| ASEAN |
Association of South-East Asian Nations |
| Bretton Woods |
refers collectively to the Washington-based UN-related financial institutions, including IBRD and IMF |
| IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| CTBT |
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
| C.I.S. |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
| DFAIT |
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada) |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
| ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council |
| EU |
European Union |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
| G7 |
The Group of 7 (industrialized countries) |
| G77 |
The Group of 77 (developing countries) |
| GA |
General Assembly |
| GATT |
General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs |
| ICJ |
International Court of Justice |
| ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
| IFOR |
Implementation Force (for Dayton Agreements) |
| NAM |
Non-Aligned Movement |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organization
|
| NORDICS |
Denmark, Finland,
Norway and Sweden |
| NPT |
Non-Proliferation Treaty |
| OAS |
Organization of American States |
| OAU |
Organization of African Unity |
| OECD (DAC) |
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (Development Assistance Committee) |
| OSCE |
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe |
| SG |
Secretary-General |
|
UNCED
|
UN Conference on the Environment and Development (populary known as the Earth Summit) |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP |
UN Environment Program |
| UNFPA |
UN Population Fun |
| UNHCR |
UN High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
UN Children's Fund |
| UNCTAD |
UN Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNPROFOR |
UN Protection Force (Yugoslavia) |
| WTO |
World Trade Organization
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