Definition of terms

Common Acronyms:

ADB - Asian Development Bank
APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ASEAN - Association of the Southeast Asian Nations
AU - African Union
CESCR – Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
ECLAC - Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

ECOSOC – Economic and Social Council
EU - European Union

FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FTAA - Free Trade Area of the Americas

GA – General Assembly
GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
HIPC - Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

IMF – International Monetary Fund

MDGs – Millennium Development Goals
MERCOSUR - Southern Common Market (Mercado Comun del Sur)
NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NGO – Non-governmental Organization

NHRI – National Human Rights Institutions

SC – Security Council

SG – Secretary General
SPARTECA - South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement

UDHR – Universal Declaration of Human Rights

UNAIDS – Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP – United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNHCHR – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

UNICEF – United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIFEM – United Nations Development Fund for Women
WB - World Bank
WFP - World Food Programme

WHO – World Health Organization

WSSD – World Summit on Sustainable Development

WTO – World Trade Organization