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Acronym 

Full name of the Agency / Organization 

ADRA 

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International 

AECID 

Agencia Espanola de Cooperacion International para el Desarollo 

AFD 

Action for Development 

AMCOO 

Afar Mothers and Child Care Organisation 

AWB 

Airway Bill 

BL 

Bill of Lading 

C&F 

Cost & Freight 

CAA 

Civil Aviation Authority 

CARE 

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere 

CFS 

Container Freight Stations 

DLCA 

Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment 

FAO 

Food and Agriculture Organisation 

FHI 

Food for Hungry International 

GAA 

German Agro Action (Welthungerhilfe) 

GPRS 

General Pocket Radio Service 

GRT 

Gross Register Tonnage 

IATA 

International Air Transport Association 

ICAO 

International Civil Aviation Organisation 

ICRC 

International Committee of the Red Cross 

IDPs 

Internally Displaced Persons 

ILS 

Instrument Landing System 

IMF 

International Monetary Fund 

INGO 

International NGO 

IOM 

International Organisation for Migration 

ISPs 

Internet Service Providers 

KVA 

Kilo Volt Ampere 

LCA 

Logistics Capacity Assessment 

MOU 

Memorables of Understanding 

MSF 

Medecins sans Frontieres 

MT 

Metric Tons 

MW 

Megawatt 

n/a 

not available 

NPA 

Norwegian People's Aid 

NDB 

Non directional beacon 

NFI 

Non Food Items 

NGO 

Non Governmental Organisation 

OCHA 

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 

PAC 

Partnership Africa Canada 

RC 

Resident Coordinator 

RoRo 

Roll on Roll off 

Tons 

T&D 

Transmission and Distribution 

TEUs 

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units 

THC 

Terminal Handling Charge 

UNAIDS 

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 

UNCDF 

United Nations Capital Development Fund 

UNCT 

United Nations Country Team 

UNDP 

United Nations Development Programme 

UNDSS 

United Nations Department for Safety and Security 

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 

UNICEF 

United Nations Children's Fund 

UNIDO 

United Nations Industrial Development Organisation 

UNIFEM 

United Nations Development Fund for Women 

UNMEE 

United Nations Mission for Ethiopia and Eritrea 

(V)HF 

(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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