International

ABBREVIATIONS

The letters 'q.v.' indicate that the subject is referred to elsewhere in the text.

ACP African, Caribbean and pacific Countries, European

Union/Lomé Convention (q.v.)

AFTA ASEAN Free Trade Area

AID Agency for International Development (US

Government Agency)

ALADI Latin American Integration Association (q.v.)

APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ARF ASEAN Regional Forum

ASAT Anti-satellite systems

ASEAN Association of South-East Asian Nations (q.v.)

ASEM Asia-Europe Meeting

BCEAO Banque centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Quest

BENELUX Customs Union of Belgium, the netherlands and

Luxembourg

BIS Bank for International Settlements (q.v.)

B-ISDN Broadband integrated services digital network

BSEC Black Sea Economic Cooperation

CABEI Central American Bank for Economic Integration

CARICOM The Caribbean Community (q.v.)

CBM Confidence-building measures

CCCN Customs Cooperation Council Nomenclature

CCD Conference of the Committee on Disarmament

CCEET Centre for Cooperation with European Economics in

Transition

CD Committee on Disarmanent

CEEAC Economic Community of Central African States

CEFTA Central European Free Trade Area

CEI Central European Initiative

CEPT Common Effective Preferential Tariff

CERN European Council for Nuclear Research

CFCs Chlorofluorocarbons (q.v.)

CGCED Caribbean Group for Cooperation in Economic

Development

CIPEC Intergovernmental Committee of Copper-Exporting

Countries

CIS Commonwealth of Independent States

CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered

Species

CNAD Conference of National Armaments Directors

COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

CONDECA Central American Defence Council

COREPER Council of Permanent Representatives (EU) (q.v.)

CPISA Convention on the privileges and immunities of

Specialised Agencies

CPIUN Convention on the privileges and immunities of the

UN

CPLP Lusophone Community

CRSIO Convention on the representation of states in their

relations with international organisations

CSM Convention on Special Missions

CUSRPG Canada-US Regional Planning Group

DAC Development Assistance Committee (OECD) (q.v.)

DCM Deputy Chief of Mission

EAEC European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)

EACC Euro-Atlantic Cooperation Council

EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ECA Economic Commission for Africa (UN)

ECE Economic Commission for Europe (UN)

ECLAC Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)

ECOBANK Economic Community Bank

ECOMOG ECOWAS Monitoring Group

ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (UN)

ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States (q.v.)

ECSC European Coal and Steel Community

EDF European Development Fund (EC)

EEA European Economic Area

EEC European Economic Community

EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone (q.v.)

EFTA European Free Trade Association (q.v.)

EIB European Investment Bank (EU) (q.v.)

ELDO European Launcher Development Organisation (EC)

EMI European Monetary Institute (EC)

EMS European Monetary System (q.v.)

EMU Economic and monetary union (EU)

ENEA European Nuclear Energy Agency (OECD)

ERM European Exchange Rate Mechanism (EU)

ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the

Pacific (UN)

ESCWA Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia

(UN)

ESRO European Space Research Organisation

FAD Food and Agriculture Organisation (q.v.)

FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office (UK)

GAB General agreement to borrow (IBRD) (q.v.)

GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (q.v.)

GDP Gross Domestic Product (q.v.)

GEF Global environment facility (IBRD)

HABITAT United Nations Centre for Human Settlements

(Nairobi)

HDTV High-definition television

IADB Inter-American Development Bank

IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency (q.v.)

IATA International Air Transport Association

IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and

Development (q.v.)

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation (q.v.)

ICBM Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile

ICFTU International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

(Brussels)

ICJ International Court of Justice (q.v.)

ICO Islamic Conference Organisation (q.v.)

ICSID The International Center for the Settlement of

Investment Disputes

IDA International Development Association (IBRD)

(q.v.)

IDB Inter-American Development Bank (q.v.)

IEA International Energy Agency

IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development

(q.v.)

IFC International Finance Corporation (IBRD) (q.v.)

ILC International Law Commission (q.v.)

ILO International Labour Organisation (q.v.)

IMF International Monetary Fund (q.v.)

IMO International Maritime Organisation (q.v.)

INF Intermediate Nuclear Forces

INIS International Nuclear Information System (q.v.)

INSTRAW International Research and Training Institute for the

Advancement of Women (q.v.)

INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organisation

IONARC Indian Ocean Association for Regional Cooperation

ITU International Telecommunications Union (q.v.)

LAFTA Latin American Free Trade Area

LAIA Latin American Integration Association (q.v.)

LDC Less-developed country

LLDC Least-developed country

MBFR Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions

MCCA Central American Common Market (q.v.)

MERCOSUR Southern common market (q.v.)

MFA Multi-fibre arrangement

MFN Most-favoured nation (q.v.)

MIGA Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

(IBRD) (q.v.)

MRU Mano River Union

NAB New Arrangements to Borrow

NACC North Atlantic Cooperation Council

NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement (q.v.)

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (q.v.)

NBC Nuclear, Biological, Chemical

NEA Nuclear Energy Agency

NGO Non-governmental Organisation (q.v.)

NIC Newly industrialising country

NIEO New International Economic Order

NORDEK Nordic Union

NPT Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear

Weapons (q.v.)

OAPEC Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries

OAS Organisation of American States (q.v.)

OAU Organisation of African Unity (q.v.)

OCAS Organisation of Central American States

ODA Official Development Assistance (UNCTAD)

ODECA Organisation of Central American States

ODIHR Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

(OSCE)

OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and

Development (q.v.)

OECS Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (q.v.)

OPEC Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

(q.v.)

OSCE Organisation for Security and Cooperation in

Europe (q.v.)

p.a. per annum: yearly

PALOP Organisation of Lusophone African States

p.c. per capita: per person

PECC Pacific Economic Cooperation Council

PfP Partnership for Peace (NATO)

PLO Palestine Liberation Organisation

PPP Purchasing power parity

PTA Preferential Trade Area

q.v. Quod vide: the immediately preceding word or

phrase appears elsewhere in the text

R and D Research and Development

RCDC Regional Cooperation among Developing Countries

RDF Rapid Deployment Force

RNC River Niger Commission or the River Niger Basin

Authority

SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

(q.v.)

SACLANT Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic

SACEUR Supreme Allied Commander Europe

SACU Southern Africa Customs Union

SADC Southern African Development Community (q.v.)

SALT Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SAM Surface-to-air missile

SATCOM Satellite Communication

SDI Strategic Defence Initiative

SDR Special drawing rights (IMP) (q.v.)

SEANWFZ South-East Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone

SELA Latin American Economic System (q.v.)

SPC South Pacific Commission (q.v.)

SPF South Pacific Forum (q.v.)

SPOCC South Pacific Organisations Coordinating Committee

(q.v.)

STABEX System of Stabilisation of Export Earnings (Lomé

Convention) (q.v.)

START Strategic Arms Reduction Talks

SYSMIN System of Stabilisation of Mining Exports (Lomé

Convention) (q.v.)

TAC Treaty of Amity and Cooperation

TNC Transnational Corporation

UAM Union Africaine et Malagache

UN United Nations

UNAMIR UN Assistance Mission to Rwanda

UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund

UNCITRAL UN Commission on International Trade Law

UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and

Development (q.v.)

UNDC UN Disarmament Commission (q.v.)

UNDOF UN Disengagement Observer Force

UNDP United Nations Development Programme (q.v.)

UNDRO United Nations Disaster Relief Office

UNEP United Nations Environment Programme (q.v.)

UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural

Organisation (q.v.)

UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities (q.v.)

UNHCR United Nations High Commission for Refugees

(q.v.)

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund (q.v.)

UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

(q.v.)

UNIFIL United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon

UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research

(q.v.)

UNMOT UN Mission of Observers in Tajikistan

UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for

Social Development

UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency for

Palestine Refugees and the Near East (q.v.)

UNSSD UN Special Session on Disarmament (q.v.)

UNTSO United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation

UNU United Nations University

UPU Universal Postal Union (q.v.)

VER Voluntary Export Restriction (EU)

VRA Voluntary Restraint Arrangement (GATT)

VNR Video News Release

WEU Western European Union (q.v.)

WFC World Food Council

WFP World Food Programme (UN/FAO)

WHO World Health Organisation (q.v.)

WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation (q.v.)

WMO World Intellectual Property Organisation (q.v.)

WTO World Trade Organisation

ZOPFAN Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality

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