Djibouti
5.1 Djibouti Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym Full name of the Agency / Organization
AWB Airway Bill
BL Bill of Lading
C&F Cost & Freight
CAS Country Assistance Strategy 
CAA Civil Aviation Authority
CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere
CFS Container Freight Stations
COMESA Treaty Establishing the Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
DLCA Digital Logistics Capacity Assessment
DRM Disaster Risk Management
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation
GoD Government of Djibouti
GPRS General Pocket Radio Service
GRT Gross Register Tonnage
IATA International Air Transport Association
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
INDS Initiative Nationale pour le Développement Social 
IDPs Internally Displaced Persons
IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development 
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
MHUEAT Ministry of the Habitat, Urbanism, Environment, and Land Management
MIEs Multinational Industrial Enterprises 
MOU Memorables of Understanding
MT Metric Tons
MW Megawatt
n/a not available
NDB Non directional beacon
NFI Non Food Items
NGO Non Governmental Organisation
OCHA Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
PRSP Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PTA Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States
RC Resident Coordinator
RoRo Roll on Roll off
SEGRC Executive Secretariat for Risk and Disaster Management
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
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
(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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