Lesotho
5.1 Lesotho Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Acronym

Full Name

ABC

All Basotho Convention

ACSA

Airport Company South Africa

AFDB

African Development Bank

AGOA

African Growth and Opportunity Act

AMO

Aircraft Maintenance Organizations

ATNS

Air Traffic and Navigation Services

AWB

Airway Bill

BL

Bill of Lading

BOS

Bureau of Statistics

C&F

Cost & Freight

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CBL

African Growth and Opportunity Act

CBL

Central Bank of Lesotho

C-BRTA

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency

CBRTS

Cross-Border Road Transport Agency

CFS

Container Freight Stations

CGP

Child Grants Programme

CMA

Common Monetary Area

COMESA

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

DHA

Department of Home Affair

DMA

Disaster Management Authority

DWT

Dead Weight

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FMU

Food Management Unit

FNCO

Food and Nutrition Coordinating Office

FPE

Free Primary Education

GDP

Gross Domestic Products

GIEWS

Global Information and Early Warning System

GPRS

General Pocket Radio Service

GRT

Gross Register Tonnage

IATA

International Air Transport Association

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

IDPs

Internally Displaced Persons

ILS

Instrument Landing System

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INGO

International NGO

IOM

International Organization for Migration

IPC

Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

ISPs

Internet Service Providers

KVA

Kilo Volt Ampere

LCA

Logistics Capacity Assessment

LCA

Lesotho Communication Authority

LDF

Lesotho Defense Force

LPI

Logistics Performance Index

LRA

Lesotho Revenue Authority

LSQAS

Lesotho Standards and Quality Assurance Department

LTA

Lesotho Telecommunications Authority

LVAC

Lesotho Vulnerable Assessment Committee

MGC

Matekane Group of Company

MNO

Mobile Network Operators

MOH

Ministry of Health

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

OBFC

One Stop Business Facilitation Center

OCHA

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

RC

Resident Coordinator

RoRo

Roll on Roll off

SAA

South African Airline

SACU

Southern African Customs Union

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SARPCCO

Southern African Regional Police Chief Co-Operation

SARS

South Africa Revenue Services

STASSA

Statistics South Africa

T

Tons

T&D

Transmission and Distribution

TEUs

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units

THC

Terminal Handling Charge

TIDCA

Trade, investment  and Development Cooperative

TRANSNET

Transport Network – South Africa Custodian Parastatal

UNAID

United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

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

USD

United States Dollar

VOR

VHF omnidirectional radio range

V-SAT

Very Smart Aperture Terminal

WASCO

Water and Sanitation Company

WASH

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

WCO

World Customs Organization

WFP

World Food Programme

WFP

World Food Programme

WHO

World Health Organization

WVI

World Vision International

(V)HF

(Very) High Frequency



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