ABEDA: Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
ACC: Arab Cooperation Council
ACCT: Agence de Cooperation Culturelle et Technique; see Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation
ACP: African, Caribbean, and Pacific Countries
AfDB: African Development Bank
AFESD: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
AG: Andean Group
AL: Arab League
ALADI: Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; see Latin
American: Integration Association (LAIA)
AMF: Arab Monetary Fund
AMU: Arab Maghreb Union
ANZUS: Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty
APEC: Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
AsDB: Asian Development Bank
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BAD: Banque Africaine de Developpement; see African Development Bank: (AfDB)
BADEA: Banque Arabe de Developpement Economique en Afrique; see Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
BCIE: Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico; see Central
American: Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE)
BDEAC: Banque de Developpment des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale; see
Central: African States Development Bank (BDEAC)
Benelux: Benelux Economic Union
BID: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo; see Inter-American
Development: Bank (IADB)
BIS: Bank for International Settlements
BOAD: Banque Ouest-Africaine de Developpement; see West African
Development: Bank (WADB)
BSEC: Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone
C: Commonwealth
CACM: Central American Common Market
CAEU: Council of Arab Economic Unity
CARICOM: Caribbean Community and Common Market
CBSS: Council of the Baltic Sea States
CCC: Customs Cooperation Council
CDB: Caribbean Development Bank
CE: Council of Europe
CEAO: Communaute Economique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest; see WestAfrican Economic Community (CEAO)
CEEAC: Communaute Economique des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale; see Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC)
CEI: Central European Initiative
CEMA: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; also known as CMEA or Comecon; abolished 1 January 1991
CEPGL: Communaute Economique des Pays des Grands Lacs; see Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)
CERN: Conseil Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire; see European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
CG: Contadora Group
CIS: Commonwealth of Independent States
CMEA: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA); also known as Comecon; abolished 1 January 1991
COCOM: Coordinating Committee on Export Controls
Comecon: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CEMA); also known as CMEA; abolished 1 January 1991
CP: Colombo Plan
CSCE: Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
DC: developed country
EADB: East African Development Bank
EBRD: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC: European Community; see European Union (EU)
ECA: Economic Commission for Africa
ECAFE: Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East; see Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
ECE: Economic Commission for Europe
ECLA: Economic Commission for Latin America; see Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
ECLAC: Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
ECO: Economic Cooperation Organization
ECOSOC: Economic and Social Council
ECOWAS: Economic Community of West African States
ECSC: European Coal and Steel Community
ECWA: Economic Commission for Western Asia; see Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
EEC: European Economic Community
EFTA: European Free Trade Association
EIB: European Investment Bank
Entente: Council of the Entente
ESA: European Space Agency
ESCAP: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCWA: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
EU: European Union
Euratom: European Atomic Energy Community
FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization
FLS: Front Line States
FZ: Franc Zone
G-2: Group of 2
G-3: Group of 3
G-5: Group of 5
G-6: Group of 6 (not to be confused with the Big Six)
G-7: Group of 7
G-8: Group of 8
G-9: Group of 9
G-10: Group of 10
G-11: Group of 11
G-15: Group of 15
G-19: Group of 19
G-24: Group of 24
G-30: Group of 30
G-33: Group of 33
G-77: Group of 77
GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GCC: Gulf Cooperation Council
Habitat: Commission on Human Settlements
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank
IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency
IBEC: International Bank for Economic Cooperation
IBRD: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC: International Chamber of Commerce
ICEM: Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration; see International Organization for Migration (IOM)
ICFTU: International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICJ: International Court of Justice
ICM: Intergovernmental Committee for Migration; see International Organization for Migration (IOM)
ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
IDA: International Development Association
IDB: Islamic Development Bank
IEA: International Energy Agency
IFAD: International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC: International Finance Corporation
IFCTU: International Federation of Christian Trade Unions
IGADD: Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development
IIB: International Investment Bank
ILO: International Labor Organization
IMCO: Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization; see International Maritime Organization (IMO)
IMF: International Monetary Fund
IMO: International Maritime Organization
INMARSAT: International Maritime Satellite Organization
INTELSAT: International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
INTERPOL: International Criminal Police Organization
IOC: International Olympic Committee
IOM: International Organization for Migration
ISO: International Organization for Standardization
ITU: International Telecommunication Union
LAES: Latin American Economic System
LAIA: Latin American Integration Association
LAS: League of Arab States; see Arab League (AL)
LDC: less developed country
LLDC: least developed country
LORCS: League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
MERCOSUR: Mercado Comun del Cono Sur; see Southern Cone Common Market
MINURSO: United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara
MTCR: Missile Technology Control Regime
NACC: North Atlantic Cooperation Council
NAM: Nonaligned Movement
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NC: Nordic Council
NEA: Nuclear Energy Agency
NIB: Nordic Investment Bank
NIC: newly industrializing country; see newly industrializing economy (NIE)
NIE: newly industrializing economy
NSG: Nuclear Suppliers Group
OAPEC: Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAS: Organization of American States
OAU: Organization of African Unity
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OECS: Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OIC: Organization of the Islamic Conference
ONUSAL: United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador
OPANAL: Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares en la America Latina y el Caribe; see Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean
OPEC: Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
PCA: Permanent Court of Arbitration
RG: Rio Group
SAARC: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SACU: Southern African Customs Union
SADC: Southern African Development Community
SADCC: Southern African Development Coordination Conference
SELA: Sistema Economico Latinoamericana; see Latin American Economic System (LAES)
SPARTECA: South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement
SPC: South Pacific Commission
SPF: South Pacific Forum
UDEAC: Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique Centrale; see Central African Customs and Economic Union (UDEAC)
UN: United Nations
UNAVEM: II United Nations Angola Verification Mission
UNCTAD: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDOF: United Nations Disengagement Observer Force
UNDP: United Nations Development Program
UNEP: United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNFICYP: United Nations Force in Cyprus
UNFPA: United Nations Fund for Population Activities; see UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
UNHCR: United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
UNIDO: United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNIFIL: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon
UNIKOM: United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
UNMOGIP: United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
UNOMIG: United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
UNOMOZ: United Nations Operation in Mozambique
UNOMUR: United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda
UNOSOM: United Nations Operation in Somalia
UNPROFOR: United Nations Protection Force
UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
UNTAC: United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia
UNTSO: United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
UPU: Universal Postal Union
USSR/EE: USSR/Eastern Europe
WADB: West African Development Bank
WCL: World Confederation of Labor
WEU: Western European Union
WFC: World Food Council
WFP: World Food Program
WFTU: World Federation of Trade Unions
WHO: World Health Organization
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO: World Meteorological Organization
WP: Warsaw Pact (members met 1 July 1991 to dissolve the alliance)
WTO: World Tourism Organization
ZC: Zangger Committee
Note: Not all international organizations and groups have abbreviations