ACE - Advocacy, Communications and External Relations

ACROFA - Association of French-speaking African Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

ACS - Association of Caribbean States

AIDS - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

ANC - antenatal care

AOB - Any Other Business

ART - antiretroviral therapy

BO - Business Objects, reporting software

BPI - Better Programming Initiative

BRCS - British Red Cross Society

BTC (CFB - Spanish) - Basic Training Course (for IFRC and ICRC delegates)

BuSy - Budget System

CARAN - Caribbean Red Cross HIV/AIDS Network

CARE - Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere

CARICOM - Caribbean Community

CAS - Cooperation Agreement Strategy

CBDM - Community Based Disaster Management

CBDP - Community Based Disaster Preparedness

CBF - Capacity Building Fund (Federation)

CBO - community-based organisation

CCORC - Caribbean Cooperation of the Red Cross

CDB - Caribbean Development Bank

CDERA - Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency

CDMN - Caribbean Disaster Management Network

CIDA - Canadian International Development Agency

COA - Country of Assignment

CODA - Or e-Finance - CODA e-Finance, Financial Software used in IFRC

COL - Cost of Living

COLA - Cost of Living Allowance

CORI - Comite Regional InterAmericana

CPC - Communications and Policy Coordination (a Federation Secretariat Division)

CRN+ - Caribbean Regional Network of Persons living with HIV/AIDS

CRS - Catholic Relief Services

DFID - Department for International Development ( UK )

DMIS - Disaster Management Information System

DMR - Donor Monitoring Reports

DREF - Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (Federation)

DROC - Disaster Response and Operations Coordination (a former Federation Secretariat division)

DSD - Donor Support Department

ECHO - European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office

EOM - End of Mission

ERU - Emergency Response Unit

EU - European Union

EUNS - European Union National Societies

FACT - Field Assessment and Coordination Team

FFH - Food For the Hungry

FinOps - Operations Accounting Service (of the IFRC Secretariat Finance Department)

FMR - Financial Monitoring Report

FSU - Financial Services Unit

GNP+ - Global Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS

GTZ - German Technical Assistance Agency

HIV - human immunodeficiency virus

HLS - Humanitarian logistics software

HMS - Health Monitoring System

HoD (HoDel) - Head of Delegation

HoOps - Head of Operations

HoRD - Head of Regional Delegation

HoSD - Head of Sub Delegation

HRD - Human Resources Department

IADB - Inter American Development Bank

ICG - Informal Consultative Group

ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

ID - Institutional Development (its use is replaced by OD - Organisational Development)

IDRL - International Disaster Response Law

IFRC - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

IFRS - International Financial Reporting Standards

IHL - International Humanitarian Law

ILO - International Labour Organisation

IOC - International Olympic Committee

IOM - International Organisation for Migration

ISC - Information Systems Centre, of the Information Systems Department

ISDR - International Strategy for Disaster Reduction

ITF - Implementation Task Force

JICA - Japan International Cooperation Agency

LCPP - Local Capacities for Peace Project

LWF - Lutheran World Foundation

MDG - Millenium Development Goals

MENA - Middle East and North Africa

MoU - memorandum of understanding

MTCT - mother-to-child transmission

MUA - Medical Unit A

MUB - Medical Unit B