Sudan
5.1 Sudan Acronyms and Abbreviations

 

Acronym 

Full Name  

AWB 

Airway Bill 

BL 

Bill of Lading 

C&F 

Clearing and Forwarding 

CAA 

Civil Aviation Authority 

ERF 

Emergency Response Framework 

CARE 

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere 

CFS 

Container Freight Stations 

FAO 

Food and Agriculture Organization 

FOB 

Free On Board 

GPRS 

General Pocket Radio Service 

GRT 

Gross Register Tonnage 

HAC 

Humanitarian Aid Commission 

IATA 

International Air Transport Association 

ICAO 

International Civil Aviation Organization 

ICRC 

International Committee of the Red Cross 

IDF 

Import Declaration Form 

IDPs 

Internally Displaced Persons 

ILS 

Instrument Landing System 

IMF 

International Monetary Fund 

INGO 

International NGO 

IOM 

International Organization for Migration 

ISPs 

Internet Service Providers 

KVA 

Kilo Volt Ampere 

LCA 

Logistics Capacity Assessment 

LET 

Logistics & Emergency Telecommunications 

MOFA 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

MOU 

Memorandum of Understanding 

MT 

Metric Tons 

MW 

Megawatt 

N/A 

Not Available 

NDB 

Non-directional beacon 

NFI 

Non-Food Items 

NGO 

Non-Governmental Organization 

NISS 

National Intelligence and Security Service 

OCHA 

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 

POE 

Point of Entry  

RC 

Resident Coordinator 

RoRo 

Roll on Roll off 

SSMO 

Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization 

MT 

Metric Ton 

T&D 

Transmission and Distribution 

TEUs 

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units 

THC 

Terminal Handling Charge 

UNAIDS 

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS 

UNAMID 

United Nations Mission in Darfur 

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 Organization 

WFP 

World Food Programme 

WHO 

World Health Organization 

WWD 

Weather Working Day 

 



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