| ACC |
UN Administrative Committee on Coordination (now United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, CEB) |
| CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CIOMS |
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences |
| CLADEM |
Committee for the Defense of the Rights of Women in Latin American and the Carribeans |
| CONGO |
Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Status with the UN |
| CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
| CSO |
Civil Society Organisation |
| CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
| DAW |
Division for the Advancement of Women |
| DPKO |
Department of Peace Keeping Operations |
| EC |
European Commission |
| EU |
European Union |
| ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FGM |
Female genital mutilation |
| GA |
UN General Assembly |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| GCWD |
Global Coalition World Democracy 2010 |
| ICC |
International Criminal Court or International Chamber of Commerce |
| ICPD |
International Conference on Population and Development , Cairo |
| ICTY |
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yougoslavia |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IGO |
Intergovernmental organization |
| ILO |
International Labor Organization |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IMO |
International Maritime Organization |
| INSTRAW |
UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women |
| IPPF |
International Planned Parenthood Federation |
| ITU |
International Telecommunication Union |
| IUSSP |
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population |
| LDC |
Least Developed Countries |
| LGBT |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender |
| LWF |
Learning without frontiers (UNESCO) |
| MDG |
Millennium Development Goals |
| MOST |
Management of Social Transformation Programme (UNESCO) |
| MPAN |
Millenium People’s Assembly Network |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| SG |
UN Secretary General |
| STD |
Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNAIDS |
UN Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNCTAD |
UN Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDAF |
UN Development Assistance Framework |
| UNDP |
UN Development Programme |
| UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
| UNDPA |
UN Department of Political Affairs |
| UNESCO |
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNFIP |
UN Fund for International Partnerships |
| UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
| UNGASS |
United Nations General Assembly Special Session |
| UNHCHR |
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| UNHCR |
UN High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
UN Children’s Fund |
| UNIDO |
UN Industrial Development Organization |
| UNIFEM |
UN Women’s Fund |
| WACLAC |
World Association of Cities and Local Authorities Coordination |
| WB |
World Bank |
| WCPN |
World Citizen Party Network |
| WEDO |
Women’s Environment and Development Organization |
| WFP |
World Food Programme |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
| WOCSOC |
World Civil Society Conference |
| WPAY |
World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization |
