Yemen
5.1 Yemen Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Acronym Full name of the Agency / Organization
ACT Aden Container Terminal
AGT Aden Gulf Terminal
AWB Airway Bill
BL Bill of Lading
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CD Civil Defence
CFSS Comprehensive Food Security Survey
CFS Container Freight Stations
CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
C&F Cost & Freight
DLCA Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment
FSO Floating Storage and Offloading Vessel
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
GPRS General Pocket Radio Service
GoY Government of Yemen
GRT Gross Register Tonnage
HAS Hayel Saeed Anam Group
ILS Instrument Landing System
IDPs Internally Displaced Persons
IATA International Air Transport Association
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
IMF International Monetary Fund
INGO International NGO
IOM International Organisation for Migration
ISPs Internet Service Providers
UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
KVA Kilo Volt Ampere
LOA length over all for vessel to berth
LCA Logistics Capacity Assessment
MW Megawatt
MOU Memorables of Understanding
MT Metric Tons
MoFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs
NDB Non directional beacon
NFI Non Food Items
NGO Non Governmental Organisation
n/a not available
OCHA Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
PRRO Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation
PEC Public Electricity Corporation
RC Resident Coordinator
RoRo Roll on Roll off
ESN Seasonal Emergency Food Safety Net
SCCD Supreme Council of Civil Defense
THC Terminal Handling Charge
T Tons
T&D Transmission and Distribution
TEUs Twenty Foot Equivalent Units
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNCT United Nations Country Team
UNCT United Nations Country Team
UNDSS United Nations Department of Safety and Security
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme
UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHAS United Nations Humanitarian Air Service
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
(V)HF (Very) High Frequency
V-SAT Very Smart Aperture Terminal
VOR VHF omnidirectional radio range
WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WCO World Customs Organisation
WFP World Food Programme
WHO World Health Organisation
WVI World Vision International
YECO Yemen Company (publicly traded)
YOGC Yemen Oil and Gas Corporation
YR Yemeni Rial (currency)
MoPIC Yemeni Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
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