Sierra Leone
5.1 Sierra Leone Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Acronym Full name of the Agency / Organisation
AFDB African Development Bank
AML Private Mining Company
AWB Airway Bill
BL Bill of Lading
BRAC Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Commitee
C&F Cost & Freight
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
CCTV Closed Circuit Television
CDMA Code Division Multiple Access
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CFS Container Freight Stations
CORAD Consortium for Relief and Development
CRS Catholic Relief Services
CSO Civil Society Organisations
CTC Commodity Trading Company
DCA Ronald Reagan National Airport
DLCA Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
EDP Extended Delivery Point
ERSG Executive Representative Secretary General
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
FSCO Field Security Coordination Officer
GoSL Government of Sierra Leone
GPRS General Pocket Radio Service
GRT Gross Register Tonnage
IASC Interagency Standing Commitee
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
IDPs Internally Displaced Persons
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMO International Maritime Organisation
INGO International NGO
IOM International Organisation for Migration
ISPS International Ship and Port Facility Security
ISPs Internet Service Providers
IVS Inland Valley Swamp
KVA Kilo Volt Ampere
LCA Logistics Capacity Assessment
MF Ministry of Finance
MT Metric Tons
MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry
MW Transport Company
n/a not available
NATCOM National Telecommunications Commission
NCR National Customs Rulings
NFI Non Food Items
NGO Non Governmental Organisation
NPA National Power Authority
NRA National Revenue Authority
NRS National Road Systems
NRS National Road System
OCHA Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OCRIM Milling company
ONS Office of National Security
PMSi Port Maritime Security International
RoRo Roll on Roll off
SIR Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage 
SL Sierra Leone
SLAA Sierra Leone Aviation Authority
SLANGO Sierra Leone Association of Non Governmental Organisations
SLL Currency of Sierra Leone
SLPA Sierra Leone Port Authority
SLRA Sierra Leone Roads Authority
STS Seabord Trading and Shipping Limited
SWAL Seabord West Africa Limited
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
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNIOSIL United Nations Integrated Office for Sierra Leone
UNIPSIL United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone
UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services
USD/US$ United States Dollar
(V)HF (Very) High Frequency
V-SAT Very Smart Aperture Terminal
WAC West Africa Coastal Countries
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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