DTP - Quick Guide to Common Acronyms

ADB Asian Development Bank

APEC Asia Pacific Economic Council

ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations

AIAmnesty International

AICHRASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights

CAT Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

CEDConvention for the Protection all Persons from Enforced Disappearance

CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

CERD International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination

CESCR Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

CHR Commission on Human Rights (replaced by UN Human Rights Council)

CMW Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of their Families/Committee on Migrant Workers

CROC Convention on the Rights of the Child

CRPDConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

ECOSOC Economic and Social Council

EMRIPExpert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

FAOFood and Agricultural Organisation

FUR Follow-up and Review

GAGeneral Assembly

GC General Comment

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GNP Gross National Product

HCHRHigh Commissioner for Human Rights

HLPF High-level Political Forum

HRCUN Human Rights Council

HRWHuman Rights Watch

ICC International Criminal Court

ICC Statute The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

ICJ International Court of Justice

IDPs Internally Displaced Peoples

IEL International Environment Law

IFIs International Finance Institutions

IHL International Humanitarian law

ILO International Labour Organisation

IMFInternational Monetary Fund

IOM International Organisation of Migration

UNCLOSUnited Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

NGO Non-Government Organisation

OECD Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development

OHCHR Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SDGs Sustainable Development Goals

UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights

UN United Nations

UNAIDSJoint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS

UNCED United Nations Conference on Environment and Development

UNCHE United Nations Conference on the Human Environment

UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP United Nations Development Program

UNEP United Nations Environment Program

UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNGA United Nations General Assembly

UNHCROffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEFUnited Nations Children’s Fund

UNIFEMUnited Nations Development Fund for Women – now UN Women

UNPFIIUN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

UN-REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries

UPRUniversal Periodic Review

WCED World Commission on Environment and Development

WEOG Western European and Other Governments

WFP World Food Program

WGIP Working Group on Indigenous Populations – replace by EMRIP

WHO World Health Organisation

WTOWorld Trade Organisation

27th Annual Human Rights & People’s Diplomacy Training ProgramTimor-Leste