Solomon Islands
5.1 Solomon Islands Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Acronym

Full Name

AusAid

Australian Aid (Government Agency)

AFP

Australian Federal Police

ANZ

Australia New Zealand Bank

ASYCUDA

Automated SYstem for CUstoms DAta

AWB

Airway Bill

BL

Bill of Lading

BSP

Bank Of The South Pacific

CPE

Customer Premises Connection

C&F

Cost & Freight

CAASI

Civil Aviation Authority Of Solomon Islands

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CARITAS

Catholic Agency for Justice, Peace and Development

CFS

Container Freight Stations

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

GPRS

General Pocket Radio Service

GRT

Gross Register Tonnage

HCC

Honiara City Council

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

ISPs

Internet Service Providers

KVA

Kilo Volt Ampere

LCA

Logistics Capacity Assessment

LOA

Length Over All (Ship’s length at waterline)

MNO

Mobile Network Operators

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MT

Metric Tons

MW

Megawatt

N/A

Not Available

N/c

No Charge

NDB

Non-directional beacon

NDC

National Disaster Committee

NDMO

National Disaster Management Organization

NFI

Non-food Items

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

NZ

New Zealand

OCHA

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

PAX

Passenger

RC

Resident Coordinator

RoRo

Roll on Roll off

SBD

Solomon Islands Dollar

SICED

Solomon Islands Customs and Excise Division

SIEA

Solomon Islands Electricity Authority

SINPF

Solomon Islands National Provident Fund

SIPA

Solomon Islands Port Authority

SIRUP

Solomon Islands Road Improvement Project

SPI

South Pacific Islands

SOE

State Owned Enterprise

SPO

South Pacific Oil

MT

Metric Tons

T&D

Transmission and Distribution

TCSI

Telecommunications Commission Of The Solomon Islands

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

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 Small 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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