List of acronyms

ADB African Development Bank
ADF African Development Fund
AFESD Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
CDF Capital Development Fund (United Nations)
CFA Committee on Food Aid Policies and Programmes
ClLSS Comite Permanent Inter-etats de Lutte contre la Secheresse dans le Sahel (Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel)
DESCON Consultative Group for Desertification Control
DTCD Department of Technical Co-operation for Development (United Nations)
ECA Economic Commission for Africa (United Nations)
ECB Environment Co-ordination Board (United Nations)
ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (United Nations)
EDF European Development Fund
E EC European Economic Community
FAC Food Aid Convention
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FRG Federal Republic of Germany
FY fiscal Year
GAO Government Accounting Office (United States)
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
IAEA International Atomic EnersY AsencY
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (also known as the World Bank)
IDA International Development Association (part of the World Bank group)
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development (United Nations)
IEFR International Emergency Food Reserve
I FC International Finance Corporation (part of the World Bank group)
ILO International LabourOrganisation
IPF indicative planning figure
ITC International trade Centre (UNCTAD/GATT)
ITU International Telecommunication Union
LDC least-developed country
NGO non-governmental organization
NIEO New International Economic Order
ODM Ministry of Overseas Development (United Kingdom)
OECD Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development
OMV S Organ isation pour la Mi se en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal (Organization for the Development of the Senegal River)
OPE Office for Projects Execution (UNDP)
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPI Office of Public Information (United Nations)
OSRO Office of Sahelian Relief Operations (FAO)
SSO Special Sahelian Office (United Nations)
UNCHS United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (also known as Habitat)
UNCOD United Nations Conference on Desertif ication
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNDRO Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
Unesco United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities
UNFSSTD United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development
UNGA United Nations General Assembly
UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNSO United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office
UNU United Nations University
UNV United Nations Volunteers
UPU Universal Postal Union
USAID United States Agency for international Development
WFC World Food Council (United Nations)
WFP World Food Programme [United Nations/FAO)
WHO World Health Organization
WMO World Meteorological Organization