Statistics on International Development 2008

Abbreviations

CDI	Commonwealth Debt Initiative
CSCF	Civil Society Challenge Fund
CSO	Civil Society Organisation

DAC	Development Assistance Committee
DEC	Disaster Emergency Committee
DFID	Department for International Development

EBRD	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC	European Commission
ECGD	Export Credit Guarantee Department
EDF	European Development Fund

FAO	Food and Agricultural Organisation
FCO	Foreign and Commonwealth Office

GBS	General Budget Support
GEA	Global Environmental Assistance
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GNI	Gross National Income
GPEX	Gross Public Expenditure on Development

HIPC	Heavily Indebted Poor Countries

ICRC	International Committee of the Red Cross
IDA	International Development Association
IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development
IMF	International Monetary Fund

LDC	Least Developed Country
LIC	Low Income Country

MDG	Millennium Development Goal
MDRI	Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
MIC	Middle Income Country
MOD	Ministry of Defence

OA	Official Aid
OCHA	Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Assistance (UN)
ODA	Official Development Assistance
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OOF	Other Official Flows

PPA	Partnership Programme Agreement
PRBS	Poverty Reduction Budget Support
PSA	Public Service Agreement

SAF	Structural Adjustment Facility
SBS	Sector Budget Support
SID	Statistics on International Development

TC	Technical Co-operation

UNDCP	United Nations Drugs Control Programmes
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
UNFPA	United Nations Population Fund
UNHCR	United Nations High Commission for Refugees
UNICEF	United Nations Children’s Fund
UNRWA	United Nations Relief and Works Agency (For Palestinian Refugees)
UNTA	United Nations Regular Programme of Technical Assistance

VSO	Voluntary Service Overseas

WFP	World Food Programme
WHO	World Health Organisation