Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACORD

Agency for Cooperation and Research in Development

ACSAD Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands
Abu Dhabi Fund Abu Dhabi Fund for Development
AfDB African Development Bank
AfDF African Development Fund
AFRA African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology
AGFund Arab Gulf Program for United Nations Development Organizations
Arab Fund Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
AOAD Arab Organization for Agricultural Development
APOC  African Program for Onchocerciasis Control
AsDB Asian Development Bank
BADEA Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
BOAD West African Development Bank
BOP Balance of payments
CEAO West African Economic Community
CFC Common Fund for Commodities
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIAT International Center for Tropical Agriculture
CIDA Canadian International Development Agency
CIMMYT International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement
CIP International Potato Center
DEG Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft
EADB East African Development Bank
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ECDC Economic Cooperation among Developing Countries
EU European Union
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FMO Nederlandse Financierings - Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.
FUNDACEA Experimental Agricultural College Foundation
G-24 Inter-Governmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Affairs
GDP Gross domestic product
GEF Global Environment Facility
GM-UNCCD Global Mechanism of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
GNP Gross national product
HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization
ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
ICOMP International Committee on the Management of Population Programs
ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
IDA International Development Association
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC International Finance Corporation
IFRCS International Foundation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IIASA International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
IIC Inter-American Investment Corporation
IITA International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
ILCA International Livestock Center for Africa
ILO International Labor Organization
ILRI International Livestock Research Institute
IMF International Monetary Fund
IRRI International Rice Research Institute
IsDB Islamic Development Bank
ISESCO Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
ISNAR International Service for National Agricultural Research
ITC International Trade Center
JOHUD Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development
Kuwait Fund Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
LDCs Least developed countries
NGDO Non-Governmental Development Organization
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
OAU Organization of African Unity
OIC Organization of the Islamic Conference
PAHO Pan American Health Organization
PIU Project Implementation Unit
PROPARCO Agence française de developpement (France)
SADC Southern African Development Community
Saudi Fund Saudi Fund for Development
SELA Latin American Economic System
TCDC Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries 
TWAS Third World Academy of Sciences
TWNSO Third World Network of Scientific Organizations
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Program
UNECA United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNEP United Nations Environment Program
UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities
UNFSSTD United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNOCHA United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services
UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
WANA West Asia and North Africa Regions
WARDA West Africa Rice Development Association
WFP World Food Program
WHO World Health Organization
WMO World Meteorological Organization
World Bank  The World Bank Group