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Acronym

Full Name

ADMARC

Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation

AWB

Airway Bill

BL

Bill of Lading

C&F

Cost & Freight

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CDN

Corredor de Desenvolvimento do Norte

CEAR

The Central East African Railways

CFS

Container Freight Stations

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

DoDMA

Department of Disaster Management Affairs

ESCOM

Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi

ESGR

Emergency Strategic Grain Reserves

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

GDP

Gross Domestic Products

GPS

Global Positioning System

GPRS

General Pocket Radio Service

GRT

Gross Register Tonnage

HF

High Frequency

IATA

International Air Transport Association

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

IDPs

Internally Displaced Persons

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

ILS

Instrument Landing System

ILO

International Labour Organisations

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INGO

International NGO

IOM

International Organization for Migration

ISPs

Internet Service Providers

KVA

Kilo Volt Ampere

LCA

Logistics Capacity Assessment

LRA

Labour Relations Act

MRA

Malawi Revenue Authority

MACRA

Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority

MERA

Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority

MBS

Malawi Bureau of Standards

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MSC

Malawi Shipping Company

MT

Metric Tons

MW

Megawatt

MoTPW

Ministry of Transport and Public Works

N/A

Not Available

NDB

Non-directional beacon

NFI

Non-food Items

NFRA

National Food reserve Agency

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

NOCMA

National Oil Company of Malawi

NRA

National Roads Authority

OCHA

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

RC

Resident Coordinator

RoRo

Roll on Roll off

SADC

Southern African Development Community

T

Tons

T&D

Transmission and Distribution

TEUs

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units

THC

Terminal Handling Charge

TNM

Telecom Networks Malawi

TPA

Tanzania Ports Authority

UHF

Ultra-High Frequency

UN

United Nations

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNCT

United Nations Country Team

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNDSS

The Department of Safety and Security

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFCD

The UN Capital Development Fund

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

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNV

The United Nations Volunteers

(V)HF

(Very) High Frequency

VOR

VHF omnidirectional radio range

V-SAT

Very Smart Aperture Terminal

WASH

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

WCO

World Customs Organization

WHO

World Health Organisation

WFP

World Food Programme

WHO

World Health Organization

WVI

World Vision International

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