LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

AIDS - Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

CCA - Common Country Assessment

CPA - Country Population Assessment

CST - Country Support Team

DESA - Department of Economic and Social Affairs

ECA - Economic Commission for Africa

ECOSOC - Economic and Social Council

FGM - Female genital mutilation

GCCP - Global Contraceptive Commodity Programme

HIV - Human immunodeficiency virus

ICOMP - International Council on Management of Population Programmes

ICPD - International Conference on Population and Development

IEC - Information, education and communication

IPPF - International Planned Parenthood Federation

IUD - Intra-uterine device

IUSSP - International Union for the Scientific Study of Population

JOICFP - Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning, Inc.

MCH/FP - Maternal and child health/family planning

NGO - Non-governmental organization

PAHO - Pan American Health Organization

REACH - Reproductive, Education and Community Health Programme

SADC - Southern Africa Development Community

STD - Sexually transmitted disease

TBA - Traditional birth attendant

UNAIDS - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNDAF - United Nations Development Assistance Framework

UNDG - United Nations Development Group

UNDP - United Nations Development Programme

UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme

UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

UNIFEM - United Nations Development Fund for Women

UNIFOS - UNFPA Integrated Field Office System

WHO - World Health Organization