Malawi - 5.1 Malawi Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym |
Full Name |
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ADMARC |
Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation |
AWB |
Airway Bill |
BL |
Bill of Lading |
C&F |
Cost & Freight |
CAA |
Civil Aviation Authority |
CARE |
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere |
CDN |
Corredor de Desenvolvimento do Norte |
CEAR |
The Central East African Railways |
CFS |
Container Freight Stations |
COMESA |
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
DoDMA |
Department of Disaster Management Affairs |
ESCOM |
Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi |
ESGR |
Emergency Strategic Grain Reserves |
FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organization |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Products |
GPS |
Global Positioning System |
GPRS |
General Pocket Radio Service |
GRT |
Gross Register Tonnage |
HF |
High Frequency |
IATA |
International Air Transport Association |
ICAO |
International Civil Aviation Organization |
IDPs |
Internally Displaced Persons |
IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
ILS |
Instrument Landing System |
ILO |
International Labour Organisations |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INGO |
International NGO |
IOM |
International Organization for Migration |
ISPs |
Internet Service Providers |
KVA |
Kilo Volt Ampere |
LCA |
Logistics Capacity Assessment |
LRA |
Labour Relations Act |
MRA |
Malawi Revenue Authority |
MACRA |
Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority |
MERA |
Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority |
MBS |
Malawi Bureau of Standards |
MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
MSC |
Malawi Shipping Company |
MT |
Metric Tons |
MW |
Megawatt |
MoTPW |
Ministry of Transport and Public Works |
N/A |
Not Available |
NDB |
Non-directional beacon |
NFI |
Non-food Items |
NFRA |
National Food reserve Agency |
NGO |
Non-governmental Organization |
NOCMA |
National Oil Company of Malawi |
NRA |
National Roads Authority |
OCHA |
Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
RC |
Resident Coordinator |
RoRo |
Roll on Roll off |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
T |
Tons |
T&D |
Transmission and Distribution |
TEUs |
Twenty Foot Equivalent Units |
THC |
Terminal Handling Charge |
TNM |
Telecom Networks Malawi |
TPA |
Tanzania Ports Authority |
UHF |
Ultra-High Frequency |
UN |
United Nations |
UNAIDS |
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
UNCT |
United Nations Country Team |
UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
UNDSS |
The Department of Safety and Security |
UNEP |
United Nations Environmental Programme |
UNESCO |
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
UNFCD |
The UN Capital Development Fund |
UNFPA |
United Nations Population Fund |
UNHAS |
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service |
UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children's Fund |
UNIDO |
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
UNV |
The United Nations Volunteers |
(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 |
WHO |
World Health Organisation |
WFP |
World Food Programme |
WHO |
World Health Organization |
WVI |
World Vision International |