Global Governance and the UN: An Unfinished Journey

List of Abbreviations

aBBreviations aids acquired immune deficiency syndrome arv antiretroviral bWc biological Weapons convention c celsius cd conference on disarmament cFc chlorofluorocarbon chr commission on human rights cia central intelligence agency (u.s.) ciTEs convention on international Trade in Endangered species co2 carbon dioxide cop conference of the parties to the climate change convention csd commission on sustainable development cTbT comprehensive Test ban Treaty cTc counter-Terrorism committee cTEd counter-Terrorism committee Executive directorate cTiTF counter-Terrorism implementation Task Force cWc chemical Weapons convention dpko department of peacekeeping operations drc democratic republic of the congo Eca Economic commission for africa EcLa Economic commission for Latin america Ecosoc Economic and social council EcoWas Economic community of West african states Ecps Executive committee on peace and security EpTa Expanded programme for Technical assistance Eu European union G-7 Group of 7 xxiv AbbreviAtions G-8 Group of 8 G-20 Group of 20 G-77 Group of 77 GaTT General agreement on Tariffs and Trade Gdp gross domestic product GhG greenhouse gas Gnp gross national product hdr human development report hiv human immunodeficiency virus hrc human rights council iaEa international atomic Energy agency icc international criminal court iciss international commission on intervention and state sovereignty icj international court of justice icrc international committee of the red cross icsu international council for science ida international development association idp internally displaced person iFF international Finance Facility iGo intergovernmental organization iLo international Labour organization imF international monetary Fund ios international organization for standardization ipcc intergovernmental panel on climate change iTo international Trade organization iTu international Telecommunication union iWc international Whaling commission mca millennium challenge account mdG millennium development Goal nam non-aligned movement naTo north atlantic Treaty organization nFWZ nuclear-weapon-free zone AbbreviAtions xxv nGo nongovernmental organization niEo new international Economic order npT nuclear nonproliferation Treaty nWs nuclear weapons states ocha office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs oda official development assistance ohchr office of the high commissioner for human rights opcW organization for the prohibition of chemical Weapons opEc organization of the petroleum Exporting countries p-5 permanent five members of the security council ppb parts per billion ppm parts per million psi proliferation security initiative r2p responsibility to protect sars severe acute respiratory syndrome saLT strategic arms Limitations Talks sTarT strategic arms reduction Treaty unaids joint un programme on hiv/aids uncEd un conference on Environment and development uncTad un conference on Trade and development undp un development programme unEp un Environment programme unEsco un Educational, scientific and cultural organization unFccc un Framework convention on climate change unhcr un high commissioner for refugees unicEF un children’s Fund unihp un intellectual history project uniTa national union for the Total independence of angola unmovic un monitoring, verification and inspection commission unodc un office on drugs and crime unrisd un research institute on social development unscom un special commission xxvi AbbreviAtions upu universal postal union Who World health organization WidEr World institute for development Economics research Wipo World intellectual property organization Wmd weapon of mass destruction Wmo World meteorological organization Wssd World summit on sustainable development WTo World Trade organization Global Governance and the Un ...