
 
M     MERCOSUR  Mercado Comun del Cono Sur; see Southern Cone Common Market 
      MINURSO   United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara 
      MTCR      Missile Technology Control Regime 
 


N     NACC      North Atlantic Cooperation Council 
      NAM       Nonaligned Movement 
      NATO      North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
      NC        Nordic Council 
      NEA       Nuclear Energy Agency 
      NIB       Nordic Investment Bank 
      NIC       newly industrializing country; see newly industrializing 
                     economy (NIE) 
      NIE       newly industrializing economy 
      NSG       Nuclear Suppliers Group 
 
O     OAPEC     Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries 
      OAS       Organization of American States 
      OAU       Organization of African Unity 
      OECD      Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development 
      OECS      Organization of Eastern Caribbean States 
      OIC       Organization of the Islamic Conference 
      ONUMOZ    see UNOMOZ 
      ONUSAL    United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador 
      OPANAL    Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la 
                     America Latina y el Caribe; see Agency for the 
                     Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and 
                     the Caribbean 
      OPEC      Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 
      OSCE      Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
 
P     PCA       Permanent Court of Arbitration 
      PFP       Partnership for Peace 
 
R     RG        Rio Group 
 
S     SAARC     South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation 
      SACU      Southern African Customs Union 
      SADC      Southern African Development Community 
      SADCC     Southern African Development Coordination Conference 
      SELA      Sistema Economico Latinoamericana; see Latin American 
                     Economic System (LAES) 
      SPARTECA  South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation 
                     Agreement 
      SPC       South Pacific Commission 
      SPF       South Pacific Forum 
 
U     UDEAC     Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale; see 
                     Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC) 
      UN        United Nations 
      UNAVEM II United Nations Angola Verification Mission 
      UNAMIR    United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 
      UNCTAD    United Nations Conference on Trade and Development 
      UNDOF     United Nations Disengagement Observer Force 
      UNDP      United Nations Development Program 
      UNEP      United Nations Environment Program 
      UNESCO    United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
                     Organization 
      UNFICYP   United Nations Force in Cyprus 
      UNFPA     United Nations Fund for Population Activities; see UN 
                     Population Fund (UNFPA) 
      UNHCR     United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees 
      UNICEF    United Nations Children's Fund 
      UNIDO     United Nations Industrial Development Organization 
      UNIFIL    United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon 


      UNIKOM    United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission 
      UNITAR    United Nations Institute for Training and Research 
      UNMIH     United Nations Mission in Haiti 
      UNMOGIP   United Nations Military Observer Group in India and 
                     Pakistan 
      UNOMIG    United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia 
      UNOMIL    United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia 
      UNOMOZ    United Nations Operation in Mozambique 
      UNOMUR    United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda 
       (ONUMOZ) 
      UNOSOM    United Nations Operation in Somalia 
      UNPROFOR  United Nations Protection Force 
      UNRISD    United Nations Research Institute for Social Development 
      UNRWA     United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine 
                     Refugees in the Near East 
      UNTAC     United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia 
      UNTSO     United Nations Truce Supervision Organization 
      UNU       United Nations University 
      UPU       Universal Postal Union 
      USSR/EE   USSR/Eastern Europe 
 
W     WADB      West African Development Bank 
      WCL       World Confederation of Labor 
      WEU       Western European Union 
      WFC       World Food Council 
      WFP       World Food Program 
      WFTU      World Federation of Trade Unions 
      WHO       World Health Organization 
      WIPO      World Intellectual Property Organization 
      WMO       World Meteorological Organization 
      WP        Warsaw Pact (members met 1 July 1991 to dissolve the 
                     alliance) 
      WTO       see WToO 
      WToO      World Tourism Organization 
      WTrO      World Trade Organization (will be added in The World 
                     Factbook 1996) 
 
Z     ZC        Zangger Committee 
 
Note: Not all international organizations and groups have abbreviations. 

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