Annex
IV : Acronyms
ACC
Administrative Committee on Co-ordination
AOSIS
The Alliance of Small Island States, with 42 members and observers
Bureau
Bureaus of UN Commissions or Secretariats are composed of a Chair
or two Co-Chairs and representatives of the five regional
groupings of member states
CBD Convention on
Biological Diversity
CEDAW Convention on
the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women
COP Conference of
Parties
CSD
Intersessional
The official
between-sessions meetings of the CSD
CSD UN Commission on
Sustainable Development
DAW UN Division for
the Advancement of Women
DPI
U.N.
Department of Public Information
ECOSOC UN Economic
& Social Council
EU European Union
FAO UN Food &
Agriculture Organisation
G-77
/ China
The Group of 77 and China was the original group of the so-called non-aligned
states. It is in effect the negotiating bloc of the negotiating countries and
seeks to harmonize the negotiating positions of its over 140 developing-country
members.
GA UN General
Assembly
GC Governing Council
GEF Global
Environment Facility
High
Level Segment
The
Ministerial-level part of the CSD where most significant issues are decided
IACSD Inter Agency
Committee on Sustainable Development
ICC International
Chamber of Commerce
ICFTU
International
Confederation of Free Trade Unions
ICLEI International
Council for Local Environmental Initiatives
IGO
Inter-Governmental Organisation
IIED International
Institute for Environmental Development
ILO International
Labour Organisation
IMF International
Monetary Fund
IUCN International
Council for the Conservation of Nature
IULA International
Union of Local Authorities
JUSSCANNZ
The non-EU industrialized countries meet as a group to discuss various issues;
they are Japan, the US, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Norway, and New Zealand.
Iceland, Mexico, and the Republic of Korea may also attend meetings.
NGLS
U.N. Non-Governmental Liaison Service.
NGO Non-Government
Organisation
North
The current
widely-used term to describe developed, industrialised countries.
North
The current
widely-used term to describe developed, industrialised countries
OECD Organisation for
Economic Co-operation & Development
Plenary
A meeting of
the whole where formal decisions are taken
POPs Persistent
Organic Pollutants
SIDS Small Island
Developing States
South
The current
widely-used term to describe developing countries.
Square
Brackets Used during
negotiations to indicate that a section of text is being discussed but hasn’t
been agreed.
UNA-UK United Nations
Association - UK
UNCED United Nations
Conference on Environment & Development
UNCHS (Habitat) UN
Centre for Human Settlements
UNCTAD United Nations
Conference on Trade & Development
UNDESA United Nations
Department on Economic & Social Affairs
UNDP United Nations
Development Programme
UNDSD United Nations
Division for Sustainable Development
UNECE
United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP
United
Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO United Nations
Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organisation
UNGASS
United Nations General Assembly Special Session
WB World Bank
WBCSD World Business
Council for Sustainable Development
WEDO Women's
Environment & Development Organisation
WHO World Health
Organisation
Working
Group A
sub-group tasked with drafting language for the final documents
WSSD World Summit for
Social Development
WTO World Trade
Organisation
WWF
World Wide Fund for Nature
