| AIDS |
acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CIS |
Commonwealth of Independent States |
| CRC |
Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| DAC |
Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| DHS |
Demographic and Health Surveys coordinated by the United States National Institutes of Health |
| ECOSOC |
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations General Assembly |
| ESAR |
Eastern and Southern Africa Region |
| FGM |
female genital mutilation |
| GA |
General Assembly of the United Nations |
| GNP |
gross national product |
| HIV |
human immunodeficiency virus |
| ICCIDD |
International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders |
| ICRC |
International Committee of the Red Cross |
| ILO |
International Labour Organization |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| NATO |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NGO |
non-governmental organization |
| OCHA |
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| ODA |
official development assistance |
| OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| ORT |
oral rehydration therapy |
| SIPRI |
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |
| U5MR |
under-five mortality rate |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNHCR |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
| USSR |
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
