AfDB

African Development Bank

AOS

administration and operational services

AP

Asia and the Pacific

APDF

Africa Project Development Facility

AsDB

Asian Development Bank

CABEI

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

CARERE

Cambodia Resettlement and Reintegration Programme

CDR

Council for Development and Reconstruction

CTA

chief technical adviser

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

ESCAP

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

ESRDF

Ethiopian Social Rehabilitation and Development Fund

EU

European Union

FMLN

Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional

FOA

field office administration

GCCC

government cash counterpart contribution

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GNP

gross national product

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICM

income and cash management

IDB

Inter-American Development Bank

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFI

international financial organization

IGADD

International Authority for Drought and Development

IPF

indicative planning figure

ITU

International Telecommunication Union

JICA

Japanese International Cooperation Agency

JPO

Junior Programme Officer

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

LDC

least developed country

LIFE

Local Initiative Facility for Urban Development

MDP

Management Development Programme

METC

Management of Economic and Technical Change

MSA

management service agreement

NEX

national execution

NGO

non-governmental organization

NORAD

Norwegian Agency for International Development

ODA

official development assistance

OESP

Office of Evaluation and Strategic Planning

PDF

Project Development Facility

PFMS

project financial management system

PMS

Programme Management Secretariat

PPF

project preparation facility

PPM

Programme and Projects Manual

PRODERE

Development Programme for Displaced Persons, Refugees and Returnees

PTA

preferential trade area

RBA

Regional Bureau for Africa

RBAP

Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific

RBAS

Regional Bureau for Arab States

RBEC

Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

RBLAC

Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean

SHD

sustainable human development

SIDA

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

SPR

Special Programme Resources

TCDC

technical cooperation among developing countries

TRAC

Target for Resource Assignment from the Core

TSS

technical support services

UNCDF

United Nations Capital Development Fund

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDCP

United Nations International Drug Control Programme

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFSTD

United Nations Fund for Science and Technology for Development

UNIFEM

United Nations Development Fund for Women

UNOHAC

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance

UNOPS

United Nations Office for Project Services

UNSO

United Nations Office to Combat Desertification and Drought

UNV

United Nations Volunteers

USAID

United Nations Agency for International Development

VAT

value-added tax

WID

women in development

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization