| ADRC |
Asian Disaster Reduction Center |
IAET |
Inter-Agency Emergency Telecommunications
|
| ADRRN |
Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network |
IAHCC |
Inter-Agency Humanitarian Coordination Committee |
| AERC |
Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator |
IASC |
Inter-Agency Standing Committee |
| AGEE |
International Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies |
IATFDR |
Inter-Agency Task Force on Disaster Reduction |
| AIMB |
Advocacy and Information Management Branch |
ICC |
International Criminal Court |
| ALNAP |
Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance of the ODI |
ICP |
International Conference Process |
| AMIS |
African Union Mission in Sudan |
ICRC |
International Committee for the Red Cross |
| APHP |
Asia-Pacific Humanitarian Partnership
|
ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
| AU |
African Union |
IDD |
Internal Displacement Division |
| ATCEHI |
Advanced Training on Coordination and Emerging Humanitarian Issues |
IDP |
Internally Displaced Persons
|
| Austcare |
Australia Care |
IFRC |
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
| BCPR |
Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery |
IHL |
International Humanitarian Law |
| BCRF |
Budgetary Cash Reserve Fund |
IHP |
International Humanitarian Partnership |
| CAP |
Consolidated Appeals Process
|
IM |
Information Management |
| CAR |
Central African Republic |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| CDERA |
Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency |
IMR |
Integrated Management Resources
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| CENTCOM |
Coalition Central Command |
IMT |
Integrated Missions and Transition |
| CEPREDENAC |
Coordination of Natural Disaster Prevention in Central America |
IMU |
Information Management Unit |
| CERF |
Central Emergency Revolving Fund |
INGO |
International Non-Governmental Organisation |
| CERF |
Central Emergency Response Fund |
INSARAG |
International Search and Rescue Advisory Group |
| CHAP |
Common Humanitarian Action Plan |
IRIN |
Integrated Regional Information Networks |
| CM Coord |
Civil-Military Coordination
|
IRP |
International Recovery Platform |
| CMCS |
Civil-Military Coordination Section |
ISDR |
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
| CORE-SYS |
Country Recovery Information System (CORE-SYS) |
JEERP |
Joint Environmental Emergency Response Plan |
| CPA |
Comprehensive Peace Agreement |
JPT |
Joint Planning Team |
| CPAA |
Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Accra |
LAC |
Latin America and the Caribbean |
| CPN/M |
Communist Party of Nepal/Maoists |
LRA |
Lord's Resistance Army ( Uganda ) |
| CRD |
Coordination Response Division |
M&E |
Monitoring and Evaluation
|
| CRDMC |
Central Register of Disaster Management Capacities |
MCDA |
Military and Civil Defence Assets |
| DA |
Dynamic Atlas |
MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
| DCG |
Development Coordination Group |
MINUSTAH |
United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti |
| DDRP |
Disarmament Demobilisation and Reintegration Programme |
MONUC |
United Nations Organisation Mission in the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo |
| DERC |
Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator |
MOSS |
Minimum Operating Security Standards |
| DFID |
Department for International Development, (UK ) |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| DHC |
Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator |
MS |
Member States |
| DHP |
Darfur Humanitarian Profile |
NAF |
Needs Assessment Framework |
| DHS |
Demographic and Health Survey |
NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| DMC |
Disaster Management Capacities |
NDMP |
National Disaster Management Plan |
| DMP |
Disaster Management Plan |
NEMC |
National Emergency Management Centre |
| DMS
|
Disaster Management Strategy |
NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
| DMT |
Disaster Management Team |
NRC |
Norwegian Refugee Council |
| DPA |
Department of Political Affairs |
NSDR |
National Secretariat for Disaster Reduction |
| DPKO |
Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
OCHA/CR |
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Central Register
|
| DPRK |
Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
ODI |
Overseas Development Institute |
| DRC |
Danish Refugee Council |
ODSG |
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Donor Support Group |
| DRM |
Disaster and Risk Management |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| DRPC |
Disaster Response Preparedness and Coordination |
OECD/DAC |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development/ Development Assistance Committee |
| ECHA |
Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs
|
OFDA |
United States Office for Foreign Disaster Assistance |
| ECHO |
Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission |
OHCHR |
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council
|
OHRM |
Office of Human Resources Management |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
OIOS |
Office for Internal Oversight Services |
| ECPS |
Executive Committee on Peace and Security |
ONUB |
United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in Burundi |
| EEP |
Environmental Emergencies Partnership |
|
PBC Peace Building Commission
|
| EFCT |
Emergency Field Coordination Training |
PBSOS |
Peace Building Support Office in the Secretariat |
| ELN |
National Liberation Army ( Columbia ) |
RB |
Regular Budget |
| ELRF |
Emergency Logistics Response Facility |
RC |
Resident Coordinator |
| EMERCOM |
Russian Ministry of Emergencies |
RC/HC |
Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator |
| EPRT |
Emergency Preparedness and Response Training |
RDRA |
Regional Disaster Response Advisor |
| ERC |
Emergency Relief Coordinator |
ROTA |
Recovery-Oriented Transitional Assistance |
| ERR |
Emergency Response Roster |
RRF |
Rapid Response Fund |
| ERTF |
Emergency Response Task Force |
RSERG |
Register of Stockpiles of Emergency Relief Goods |
| ESB |
Emergency Services Branch |
RSG |
Office of the Representative of the Secretary General |
| EU |
European Union |
SAHIMS |
Southern Africa Humanitarian Information Management Network
|
| EUMS |
European Union Military Staff |
SART |
Search and Rescue Team
|
| EWS |
Early Warning System |
SC |
Security Council |
| FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation |
SE |
Special Envoy |
| FARC |
Revolutionary Armed Forces ( Colombia ) |
SG |
Secretary General |
| FAS |
Field Accounting System |
SIDA |
Swedish International Development Agency |
| FiDMS |
Field Document Management System |
SMT |
Security Management Team |
| FCRF |
Field Coordination Reserve Fund |
SMT |
Senior Management Team |
| FIMS |
Field Information Management Strategy
|
SOP |
Standard Operating Procedure |
| FIO |
Field Information Officer |
SRA |
Senior Recovery Advisor |
| FN |
Forces Nouvelles (Côte d'Ivoire) |
SRCC |
Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission |
| FNL |
Front National de Libération (Burundi) |
TCPTRDMRO |
Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations
|
| FSAU |
Food Security Analysis Unit |
TS |
Transitional Strategy
|
| FSS |
Field Support Section |
TWG |
Technical Working Group |
| FTS |
Financial Tracking Service |
UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
| G 8 |
Group of 8 Countries
|
UK |
United Kingdom |
| G-77 |
Group of 77 Countries |
UNCMCoord |
United Nations Civil-Military Coordination |
| GBRR |
Government's Bureau for Recovery and Reconstruction |
UNCT |
United Nations Country Team
|
| GHD |
Good Humanitarian Donorship |
UNDAC |
United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination |
| GHDIG |
Good Humanitarian Donorship Implementation Group |
UNDAF |
United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
| GIS |
Geographical Information System |
UNDMT |
United Nations Disaster Management Team |
| GIST |
Geographic Information Support Team |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| GPPAC |
Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict |
UNDRO |
United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator |
| GPID |
Guiding Principles on Internal Displacemen t |
UNDSS |
United Nations Department of Safety and Security |
| HAC |
Humanitarian Affairs Commission |
UNEG |
United Nations Evaluation Group |
| HAC |
Humanitarian Area Coordinator |
UNEP |
United Nations Environmental Programme |
| HAO |
Humanitarian Affairs Officer |
UNER |
United Nations Emergency Roster
|
| HAP |
Humanitarian Action Plan |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commission for Refugees
|
| HC |
Humanitarian Coordinator |
UNJLC |
United Nations Joint Logistics Center |
| HCC |
Humanitarian Communication Centre |
UNHRD |
United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot |
| HCS |
Humanitarian Common Service |
UNIHAG |
United Nations Inter-agency Humanitarian Advocacy Group |
| HDCS |
Humanitarian and Development Coordination Section |
UNMIS |
United Nations Mission in Sudan |
| HFA |
Hyogo Framework for Action |
UNORC |
Office of the United Nations Recovery Coordinator
|
| HFDRR |
Hyogo Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction |
UNTS |
United Nations Transitional Strategy |
| HIC |
Humanitarian Information Centre |
UNV |
United Nations Volunteer |
| HIMN |
Humanitarian Information Management Network |
USG |
Under-Secretary-General |
| HIN |
Humanitarian Information Network |
USRT |
Urban Search and Rescue Team |
| HIV/AIDS |
Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome |
|
VAC Vulnerability Assessment Committee
|
| HLPR |
Housing Land and Property Rights |
VOSOCC |
Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Center |
| HLWG |
Humanitarian Liaison Working Group |
WB |
World Bank |
| HOC |
Humanitarians Operations Centre |
WCDR |
World Conference on Disaster Reduction |
| HPD |
Humanitarian Programming Document |
WEF |
World Economic Forum |
| HRF |
Humanitarian Response Funds |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
| HRR |
Humanitarian Response Review |
WWW |
Who Does What Where |
| HSTF |
Human Security Trust Fund |
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