Journal of Humanitarian Assistance

Abbreviations

ADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency

AICF Action Internationale Contre la Faim (International Action Against Hunger)

AMDA Association of Medical Doctors of Asia

APC Armoured Personnel Carrier

BBTG Broad Based Transitional Government

CAFOD Catholic Fund for Overseas Development

CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta

CDR Coalition pour la Défense de la République

CEPZa Communauté d'Eglise Pentecôte du Zaire

CELZa Communauté d'Eglise Libre du Zaire

CERF Central Emergency Revolving Fund

CMOC Civil-Military Operations Centres

COGEFAR Italian road construction company

CRS Catholic Relief Services

CSB Corn-Soya-Blend

DART Disaster Assistance Relief Teams

DHA Department of Humanitarian Affairs (UN)

DMT Disaster Management Team

DPKO Department of Peace-Keeping Operations (UN)

ECHO European Community Humanitarian Office

ECOSOC Economic and Social Council (UN)

EDP Extended Delivery Points

EPF Emergency Programme Fund (UNICEF)

EPRS Emergency Preparedness and Response Section (UNHCR)

ERF Emergency Response Fund (UNHCR)

ERT Emergency Response Team (UNHCR)

EU European Union

EUCOM European Command (US Military)

FAO Food and Agriculture Organizations (UN)

FAR Force Armée Rwandaise

FTS Financial Tracking System

GTZ Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (Society for Technical Cooperation)

HIT Health Information Team

IASC Inter-Agency Standing Committee (UN)

ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross

ICVA International Council of Voluntary Agencies

IDP Internally Displaced Person

IEFR International Emergency Food Reserve

IOM International Organization for Migration

IFRC International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

IRC International Rescue Committee

ITSH Internal Transport, Storage and Handling

JTF Joint Task Force

LWF Lutheran World Federation

MdM Médecins du monde (Doctors of the World)

MOU Memorandum of Understanding

MRND Mouvement de Rassemblement National pour la Démocratie

MSF Médecins sans frontières

NGO Non-Governmental Organization

OAU Organization of African Unity

ODA Overseas Development Administration (UK)

OFDA Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (US)

ODI Overseas Development Institute

PDD Presidential Decision Directive

PSF Pharmaciens sans frontières (Pharmacists without Borders)

PWSS Potable Water Supply System Co. Ltd

RENP Rwanda Emergency Normalization Plan

RNIS Refugee Nutrition Information System (UN)

ROWPU Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit

RPF Rwandese Patriotic Front

RRT Rapid Response Team (WFP)

SC Security Council

SCF Save the Children Fund (UK) and Save the Children Federation (USA)

SFP Supplementary Feeding Programme

SGR Strategic Grain Reserve

SitRep Situation Report

SRSG Special Representative of the Secretary-General

TB Tuberculosis

TCRS Tanzanian Christian Refugee Services

THW Technisches Hilfswerk (Technical help organization, German government)

TICF Transport Infrastructure Contingency Fund (WFP)

TRC Tanzanian Railway Corporation

UAC Unaccompanied Children

UCC Unaccompanied Children's Centre

UNAHT United Nations Advanced Humanitarian Team

UNAMIR United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCHR United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

UNIENET UN Electronic Mail System

UNOMUR United Nations Observer Mission in Uganda/Rwanda

UNREO United Nations Rwanda Emergency Office

USAID United States Agency for International Development

USG United States Government

VOICE Voluntary Organizations in Cooperation in Emergencies

WatSan Water and Sanitation

WFP World Food Programme (UN)

WHO World Health Organization (UN)

WTOE WFP Transport Operation in Ethiopia (UN)