Atlas Words
Le Sigle delle Organizzazioni
Internazionali
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
Q R S T U V W Y Z
ABEDA
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, also known as Banque Arabe
de Developpement Economique en Afrique (BADEA)
ACC
Arab Cooperation Council
ACCT
Agency for the French-Speaking Community; now OIF
ACP
African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
AfDB
African Development Bank, also known as Banque Africaine de
Developpement (BAD)
AFESD
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
AL
Arab League, also known as League of Arab States (LAS)
AMF
Arab Monetary Fund
AMU
Arab Maghreb Union
ANT
Antarctic Treaty
ANZUS
Australia-New Zealand-United States Security Treaty
APEC
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
ADB
Asian Development Bank
ARF
ASEAN Regional Forum
ASEAN
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
AU
African Union
BCIE
Central American Bank for Economic Integration
(Banco Centroamericano de Integracion Economico)
BDEAC
Central African States Development Bank (Banque de Developpement
des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale)
Benelux
Benelux Economic Union
BIS
Bank for International Settlements
BSEC
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone
BTWC
Biological (Biologic) and Toxin Weapons Convention
The Commonwealth, formerly the known as the British Commonwealth
CACM
Central American Common Market
CAEU
Council of Arab Economic Unity
CAN
Andean Community of Nations, formerly known as the Andean Group (AG)
Caricom
Caribbean Community and Common Market
CBSS
Council of the Baltic Sea States
CCC
Customs Cooperation Council, also known as World Customs Organization
(WCO)
CDB
Caribbean Development Bank
CE
Council of Europe
CEEAC
Economic Community of Central African States (Communaute Economique
des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale)
CEI
Central European Initiative
CENTO
Central Treaty Organization, also know as Middle East
Treaty Organization or MENTO (dissoved 1979)
CMEA
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance;
also known as CEMA or Comecon
CEPGL
Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (Communaute Economique
des Pays des Grands Lacs)
CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
CP
Colombo Plan
CPLP
Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa)
CSCE
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe; now OSCE
CTBT
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
DC
Danube Commission (dissolved 1990)
EADB
East African Development Bank
EAPC
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council; began as the North Atlantic Cooperation
Council (NACC)
EBRD
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ECO
Economic Cooperation Organization
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
EFTA
European Free Trade Association
EIB
European Investment Bank
EU
European Union, evolved from the European Community (EC)
EURASEC
Eurasian Economic Community
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organization
G-6
Group of 6, also known as Groupe des Six Sur le Desarmement
G-8
Group of 8
G-9
Group of 9
G-10
Group of 10, also known as the Paris Club
G-11
Group of 11, also known as the Cartagena Group
G-15
Group of 15
G-19
Group of 19
G-24
Group of 24
G-30
Group of 30
G-33
Group of 33
G-77
Group of 77
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; now WTO
GCC
Gulf Cooperation Council, also known as the Cooperation Council for the
Arab States of the Gulf
IADB
Inter-American Development Bank, also known as Banco Interamericano
de Desarrollo (BID)
IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency
IBEC
International Bank for Economic Cooperation
IBRD
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, also known as
the World Bank
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
ICC
International Chamber of Commerce
ICRC
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRM
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
IDA
International Development Association
IDB
Islamic Development Bank
IEA
International Energy Agency
IFAD
International Fund for Agricultural Development
IFC
International Finance Corporation
IFCTU
International Federation of Christian Trade Unions
IFRCS
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; formerly
League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (LORCS)
IGAD
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, formerly
Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD)
IHO
International Hydrographic Organization
IIB
International Investment Bank
ILO
International Labor Organization
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IMO
International Maritime Organization
Inmarsat
International Mobile Satellite Organization
InOC
Indian Ocean Commission
Intelsat
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
Interpol
International Criminal Police Organization
IOC
International Olympic Committee
IOM
International Organization for Migration
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
ITU
International Telecommunication Union
LAES
Latin American Economic System, also known as Sistema Economico
Latinoamericana (SELA)
LAIA
Latin American Integration Association, also known as Asociacion
Latinoamericana de Integracion (ALADI)
LORCS
League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; now IFRCS
Mercosur
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercado Comun del Cono Sur)
MTCR
Missile Technology Control Regime
NAM
Non-Aligned Movement
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NC
Nordic Council
NEA
Nuclear Energy Agency, also known as OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
NIB
Nordic Investment Bank
NPT
Nuclear Weapons Non-Proliferation Treaty
NSG
Nuclear Suppliers Group, also known as the London Suppliers Group
NTBT
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; in full the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests
in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, also called the Limited
Test Ban Treaty
OAPEC
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
OAS
Organization of American States
OAU
Organization of African Unity; now AU
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, formerly the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)
OECS
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States
OIC
Organization of the Islamic Conference
OIF
International Organization of the Francophonie (Organisation Internationale
du Francophonie)
OPCW
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPNAL
Organization for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and
the Caribbean (Organismo para la Proscripcion de las Armas Nucleares
en la America Latina y el Caribe)
OSCE
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
PC
Pacific Community
PFP
NATO Partnership for Peace
PIF
Pacific Islands Forum
RG
Rio Group, formerly known as Grupo de los Ocho
SAARC
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
SACU
Southern African Customs Union
SADC
Southern African Development Community
SCO
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
SEATO
South East Asia Treaty Organization (dissoved 1977)
SPC
South Pacific Commission; now PC
SPF
South Pacific Forum; now PIF
UDEAC
Central African Customs and Economic Union
UIBPIP
United International Bureau for the Protection of
Intellectual Property; from 1967 WIPO
UN
United Nations
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP
United Nations Development Program
UNEP
United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations Children's Fund
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UN
Security Council United Nations Security Council permanent members
UNPO
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
UPU
Universal Postal Union
WADP
West African Development Bank
WAEMU
West African Economic and Monetary Union, also known as Union
Economique et Monetaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)
WCL
World Confederation of Labor
WEU
Western European Union
WFC
World Food Council
WFP
World Food Program
WFTU
World Federation of Trade Unions
WHO
World Health Organization
WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
WMO
World Meteorological Organization
WP
Warsaw Pact, also know as Warsaw Treaty Organization (dissoved 1991)
WTO
World Trade Organization
WToO
World Tourism Organization
ZC
Zangger Committee