Abbreviations and acronyms

AAR

Association for Aid and Relief, Japan

AHD

Antihandling Device

AP or APM

Antipersonnel Mine

ARF

ASEAN Regional Forum

ASEAN

Association of South-East Asian Nations

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

AV or AVM

Antivehicle Mine

AXO

Abandoned Explosive Ordnance

CARICOM

Caribbean Community and Common Market

CBU

Cluster Bomb Unit

CBR

Community Based Rehabilitation

CCW

1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons

CD

Conference on Disarmament

CIDA

Canadian International Development Agency

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

DANIDA

Danish International Development Assistance

DCA

DanChurchAid

DDG

Danish Demining Group

DFID

U.K. Department for International Development

EC

European Commission

ECHO

European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States

EOD

Explosive Ordnance Disposal

ERW

Explosive Remnants of War

EU

European Union

FAC

Foreign Affairs Canada

FY

Fiscal Year

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GICHD

Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining

GIS

Geographic Information System

GPS

Global Positioning System

HI

Handicap International

HRW

Human Rights Watch

IADB

Inter-American Defense Board

ICBL

International Campaign to Ban Landmines

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

IDP

Internally Displaced Person

IED

Improvised Explosive Device

IMAS

International Mine Action Standards

IMSMA

Information Management System for Mine Action

IRC

International Rescue Committee

IRIN

Integrated Regional Information Network (UN)

ISU

Implementation Support Unit

ITF

International Trust Fund (Slovenia)

JRS

Jesuit Refugee Service

LIS

Landmine Impact Survey

LSN

Landmine Survivors Network

MAC

Mine Action Center or Mines Action Canada

MAG

Mines Advisory Group

MASG

Mine Action Support Group

MAT

Mine Action Team

MBT

Mine Ban Treaty

MDD

Mine Detection Dog

MRE

Mine Risk Education

NAM

Non-Aligned Movement

NAMSA

NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

NPA

Norwegian People’s Aid

OAS

Organization of American States

OCHA

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OSCE

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

PfP

Partnership for Peace (NATO)

QA

Quality Assurance

SAC

Survey Action Center

SADC

Southern African Development Community

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNGA

United Nations General Assembly

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund

UNMAS

United Nations Mine Action Service

UNOPS

United Nations Office for Project Services

USAID

U.S. Agency for International Development

UXO

Unexploded Ordnance

VVAF

Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation

WHO

World Health Organization

AAR	Association for Aid and Relief, Japan
AHD	Antihandling Device
AP or APM	Antipersonnel Mine
ARF	ASEAN Regional Forum
ASEAN	Association of South-East Asian Nations
AusAID	Australian Agency for International Development
AV or AVM	Antivehicle Mine
AXO	Abandoned Explosive Ordnance
CARICOM	Caribbean Community and Common Market
CBU	Cluster Bomb Unit
CBR	Community Based Rehabilitation
CCW	1980 Convention on Conventional Weapons
CD	Conference on Disarmament
CIDA	Canadian International Development Agency
CIS	Commonwealth of Independent States
DANIDA	Danish International Development Assistance
DCA	DanChurchAid
DDG	Danish Demining Group
DFID	U.K. Department for International Development
EC	European Commission
ECHO	European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office
ECOWAS	Economic Community of West African States
EOD	Explosive Ordnance Disposal
ERW	Explosive Remnants of War
EU	European Union
FAC	Foreign Affairs Canada
FY	Fiscal Year
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GICHD	Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
GIS	Geographic Information System
GPS	Global Positioning System
HI	Handicap International
HRW	Human Rights Watch
IADB	Inter-American Defense Board
ICBL	International Campaign to Ban Landmines
ICRC	International Committee of the Red Cross
IDP	Internally Displaced Person
IED	Improvised Explosive Device
IMAS	International Mine Action Standards
IMSMA	Information Management System for Mine Action
IRC	International Rescue Committee
IRIN	Integrated Regional Information Network (UN)
ISU	Implementation Support Unit
ITF	International Trust Fund (Slovenia)
JRS	Jesuit Refugee Service
LIS	Landmine Impact Survey
LSN	Landmine Survivors Network
MAC	Mine Action Center or Mines Action Canada
MAG	Mines Advisory Group
MASG	Mine Action Support Group
MAT	Mine Action Team
MBT	Mine Ban Treaty
MDD	Mine Detection Dog
MRE	Mine Risk Education
NAM	Non-Aligned Movement
NAMSA	NATO Maintenance and Supply Agency
NATO	North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NGO	Non-Governmental Organization
NPA	Norwegian People’s Aid
OAS	Organization of American States
OCHA	UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OSCE	Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
PfP	Partnership for Peace (NATO)
QA	Quality Assurance
SAC	Survey Action Center
SADC	Southern African Development Community
UN	United Nations
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNGA	United Nations General Assembly
UNHCR	United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF	United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
UNMAS	United Nations Mine Action Service
UNOPS	United Nations Office for Project Services
USAID	U.S. Agency for International Development
UXO	Unexploded Ordnance
VVAF	Vietnam Veterans of America Foundation
WHO	World Health Organization