Cook Islands
5.1 Cook Islands Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Acronym

Full Name

ADRA

Adventist Disaster Recovery Agency

AWB

Airway Bill

BL

Bill of Lading

C&F

Cost & Freight

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CFS

Container Freight Stations

CIAA

Cook Islands Airport Authority

CIRSC

Cook Islands Red Cross Society

DRM

Disaster Risk Management

EMCI

Emergency Management Cook Islands

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

GPRS

General Pocket Radio Service

GRT

Gross Register Tonnage

IATA

International Air Transport Association

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICI

Infrastructure Cook Islands

\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

MICI

Ministry Of Infrastructure Cook Islands

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

nm

nautical miles

NZ

New Zealand

OCHA

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

Pa Enua

Outer Islands

RC

Resident Coordinator

RoRo

Roll on Roll off

TAU

Te Aponga Uera (Electricity Provider)

T

Tons

T&D

Transmission and Distribution

TEUs

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units

THC

Terminal Handling Charge

SOE

State Owned Enterprise

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

(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

WVI

World Vision International


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