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This feature brings together the many abbreviations used in both sustainability and community work.
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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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