UNITED NATIONS POPULATION INFORMATION NETWORK (POPIN) UN Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)

Key to Acronyms

Key to Acronyms



ACC              Administrative Committee on Coordination



CONGO      Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in

                  Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and

                  Social Council



DESD      United Nations Department of Economic and Social 

                    Development



ECA       Economic Commission for Africa



ECE       Economic Commission for Europe



ECLAC     Economic Commission for Latin America and the

                    Caribbean

ECOSOC    United Nations Economic and Social Council



ESCAP     Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific



ESCWA     Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia



FAO       Food and Agricultural Organization of the United

                    Nations



Habitat        United Nations Centre for Human Settlements



ICPD          International Conference on Population and

                      Development, 1994



IFAD              International Fund for Agricultural Development



IGO                Intergovernmental Organization



ILO                 International Labour Organisation



NGO                Non-governmental Organization



UNCED            United Nations Conference on Environment and

                       Development



UNEP          United Nations Environment Programme



UNESCO         United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural 

                      Organization



UNFPA         United Nations Population Fund



UNHCR         United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees



UNICEF        United Nations Children's Fund



UNOV           United Nations Office at Vienna



WFP             World Food Programme



WHO             World Health Organization