UN Focus

Sustainable Development Goals 

Human Rights

Peace & Security

Responding to Crisis & Conflict

Mobilizing Climate Action

Making the Case for Multilateral Cooperation and UN Reform

List of acronyms

  • ACUNS – Academic Council on the United Nations System   
  • ARFSD – Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development   
  • CCPCJ – Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice   
  • CDP – Committee for Development Policy   
  • CEPA – Committee of Experts on Public Administration   
  • CND – Commission on Narcotic Drugs   
  • COSP – Conference of States Parties   
  • CPD – Commission on Population and Development   
  • CSW – Commission on the Status of Women   
  • CSTD – Commission on Science and Technology for Development   
  • DESA – Department of Economic and Social Affairs   
  • DGC – Department of Global Communications   
  • DPIDG – Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government (UN DESA)   
  • DPPA – Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs   
  • DPO – Department of Peace Operations   
  • ECOSOC – Economic and Social Council   
  • ECA – Economic Commission for Africa   
  • ECLAC – Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean   
  • ESCAP – Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific   
  • ESCWA – Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia   
  • EWCM – Early Warning Connectivity Map   
  • FfD – Financing for Development   
  • HLPF – High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development   
  • IOM – International Organization for Migration   
  • ITU – International Telecommunication Union   
  • ITU-D – ITU Telecommunication Development Sector   
  • ITU-R – ITU Radiocommunication Sector   
  • NERPS – Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability   
  • ODA – Office for Disarmament Affairs   
  • OCHA – Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs   
  • OHCHR – Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights   
  • PP – Plenipotentiary Conference (International Telecommunication Union)   
  • SDGs – Sustainable Development Goals   
  • STI – Science, Technology and Innovation   
  • UN – United Nations   
  • UNAI – United Nations Academic Impact   
  • UNAIDS – Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS   
  • UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development   
  • UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme   
  • UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization   
  • UNFPA – United Nations Population Fund   
  • UN-Habitat – United Nations Human Settlements Programme   
  • UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   
  • UNHQ – United Nations Headquarters   
  • UN-IATT – United Nations Inter-Agency Task Team on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs   
  • UNMAS – United Nations Mine Action Service   
  • UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime   
  • UNPFII – United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues   
  • UNU – United Nations University   
  • UNU-INWEH – United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health   
  • UN-Water – United Nations Inter-Agency Coordination Mechanism for Water and Sanitation   
  • UN Women – United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women   
  • WMO – World Meteorological Organization   
  • WHO – World Health Organization   
  • WTPF – World Telecommunication/ICT Policy Forum