List of UN abbreviations

List of the respective original abbreviations ( German terms may differ) in connection with the United Nations (UN).

A.

AIEA , International Atomic Energy Agency , (French ... )

C.

CAT , UN Committee against Torture (Engl. Committee Against Torture )
CAVR , Reception, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of East Timor , (Portuguese Comissão de Acolhimento, Verdade e Reconciliacão de Timor-Leste )
CED , the UN Committee Against Disappearances (Engl. Committee on Enforced Disappearances )
CEDAW , the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (Engl. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women )
CERD , UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Engl. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination )
CESCR , Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Engl. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights )
CICIG , International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala , (Spanish Comisión Internacional contra la Impunidad en Guatemala )
CMW , UN Committee for the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and their Family Members (English Committee on Migrant Workers )
CRC , UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (Engl. Committee on the Rights of the Child )
CRPD , the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Engl. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities )
CSD , United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development (English Commission on Sustainable Development )
CTBTO , Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization , (Engl. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization )

E.

ECOSOC , Economic and Social Council of the United Nations , (Engl. Economic and Social Council )
ERC , UN Emergency Relief Coordinator , (Engl. Emergency Relief Coordinator )

F.

FAO , Food and Agriculture Organization
FINUL , United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon , (French Force intérimaire des Nations Unies au Liban )
FMI , International Monetary Fund , (French: Fonds monétaire international )

H

HABITAT , United Nations Program for Human Settlements
HRC , the UN Human Rights Committee (Engl. Human Rights Committee )

I.

IAEA , International Atomic Energy Agency , (Engl. International Atomic Energy Agency )
IAEA , International Atomic Energy Agency
IBRD , International Bank for Reconstruction and Development , (Engl. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ) of the World Bank
ICAO , International Civil Aviation Organization (Engl. International Civil Aviation Organization )
ICCPR , International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Engl. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights )
ICESCR , International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Engl. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights )
ICSID , International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes , (Engl. International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes ), part of the World Bank
ICTR , International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , (Engl. International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda )
ICTY , International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia , (Engl. International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia )
IDA , International Development Association , (Engl. International Development Association ), part of the World Bank
IFC , International Finance Corporation , (Engl. International Finance Corporation ), part of the World Bank
ILO , International Labor Organization , (Engl. International Labor Organization )
IMCO , engl. Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization , predecessor organization of the IMO
IMF , International Monetary Fund , (English International Monetary Fund )
IMO , Internationale Maritime Organization , ( International Maritime Organization )
INTERFET , International Force for East Timor (Engl. International Force East Timor )
IOSN , International Open Source Network
IRIN , Integrated Regional Information Networks , (Engl. IRIN )
IMF , International Monetary Fund

M.

MIGA , Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency , (Engl. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency ), part of the World Bank

O

OCHA , Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs , a division of the UN Secretariat, see UN Emergency Aid Coordinator
OHCHR , Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Engl. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights )
OIT , International Labor Organization , (French Organization internationale du travail )
OMI , International Maritime Organization , (French organization maritime international )
ONIDU , United Nations Industrial Development Organization , (French: Organization of National Industrial ... )
ONUAA , Food and Agriculture Organization (French Organization des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture )

P

PNUD , United Nations Development Program , (French: Programs des Nations Unies pour le développement )

S.

SPT , the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (Engl. Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture )

T

TPIR , International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda , (French Tribunal pénal international pour le Rwanda )
TPIY , International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia , (French Tribunal pénal international pour l'ex-Yougoslavie )

U

UNAIDS , Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS , (English Joint United Nations Program on HIV / AIDS )
UNAFHIR , Austrian Field Hospital of the United Nations in Iran , ( United Nations Austrian Field Hospital in Iran )
UNAMET , the United Nations Mission in East Timor (Engl. United Nations Mission in East Timor )
UNCED , the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development , (Engl. United Nations Conference on Environment and Development )
UNCHS , engl. United Nations Center for Human Settlements see HABITAT
UNCITRAL , the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Commission , (Engl. United Nations Commission on International Trade Law )
UNDCP , United Nations International Drug Control Program , see United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
UNDOF , the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for Separation of Forces , (Engl. United Nations Disengagement Observer Force )
UNDP , United Nations Development Program , (Engl. United Nations Development Program )
UNEP , United Nations Environment Program , (Engl. United Nations Environment Program )
UNEF , the United Nations Emergency Force (Engl. United Nations Emergency Force )
UNESCO , the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization , (Engl. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization )
UNHCHR , the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Engl. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights )
UNHCR , the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , (Engl. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees )
UNHQ , UN headquarters
UNHRC , UN Human Rights Council (Engl. United Nations Human Rights Council)
UNICEF , the United Nations Children's Fund , (Engl. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund )
UNIDO , the United Nations Industrial Development Organization , (Engl. United Nations Industrial Development )
UNIFIL , Interim Force of the United Nations in Lebanon , ( United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon )
UNIIIC , International independent of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry , (Engl. United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission )
UNIIMOG , United Nations Military Observer Group for Iraq and Iran , ( United Nations Iraq-Iran Military Observer Group )
UNIFEM , United Nations Development Fund for Women , (French: Fonds de développement des Nations Unies pour la femme )
UNIKOM , United Nations Observer Mission for Iraq and Kuwait , ( United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission )
UNMISET , the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (Engl. United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor )
UNMIT , Integrated Mission of the United Nations in Timor-Leste , (English Integrated Mission of the United Nations in Timor-Leste )
UNODC , United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime , part of the UN Secretariat
UNOG , United Nations Office at Geneva , (Engl. United Nations Office at Geneva ), adjacent to the New York UN headquarters, the second United Nations Headquarters
UNOGIL , the United Nations in Lebanon Monitoring Group , (Engl. United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon )
UNON , United Nations Office in Nairobi
UNOOSA , United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs
UNOPS , engl. United Nations Office for Project Services , see Project Office for the United Nations Development Program
UNOTIL , United Nations Office in East Timor , ( United Nations Office in Timor-Leste )
UNOV , United Nations Office in Vienna , ( United Nations Office at Vienna )
UNSC , the UN Security Council (Engl. United Nations Security Council )
UNSCOP , UN Special Committee on Palestine , ( United Nations Special Committee on Palestine )

UNTAET , United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (Engl. United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor )

UNTC , the United Nations Treaty Series (Engl. United Nations Treaty Collection )

UNTS , the United Nations Treaty Series (Engl. United Nations Treaty Series )

UNTSO , Organization of the United Nations for the Monitoring of the Armistice , (English United Nations Truce Supervision Organization )

UNYOM , United Nations Observer Mission in Yemen , (ngl. United Nations Yemen Observation Mission )

W.

WFEO , World Federation of Engineering Organizations
WFP , World Food Program , (Engl. UN World Food Program )
WHO , World Health Organization , (English World Health Organization )