Acronyms and Abbreviations
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AIDS Acquired immunodeficiency syndome syndrome__________________________
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
DAC Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
GDP Gross domestic product
GNP Gross national product
HIPC Heavily indebted poor country
HIV Human immunodeficiency virus
ILO International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
SAPAD South Asia Poverty Alleviation Programme
UNDAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
UNIFEM United Nations Development Fund for Women
UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
WHO World Health Organization
WTO    World Trade Organization
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