LIST OF ACRONYMS FOR ENGLISH TEACHING AT THE EEI

United Nations:

UN (UNO)

United Nations (Organization)

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNICEF

United Nations Childrens Fund

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

WHO

World Health Organization

ILO

International Labor Organization

ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organization

WTO

United Nations World Tourism Organization

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

ICJ

International Court of Justice

UNSC

United Nations Security Council

UNHRC

United Nations Human Rights Council

MDGs

Millennium Development Goals

IPCC

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

OHCHR

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

UNEP

United Nations Environment Programme

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean

ECLAC

NGOs, US government agencies and media:

NGOs

Non-Governmental Organization

CNN

Cable News Network

BBC

British Broadcasting Corporation

AP

Associated Press

DARPA

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

FED

Federal Reserve System

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

NSA

National Security Agency

NASA

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

WWF

Worldwide Fund For Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund)

PETA

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

IFRC

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

HWR

Human Rights Watch

AI
USAID

Amnesty International
United States Agency for International Development

NSC

National Security Council

EIA

U.S. Energy Information Administration

CARE International

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

RWB

Reporters Without Borders

Integration and cooperation international organizations:

MERCOSUR

Common Market of the South/Southern Common Market

CARICOM

Caribbean Community

FTAA

Free Trade Area of the Americas

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

ALBA

Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America

OAS

Organization of American States

USAN/UNASUR

Union of South American Nations

EU

European Union

WTO

World Trade Organization

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

AU

African Union

TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership

TTIP/TAFTA

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership/Transatlantic Free

Trade Area

OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

IMF

International Monetary Fund

WB

World Bank

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World

Bank)

IDA

International Development Association (World Bank)

SICA

Central American Integration System

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

CELAC

Community of Latin American and Caribbean States

SCO

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

ICC

International Criminal Court

BRICS

Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa

OIC

Organization of Islamic Cooperation

G20

Group of Twenty

IEA

International Energy Agency

OECD

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

CIS
OPCW

Commonwealth of Independent States

Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

INTERPOL

International Criminal Police Organization

IGOs

International Governmental Organizations

Other miscellaneous acronyms:

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency virus

AIDS

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

ATM

Automated Teller Machine

PIN

Personal Information Number

UFO

Unidentified Flying Object

WMD

Weapon of Mass Destruction

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GNP

Gross National Product

ISIS/ISIL

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria/ Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

AQAP

al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

AQIM

al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

CAR

Central African Republic

IR

International Relations

HDI

Human Development Index

DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo

PC

Personal Computer

GMO

Genetically Modified Organism

POW

Prisoner of War

AWOL

Absent Without Leave

MIA

Missing in Action

PR

Public Relations

IPE

International Political Economy

TBA

To be Announced

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

HR

Human Resources
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

ALS