Appendix B: Abbreviations for International Organizations and Groups

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

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 -- 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

DC -- developed country

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

FAO -- Food and Agriculture Organization

FLS -- Front Line States

FZ -- Franc Zone

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

Habitat -- Commission on Human Settlements

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PCA -- Permanent Court of Arbitration

RG -- Rio Group

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

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

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

UNMOGIP-- United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan

UNOMIG -- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia

UNOMOZ -- United Nations Operation in Mozambique

UNOMUR -- United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda

UNOSOM -- United Nations Operation in Somalia

UNPROFOR-- United Nations Protection Force

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

UPU -- Universal Postal Union

USSR/EE-- USSR/Eastern Europe

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 -- World Tourism Organization

ZC -- Zangger Committee

Note: Not all international organizations and groups have abbreviations