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ABACC
|
Argentinean-Brazilian Agency for Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials |
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ADFL
|
Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo-Zaire |
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ADRA
|
Adventist Development Relief Agency |
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AFRC
|
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council |
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AICF
|
Action Internationale Contre le Faim |
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ANC
|
African National Congress |
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APEC
|
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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ARF
|
ASEAN Regional Forum |
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ASEAN
|
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
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BASIC
|
British American Security Information Council |
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BBC
|
British Broadcasting Corporation |
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BWC
|
Biological Weapons Convention |
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CARE
|
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
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CI
|
Caritas Internationalis (Catholic Organizations for Charitable and Social Action) |
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CBW
|
Chemical and Biological Weapons |
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CFE
|
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe |
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CIS
|
Commonwealth of Independent States |
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COCOM
|
Coordinating Committee on Multilateral Export Controls (NATO) |
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CRS
|
Catholic Relief Services |
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CSCE
|
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe |
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CTBT
|
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty |
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CTR
|
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program |
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CWC
|
Chemical Weapons Convention |
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DHA
|
Department of Humanitarian Affairs (UN) |
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DPKO
|
Department of Peacekeeping Operations (UN) |
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ECOMOG
|
ECOWAS Monitoring Group |
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ECOSOC
|
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations |
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ECOWAS
|
Economic Community of West African States |
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EU
|
European Union |
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FAO
|
Food and Agriculture Organization (UN) |
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FSU
|
Former Soviet Union |
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GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product |
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GDR
|
German Democratic Republic |
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IAEA
|
International Atomic Energy Agency |
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IBRD
|
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
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ICBM
|
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile |
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ICJ
|
International Court of Justice |
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ICRC
|
International Committee of the Red Cross |
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IDEA
|
Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance |
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IDP
|
Internally displaced person |
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IFI
|
International Financial Institutions |
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IFOR
|
Implementation Force (NATO) |
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IMF
|
International Monetary Fund |
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IOM
|
International Organization for Migration |
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IRC
|
International Rescue Committee |
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MCI
|
Mercy Corps International |
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MCPMR
|
Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management, and Resolution (OAU) |
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MDM
|
Médecins du Monde |
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MERCOSUR
|
Mercado Común del Sur |
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MSF
|
Médecins Sans Frontières |
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NAFTA
|
North American Free Trade Agreement |
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NAM
|
Nonaligned Movement |
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NAMFREL
|
National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections |
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NATO
|
North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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NGO
|
Nongovernmental organization |
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NORDEM
|
Norwegian Resource Bank for Democracy and Human Rights |
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NOREPS
|
Norwegian Emergency Preparedness System |
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NP
|
National Party (South Africa) |
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NPT
|
Non-Proliferation Treaty |
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OAS
|
Organization of American States |
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OAU
|
Organization of African Unity |
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ODIHR
|
Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE) |
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OECD
|
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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OIC
|
Organization of the Islamic Conference |
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OSCE
|
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (formerly CSCE) |
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Oxfam
|
Oxford Committee for Famine Relief |
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PER
|
Project on Ethnic Relations |
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PFP
|
Partnership for Peace Program (NATO) |
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PKK
|
Kurdistan Workers' Party |
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PRC
|
People's Republic of China |
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RPF
|
Rwandan Patriotic Front |
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RUF
|
Revolutionary United Front (Sierra Leone) |
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SAARC
|
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
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SADC
|
Southern African Development Community |
|
SADCC
|
Southern African Development Coordination Conference |
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SAM
|
Sanctions Assistance Monitoring Team |
|
SCCC
|
Common System of Accounting and Control of Nuclear Materials |
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SCF
|
Save the Children Federation |
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SFOR
|
Stabilization Force (NATO) |
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SIPRI
|
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |
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START
|
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty |
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UN
|
United Nations |
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UNAMIR
|
United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda |
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UNCIVPOL
|
United Nations Civilian Police |
|
UNDP
|
United Nations Development Program |
|
UNESCO
|
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
|
UNFICYP
|
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus |
|
UNHCR
|
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
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UNICEF
|
United Nations Children's Fund |
|
UNMIH
|
United Nations Mission in Haiti |
|
UNMO
|
United Nations Military Observer |
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UNPREDEP
|
United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) |
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UNPROFOR
|
United Nations Protection Force |
|
UNRWA
|
United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
|
UNTAC
|
United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia |
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UNTAG
|
United Nations Transition Assistance Group (Namibia) |
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UPD
|
Unit for the Promotion of Democracy (OAS) |
|
USAID
|
United States Agency for International Development |
|
USIA
|
United States Information Agency |
|
VOA
|
Voice of America |
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WEU
|
Western European Union |
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WFP
|
World Food Program |
|
WHO
|
World Health Organization |
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WTO
|
World Trade Organization |
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