AACB Association of African Central Banks
AAF-SAP African Alternative Framework to Structural Adjustment Programmes AAPA Addis-Ababa Plan of Action for Statistical Development in Africa AATA Association of African Tax Administration
AATPO Association of African Trade Promotion Organizations
ACARTSOD African Centre for Applied Research and Training in Social Development ACBF African Capacity Building Foundation
ACCS African Centre for Civil Society
ACGD African Centre for Gender and Development ACGSD African Centre for Gender and Social Development ACM African Common Market
ACMAD African Centre for Meteorological Applications for Development African ACMS Centre for Monetary Studies
ACPC African Climate Policy Centre ACS African Centre for Statistics ACW African Centre for Women ADF African Development Forum AEC African Economic Community AEO African Environment Outlook AFCAC African Civil Aviation Commission AfDB African Development Bank AFPLAN Regional Food Plan for Africa AFRAA African Airlines Association AFREF African Reference Framework
AGDI African Gender and Development Index AGF African Governance Forum
AGR African Governance Report
AHSCP African Household Survey Capability Programme
AIHTTR African Institute for Higher Technical Training and Research AISI African Information Society Initiative
AMCEN African Ministerial Conference on the Environment AMCOST Conference of African Ministers for Science and Technology AMCOW African Ministers’ Council on Water
AOCRS African Organization for Cartography and Remote Sensing APPER Africa’s Priority Programme for Economic Recovery APRM African Peer Review Mechanism
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ARCC Africa Regional Coordinating Committee
ARCEDEM African Regional Centre for Engineering Design and Manufacturing ARCSE African Regional Centre for Solar Energy Research
ARCT African Regional Centre for Technology ARIA Assessing Regional Integration in Africa
ARIPO African Regional Industrial Property Organization ARSO African Regional Organization for Standardization ASCC African Statistical Coordination Committee ASD African Statistics Day
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations ASSD Africa Symposium on Statistical Development ASYB African Statistical Yearbook
ATAC African Technical Advisory Committee ATPC African Trade Policy Centre
ATRCW African Training and Research Centre for Women
AU African Union
AUC African Union Commission AWDR African Water Development Report AWR African Women Report
AWV African Water Vision 2025
CAADP Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme CACH Central African Clearing House
CAFRAD African Training and Research Centre in Administration
CAMRDC Central Africa Central African Mineral Resources Development Centre CASD Conference of African Statisticians and Demographers
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women CENSARD Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
CHGA Commission on HIV/AIDS and Governance in Africa ClimDev-Africa Climate for Development in Africa Programme CODI Committee on Development Information COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CRTO Regional Remote Sensing Centre
CSD United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development CSW Commission on the Status of Women
CU Customs Union
CWD Committee on Women and Development DAC Development Assistance Committee DMD Development Management Division DPMD Development Policy Management Division ECA Economic Commission for Africa
ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States
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ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ERA Economic Report on Africa
ES Executive Secretary
ESAMI Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute
ESAMRDC Eastern and Southern Mineral Resources Development Centre ET Ethiopian Airlines
FACC Federation of African Chambers of Commerce FAL Final Act of Lagos
FAO Food and Agricultural organization of the United Nations FASDEV Forum on African Statistical Development
FAWE Federation of African Women Entrepreneurs FDI Foreign Direct Investment
FLS Forward-Looking Strategies FTA Free Trade Area
GATT General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade GCOS Global Climate Observing System GDP Gross Domestic Product
GFATM Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria GNI Gross National Income
GPAD Governance and Public Administration Division GTAP Global Trade Analysis Project
HIPC Highly Indebted Poor Countries
HSGIC Heads of State and Government Implementation Committee IACC Inter-Agency Coordinating Committee
ICE Intergovernmental Committee of Experts ICT Information and Communications Technology IDA International Development Assistance IDDA Industrial Development Decade for Africa
IDEP African Institute for Economic Development and Planning IFI International financial institution
IGAD Inter Governmental Authority on Development IGO Intergovernmental Organization
ILO International Labour Organization IMF International Monetary Fund IPC International Programs Centre
ITC International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation ITCA Information Technology Centre for Africa
ITU International Telecommunications Union JEFAD Joint ECA/FAO Agriculture Division JIU United Nations Joint Inspection Unit
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KQ Kenya Airways
LPA Lagos Plan of Action
MAP Millennium Partnership for African Recovery Programme MDGs United Nations Millennium Development Goals MOU Memorandum of understanding
MRCOSUR South American Common Market MTNS Multinational trade negotiations
MULPOC Multinational Programming and Operational Centre NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
NAI New African Initiative
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NEPAD New Partnership for Africa’s Development
NHSCP United Nations National Household Survey Capability Programme NICI National Information and Communication Infrastructure
NSO National Statistical Office
OATUU Organization of African Trade Union Unity OAU Organization of African Unity
ODA Official Development Assistance
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OSAGI Office of the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women PAC Pan-African Congress
PADIS Pan African Development Information System PALOP Portuguese-speaking African Countries PANA Pan African News Agency
PANAFCON Pan-African Implementation and Partnership Conference PANAFTEL Pan-African Telecommunications Networks
PAPU Pan African Postal Union
PATU Pan African Telecommunications Union PHC Population and Housing Censuses
PICTA Partnership on Information and Communication Technologies for Africa PMAESA Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa
PMANA Port Management Association of North Africa
PMAWCA Port Management Association of West and Central Africa PPP Public-private partnerships
PRS Poverty reduction strategies PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper PRSP-LG African Learning Group
PTA Preferential Trade Area of East and Southern Africa
RASCOM Regional African Satellite Communication Organization Regional Centre for RCSSMRS Services in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing
RBO River Basin Organization
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RCM Regional Consultation Meeting
RCMRD Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development RECS Regional Economic Communities
RECTAS Regional Centre for Training in Aerospace Surveys RRSF Reference Regional Strategic Framework
SACU Southern African Customs Union SAP Structural Adjustment Programme SDRA Sustainable Development Report on Africa SEAMIC Southern and Eastern African Mineral Centre SME Small- and medium-scale enterprises
SNA System of National Accounts SRDC Subregional Development Centre SRO ECA Subregional Office
SRO-CA Subregional Office for Central Africa SSA Sub-Saharan Africa
SSATP Sub-Saharan African Transport Policy Programme Statbase Regional statistical database
StatCom-Africa Statistical Commission for Africa STPA Statistical Training Programme for Africa TAFWE Task Force on Women in ECA
TAH Trans-African Highway
TICAD Tokyo International Conference on African Development UAR Union of African Railways
UEMOA West African Economic and Monetary Union UN- SIA UN System-wide Special Initiative on Africa
UNAFRI United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS
UNCC United Nations Conference Centre UNCN United Nations Council for Namibia
UNCT United Nations Centre for Transnational Corporations UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTs UN Country Teams
UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework
UNDATs United Nations Multinational Inter disciplinary Development Advisory Teams UN-DESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
UNDG United Nations Development Group UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNECA United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
UNGA UN General Assembly
UNGASS United Nations General Assembly Special Session
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UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women UNIN United Nations Institute for Namibia
UN-NADAF United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s
UNPAAERD United Nations Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery and Development UNSG United Nations Secretary-General
UNSIA UN System-wide Special Initiative for Africa
UNTACDA United Nations Transport and Communications Decade in Africa UNTAG United Nations Transition Assistance Group
UNTCD United Nations Transnational Corporations Division
UNU/WIDER World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University UPU Universal Postal Union
USAID United States Agency for International Development USGS United States Geological Surveys
V-SAT Very Small Aperture Terminal WACH West African Clearing House WAD Women and Development WARDA Africa Rice Centre
WDI World Development Indicators WIP Work-in-Progress papers
WSIS World Summit on the Information Society WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development WTO World Trade Organization
WWF World Water Forum