Egypt
5.1 Egypt Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Acronym 

Full name of the Agency / Organization 

AFD 

Agence Française de Développement 

AWB 

Airway Bill 

B. Sh 

Sheriff Quay 

BA 

Abbas Quay 

BL 

Bill of Lading 

C&F 

Cost & Freight 

CAA 

Civil Aviation Authority 

CARE 

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere 

CFS 

Container Freight Stations 

CMA CGM 

Compagnie Maritime d'Affretement Compagnie Generale Maritime 

CSCL 

China Shipping Container Line 

DLCA 

Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment 

EGP 

Egyptian Pound 

ENR 

Egyptian National Railway Authority 

EOS 

Egyptian Organisation for Standardisation and Quality Control 

FAO 

Food and Agriculture Organisation 

GAIN 

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition 

GPRS 

General Pocket Radio Service 

GRT 

Gross Register Tonnage 

IATA 

International Air Transport Association 

ICAO 

International Civil Aviation Organisation 

IDPs 

Internally Displaced Persons 

IFAD 

International Fund for Agricultural Development 

ILS 

Instrument Landing System 

IMF 

International Monetary Fund 

INGO 

International NGO 

IOM 

International Organisation for Migration 

ISPs 

Internet Service Providers 

ITU 

International Telecommunications Union 

KVA 

Kilo Volt Ampere 

LCA 

Logistics Capacity Assessment 

LOA 

Length overall 

MOT 

Ministry of Transportation 

MOU 

Memorandum of Understanding 

MT 

Metric Tons 

MW 

Megawatt 

n/a 

not available 

NDB 

Non Directional Beacon 

NFI 

Non Food Items 

NGO 

Non Governmental Organisation 

NTRA 

National Telecommunication Regulatory Authority 

OCHA 

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 

RC 

Resident Coordinator 

RoRo 

Roll on Roll off 

RTA 

River Transport Authority 

SUMED 

Suez Mediterranean Pipeline 

T 

Tons 

T&D 

Transmission and Distribution 

TEUs 

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units 

THC 

Terminal Handling Charge 

UNAIDS 

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 

UNCT 

United Nations Country Team 

UNDP 

United Nations Development Programme 

UNEP 

United Nations Environmental Programme 

UNESCO 

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 

UNFPA 

United Nations Population Fund 

UNHAS 

United Nations Humanitarian Air Service 

UNHCR 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 

UNIC 

United Nations Information Centre 

UNICEF 

United Nations Children's Fund 

UNIFEM 

United Nations Development Fund for Women 

UNISDR 

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 

UNODC 

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime 

UNRC 

United Nations Resident Coordinator 

UNSIC 

United Nations Security Coordinator 

VHF 

Very High Frequency 

VOR 

VHF omnidirectional radio range 

V-SAT 

Very Smart Aperture Terminal 

WASH 

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 

WCO 

World Customs Organisation 

WFP 

World Food Programme 

WHO 

World Health Organisation 

WVI 

World Vision International 

 

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