ANNEXEs
| ACE | Assessment and Classification of Emergencies (OCHA) |
| AGEE | Advisory Group on Environmental Emergencies |
| AIMB | Advocacy and Information Management Branch (OCHA) |
| APIS | Advocacy and Public Information Section (OCHA) |
| AU | African Union |
| BCPR | Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (UNDP) |
| BCRF | Budgetary Cash Reserve Fund (OCHA) |
| CADRI | Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction Initiative |
| CAP | Consolidated Appeals Process |
| CAR | Central African Republic |
| CCHA | Consultative Committee for Humanitarian Assistance (Sri Lanka) |
| CERF | Central Emergency Response Fund |
| CHF | Common Humanitarian Fund |
| CMCS | Civil–Military Coordination Section (OCHA) |
| CPA | Comprehensive Peace Agreement (Nepal) |
| CPN | Communist Party of Nepal |
| CRD | Coordination and Response Division (OCHA) |
| DERS | Donor and External Relations Section (OCHA) |
| DPA | Department of Political Affairs (United Nations) |
| DPKO | Department of Peacekeeping Operations (United Nations) |
| DPSS | Displacement and Protection Support Section (OCHA) |
| DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| DVPS | Disaster and Vulnerability Policy Section (OCHA) |
| ECHA | Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs |
| ECOSOC | Economic and Social Council (United Nations) |
| EES | Environmental Emergencies Section (OCHA) |
| EPR | Emergency Preparedness Response |
| EPS | Emergency Preparedness Section (OCHA) |
| ERF | Emergency Response Fund |
| ERSMB | External Relations and Support Mobilization Branch (OCHA) |
| ESB | Emergency Services Branch (OCHA) |
| ESS | Evaluation and Studies Section (OCHA) |
| ETC | Emergency Telecommunications Cluster |
| EU | European Union |
| EWCPS | Early Warning and Contingency Planning Section (OCHA) |
| FCSS | Field Coordination Support Section (OCHA) |
| FIS | Field Information Support (OCHA) |
| FTS | Financial Tracking Service |
| GAT | Gender Advisory Team (OCHA) |
| GCMS | Geographical Coordination and Monitoring Section (OCHA) |
| GDACS | Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System |
| GenCap | Gender Standby Capacity |
| GHP | Global Humanitarian Platform |
| GIS | geographic information system |
| GIST | Geographic Information Support Team |
| GMP | Guidance Management Project (OCHA) |
| HAU | Humanitarian Affairs Unit (United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan) |
| HC | Humanitarian Coordinator |
| HCPT | Humanitarian Community Partnership Team |
| HDPT | Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team (Central African Republic) |
| HFA | Hyogo Framework for Action |
| HIC | Humanitarian Information Centre |
| HIV/AIDS | Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| HRF | Humanitarian Response Fund |
| HRSU | Humanitarian Reform Support Unit (OCHA) |
| IAS | Information Analysis Section (OCHA) |
| IASC | Inter-Agency Standing Committee |
| ICT | information and communications technology |
| IDP | internally displaced person |
| IGSS | Intergovernmental Support Section (OCHA) |
| INSARAG | International Search and Rescue Advisory Group |
| IPC | Integrated Food Security and Humanitarian Phase Classification |
| IRA | Initial Rapid Assessment |
| IRIN | Integrated Regional Information Networks |
| ISDR | International Strategy for Disaster Reduction |
| ITS | Information Technology Section (OCHA) |
| LRA | Lord’s Resistance Army (Uganda) |
| LSU | Logistics Support Unit (OCHA) |
| LTTE | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Sri Lanka) |
| MCDA | Military and Civil Defence Assets |
| MONUC | United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| NAF | Needs Analysis Framework |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NDRA | National Disaster Response Adviser |
| ODSG | OCHA Donor Support Group |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OPA | Ouagadougou Political Agreement (Côte d’Ivoire) |
| OSCE | Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe |
| PDSB | Policy Development and Studies Branch (OCHA) |
| PFRG | Programme Funding Review Group (OCHA) |
| PIC | Pandemic Influenza Contingency (United Nations) |
| POCS | Protection of Civilians Section (OCHA) |
| PPAS | Policy Planning and Analysis Section (OCHA) |
| ProCap | Protection Standby Capacity |
| PRSP | Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| PSNP | Productive Safety Net Programme |
| RC | Resident Coordinator |
| RC/HC | Resident Coordinator and/or Humanitarian Coordinator |
| RDRA | Regional Disaster Response Adviser |
| REDLAC | Regional Risk, Emergency and Disaster Task Force |
| RHPT | Regional Humanitarian Partnership Team |
| ROAP | Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (OCHA) |
| ROCEA | Regional Office for Central and East Africa (OCHA) |
| ROLAC | Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (OCHA) |
| ROSA | Regional Office for Southern Africa (OCHA) |
| ROWA | Regional Office for West Africa (OCHA) |
| RSS | really simple syndication |
| SARS | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SCS | Surge Capacity Section (OCHA) |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UN-CMCoord | United Nations Civil–Military Coordination |
| UNDAC | United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination |
| UNDAF | United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
| UNDMT | United Nations Disaster Management Team |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNETE | United Nations Emergency Technical Team |
| UNGIWG | United Nations Geographic Information Working Group |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNHRD | United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot |
| UNJLC | United Nations Joint Logistics Centre |
| UNMIN | United Nations Mission in Nepal |
| UNMIT | United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste |
| VOSOCC | Virtual On-Site Operations Coordination Centre |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WGET | Working Group on Emergency Telecommunications |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WMO | World Meteorological Organization |