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 |