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

List of Abbreviations

                      LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS



DAC            Development Assistance Committee

FP             Family planning

GDP            Gross domestic product

IEC            Information, education and communication

NAS            U.S. National Academy of Sciences

NRR            Net reproduction rate

MCH            Maternal and child health

NDC            Newly developing country

NGO            Non-governmental organization

OECD           Organization for Economic Cooperation and

                Development

PQLI           Physical Quality of Life Index

TFR            Total fertility rate

UNCED          United Nations Conference on Environment and

                Development

UNCTAD         United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP           United Nations Development Programme

UNFPA          United Nations Population Fund