ABEDA | Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa |
ACC | Arab Cooperation Council |
ACCT | Agency for the French-Speaking Community |
ACP GROUP | African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States |
AFDB | African Development Bank |
AFESD | Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development |
AMF | Arab Monetary Fund |
AMU | Arab Maghreb Union |
ANZUS | Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty |
APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
ARABSAT | Arab Satellite Communications Organization |
ARF | ASEAN Regional Forum |
ASDB | Asian Development Bank |
ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
AU | African Union |
BCIE | Central American Bank for Economic Integration |
BDEAC | Central African States Development Bank |
BGN | United States Board on Geographic Names |
BIODIVERSITY | Convention on Biological Diversity |
BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
BSEC | Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone |
CACM | Central American Common Market |
CAEU | Council of Arab Economic Unity |
CAN | Andean Community of Nations |
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 |
CEI | Central European Initiative |
CEMA | Council for Mutual Economic Assistance |
CEMAC | Monetary and Economic Community of Central Africa |
CEPGL | Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries |
CEPT | Conference Europeenne des Postes et Telecommunications |
CERN | European Organization for Nuclear Research |
CIS | Commonwealth of Independent States |
COCOM | Coordinating Committee on Export Controls |
COMESA | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
COMSAT | Communications Satellite Corporation |
DIA | United States Defense Intelligence Agency |
EADB | East African Development Bank |
EAPC | Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council |
EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
EC | European Community |
ECA | Economic Commission for Africa |
ECE | Economic Commission for Europe |
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 |
ECS | European Coal and Steel Community |
EEC | European Economic Community |
EEZ | exclusive economic zone |
EFTA | European Free Trade Association |
EIB | European Investment Bank |
EMU | Economic and Monetary Union |
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 |
EUTELSAT | European Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
FZ | Franc Zone |
GATT | General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
IADB | Inter-American Development Bank |
IAEA | International Atomic Energy Agency |
IANA | Internet Assigned Numbers Authority |
IBEC | International Bank for Economic Cooperation |
IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) |
ICAO | International Civil Aviation Organization |
ICC | International Chamber of Commerce or Inuit Circumpolar Conference |
ICCT | International Criminal Court |
ICFTU | International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
ICJ | International Court of Justice (World Court) |
ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
ICRM | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement |
ICSID | International Center for Secretariat of Investment Disputes |
ICTR | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda |
ICTY | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |
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 |
IGAD | Inter-Governmental Authority on Development |
IGADD | Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development |
IHO | International Hydrographic Organization |
IIB | International Investment Bank |
ILO | International Labor Organization |
IMF | International Monetary Fund |
IMO | International Maritime Organization |
INMARSAT | International Maritime Satellite Organization |
INOC | Indian Ocean Commission |
INSTRAW | International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women |
INTELSAT | International Telecommunications Satellite Organization |
INTERPOL | International Criminal Police Organization |
INTERSPUTNIK | International Organization of Space Communications |
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 |
MERCOSUR | Southern Cone Common Market |
MICAH | International Civilian Support Mission in Haiti |
MIGA | Multilateral Investment Geographic Agency |
MINURSO | United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara |
MONUC | United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
NAM | Nonaligned Movement |
NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
NC | Nordic Council |
NEA | Nuclear Energy Agency |
NGA | National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |
NIB | Nordic Investment Bank |
NIC | newly industrializing country |
NIE | newly industrializing economy |
NIS | new independent states |
NSG | Nuclear Suppliers Group |
OAPEC | Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
OECS | Organization of Eastern Caribbean States |
OIC | Organization of the Islamic Conference |
OMPI | World Intellectual Property Organization |
OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
OSCE | Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe |
PIF | Pacific Islands Forum |
RG | Rio Group |
SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
SACU | Southern African Customs Union |
SADC | Southern African Development Community |
SCO | Shanghai Cooperative Organization |
SFRY | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
SPARTECA | South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement |
SPC | South Pacific Commission |
SPF | South Pacific Forum |
TAT | Trans-Atlantic Telephone |
UAE | United Arab Emirates |
UDEAC | Central African Customs and Economic Union |
UN | United Nations |
UNCLOS | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, also known as LOS |
UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
UNDCP | United Nations Drug Control Program |
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 Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus |
UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNHCRHR | United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
UNICEP | United Nations International Comparison Program |
UNICRI | United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute |
UNIDIR | United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research |
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 |
UNMEE | United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea |
UNMIBH | United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
UNMIK | United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo |
UNMIL | United Nations Mission in Liberia |
UNMISET | United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor |
UNMOGIP | United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan |
UNMOP | United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka |
UNMOT | United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan |
UNMOVIC | United Nations Monitoring, Verification, and Inspection Commission |
UNOMIG | United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia |
UNOPS | United Nations Office of Project Services |
UNRISD | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
UNSC | United Nations Security Council |
UNSSC | United Nations System Staff College |
UNTAET | United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor |
UNTSO | United Nations Truce Supervision Organization |
UNU | United Nations University |
UPU | Universal Postal Union |
WADB | West African Development Bank |
WAEMU | West African Economic and Monetary Union |
WCL | World Confederation of Labor |
WCO | World Customs Organization |
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 |
WTOO | World Tourism Organization |
WTRO | World Trade Organization |