Glossary
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A
ADB
Asian Development Bank
AfDB
African Development Bank
APSO
Agency for Personal Service Overseas
ABP
Area Based Programme
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ACBF
African Capacity Building Foundation
ADEA
Association for the Development of Education in Africa
AMSCO
African Management Services Company
B
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C
CD4
Immune Cell
CSF
Civil Society Funding
CSP
Country Strategy Plan
CGIAR
Consultative Group on Agricultural Research
CHAL
Christian Health Association of Lesotho
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
D
DAC
Development Assistance Committee (OECD)
DEAC
Development Education Advisory Committee
DEU
Development Education Unit
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
E
EHAF
Emergency Humanitarian Assistance Fund
EPPR
Emergency Preparedness and Post-Emergency Recovery Fund
EU
European Union
F
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organisation
G
GAVI
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
GBV
Gender-based violence
GHD
Good Humanitarian Donorship
H
HRD
Human Rights and Democratisation
HAPS
HIV/AIDS Partnership Scheme - partnership between DCI and NGOs on HIV/AIDS related projects
HDI/UNDP
Human Development Index/United Nations Development Programme
HIPC
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
I
IRELAND AID
Ireland Aid is a former name for 'Irish Aid'
IAVI
International Aids Vaccine Initiative
ICOS
Irish Council for Overseas Students
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRS
Irish Red Cross Society
ICTS
Information and Communications Technologies
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFRC
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
IIEP
International Institute for Education Planning
ILO
International Labour Organisation
IMU
Irish Missionary Union
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMRS
Irish Missionary Resource Service
IDCD
Inter-Departmental Committee on Development
IRC
International Rescue Committee
IRISH AID
Ireland's official development assistance programme
J
JPI
Junior Professional Intern
K, L
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M
MAPS
Multi-Annual Programme Scheme - medium term partnership scheme between DCI and NGOs
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
MOPAN
Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network
N
NGO
Non-governmental organisation (eg Concern, Trócaire, Goal)
O
OHCHR
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
ODA
Official Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OSCE
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
P
PCD
Policy Coherence for Development
PEAP
Poverty Eradication Action Plan
PFA
Plan for Africa
PRBS
Poverty Reduction Budget Support
PRS
Poverty Reduction Strategy
PRSPS
Poverty Reduction Strategy Plans/Papers
PSC
The Programme of Strategic Co-operation
PSNP
Productive Safety Net Programme
Q
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R
RC/RC
Red Cross/Red Crescent
RRC
Rapid Response Corps
RRI
Rapid Response Initiative
S
SPHE
Social Personal and Health Education
SPA
Special Programme for Africa
SWAPS
Sector-wide approaches
SUN
Scale Up Nutrition movement
T
TB
Tuberculosis
U
UN
United Nations
UNAIDS
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Economic and Social Council
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR
United Nations High Commission for Refugees
UNHRD
United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
UNIFEM
United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNITAR
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
UNEP
United Nations Environment Programme
UNESC
United Nations Economic and Social Council
UNHCHR
United Nations High Commission for Human Rights
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
UNV
United Nations Volunteer
V
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W
WB
World Bank
WDR
World Development Report
WFP
World Food Programme
WHO
World Health Organisation
WTO
World Trade Organisation
X Y Z
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