Acronyms and Abbreviations
- ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- AU African Union
- BCPR Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (UNDP)
- CADRI Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction Initiative
- CAP Consolidated Appeals Process
- CAR Central African Republic
- CERF Central Emergency Response Fund
- CHF Common Humanitarian Fund
- CMCOORD Civil–Military Coordination
- CRD Coordination and Response Division (OCHA)
- CWGER Cluster Working Group on Early Recovery
- DOCO Development Operations Coordination Office
- DPKO Department of Peacekeeping Operations (United Nations)
- DPSS Displacement and Protection Support Section (OCHA)
- DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ECHA Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs
- ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (United Nations)
- ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
- ERF Emergency Response Fund
- ERCC Emergency Relief Coordination Centre
- ERR Emergency Response Roster
- ESB Emergency Services Branch (OCHA)
- EU European Union
- EUFOR European Union Force
- FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan)
- GenCap Gender Standby Capacity Project
- GHP Global Humanitarian Platform
- GHDIG Good Humanitarian Donorship Implementation Group
- HAP Humanitarian Action Plan
- HC Humanitarian Coordinator
- HCT Humanitarian Country Team
- HCPT Humanitarian Community Partnership Team
- HCSP Humanitarian Coordination Strengthening Project
- HDPT Humanitarian and Development Partnership Team (Central African Republic)
- HFA Hyogo Framework for Action
- HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- HoO Head of Office
- HRF Humanitarian Response Fund
- HRSU Humanitarian Reform Support Unit (OCHA)
- IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee
- IDP Internally Displaced Person
- IHL International Humanitarian Law
- IM Information Management
- INSARAG International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
- IRIN Integrated Regional Information Networks
- ISDR International Strategy for Disaster Reduction
- MIMU Myanmar Information Management Unit
- NDRA National Disaster Response Adviser
- NWFP North West Frontier Province (Pakistan)
- OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (United Nations)
- PDRP Peace, Recovery and Development Plan
- PDSB Policy Development and Studies Branch (OCHA)
- POC Protection of Civilians Section
- ProCap Protection Standby Capacity Project
- PoNREPP Post-Nargis Recovery and Preparation Plan
- PRT Provincial Reconstruction Team
- PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
- RC Resident Coordinator
- RC/RCM Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement
- RDRA Regional Disaster Response Adviser
- RHPT Regional Humanitarian Partnership Team
- RIASCO Regional Inter-Agency Support Coordination Office
- 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)
- RSET Rough Severity Estimation Tool
- ToR Terms of Reference
- TCG Tripartite Core Group
- UNDAC United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination
- UNDAF United Nations Development Assistance Framework
- UNDG United Nations Development Group
- UNDP United Nations Development Programme
- UNETT United Nations Emergency Technical Team
- UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- UNMEE United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
- UNAMID African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- UNMIN United Nations Mission in Nepal
- WFP World Food Programme
- WHO World Health Organization