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USA — United States of America
UK — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
MOU — Memorandum of Understanding (an MOU between Food & Drug Administratin and a regulatory agency in another country allows mutual recognition of inspections)
WHO — World Health Organization
UNESCO — United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
EU — European Union (1994; formerly referred to as the EEC or EC)
UNICEF — United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
TNCS — Transnational Corporations
OECD — Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
GDP — Gross Domestic Product
EXCOM — Executive Committee
ADB — Asian Development Bank
ACLU — American Civil Liberties Union
DDR — Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Programme
IMF — International Monetary Fund
CIS — Commonwealth of Independent States
IARLJ — International Association of Refugee Law Judges
BO — Branch Office
NATO — North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
EC — European Commission
FAO — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
UN — United Narions
UNEP — United Nations Environment Program
IMO — International Maritime Organization
CNN — Cable News Network's
DPKO — Department of Peacekeeping Operations
UNRWA — United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
SOPS — Standard Operating Procedures
MNCS — Multi-national corporations
GA — General Assembly
SGBV — Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
BBC — British Broadcasting Corporation
AOR — Area of Responsibility. The assigned area to any given unit.
RO — Regional Office
CRC — Committee on the Rights of the Child
TOC — Table of Contents
ROE — Rules of Engagement. The rules given to every service member on when to engage targets. Changes dependent upon the situation.
ECOSOC — Economic and Social Council of the United Nations
HDI — Human Development Index (UNDP yardstick of human welfare)
CO — Commanding officer
ICC — International Criminal Court
CERD — Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
SC — Security Council
EW — Electronic Warfare
CHR — Commission on Human Rights
WTO — World Trade Organisation
UNFPA — United Nations Fund for Population Activities (see www.unfpa.org)
TF — Task Force
HIV/AIDS — Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
VOLREP — Voluntary Repatriation