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Page Aim This feature brings together the many abbreviations used in both sustainability and community work. Outline Contents Arranged alphabetically.
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Topic Updates The following abbreviations are recent additions to those listed in the document store’s pdf file.
AWG-LCA Ad hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action BSN Big Society Network BURA British Urban Regeneration Association – BURA’s work is now being undertaken by UKR (see below) CTBTO UN Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation DESA UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs DGACM UN Department of General Assembly and Conference Management DPA UN Department of Political Affairs DPI UN Department of Public Information DPKO UN Department of Peacekeeping Operation ECA UN Economic Commission for Africa ECE UN Economic Commission for Europe ECE United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ECLAC UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean EOSG UN Executive Office of the Secretary-General ESC UN Economic and Social Council ESCAP UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ESRC The Economic and Social Research Council FAO UN Food and Agriculture Organisation FIT Feed In Tariff GCHRCIP Global Compact Human Rights Council Inter-Parliamentary Union IAEA UN International Atomic Energy Agency ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation ICJ International Court of Justice IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development ILO International Labour Organisation IMO International Maritime Organisation ITC International Trade Centre ITU International Telecommunication Union LEP Local Enterprise Partnerships OCHA UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs OHCHR UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights SBI UN Subsidiary Body for Implementation SBSTA UN Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice UKR UK Regeneration. UKR undertakes work formerly the responsibility of BURA (see above) although UKR caters for individuals rather than organisations. UNCCD UN Convention to Combat Desertification UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDC United Nations Disarmament Commission UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNGA UN General Assembly UN-HABITAT United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDR United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women UN-NGLS UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service UNODA United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs UNODC United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNU United Nations University UNV United Nations Volunteers UNWTO UN World Tourism Organisation WHO World Health Organisation WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation WMO World Meteorological Organisation
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