Abbreviations and acronyms

AAAA

Addis Ababa Action Agenda

ACP

African, Caribbean and Pacific

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AfDB

African Development Bank

AIIB

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

AMC

Advance Market Commitment

ADB

Asian Development Bank

BMGF

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

BRI

Belt and Road Initiative

CAF

Corporacion Andina de Fomento – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina (Development Bank of Latin America)

CDC

Commonwealth Development Corporation

CHAP

Common Humanitarian Action Plans

CRS

Creditor Reporting System

CSO

Civil society organisation

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DFI

Development finance institutions

DFID

Department for International Development

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Commission

ECOSOC

United Nations Economic and Social Council

EDF

European Development Fund

EFSD

European Fund for Sustainable Development

EIB

European Investment bank

EIP

external investment plan

EU

European Union

GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GAVI

Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation

GCF

Global Climate Fund

GDP

Gross domestic product

GEEREF

Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GFEA

Guarantee Fund for External Actions

GHD

Good humanitarian donorship

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GNI

Gross national income

GPG

Global public goods

IADB

Inter-American Development Bank

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

IDA

International Development Association

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IFI

International Financing Institution

ILO

International Labour Office

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IsDB

Islamic Development Bank

LDC

Least developed country

LIC

Low-income country

LMIC

Large middle-income country

MAR

Multilateral Aid Review

MCC

Millennium Challenge Corporation

MDB

Multilateral development banks

MFF

Multiannual Financial Framework

MIGA

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

MOPAN

Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network

MPA

Multilateral Performance Assessment

MPFM

Multilateral Pooled-Funding Mechanism

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

NDICI

Neighbourhood, Development and International Co-operation Instrument

NGO

Non-governmental organisations

ODA

Official development assistance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PIR

Policy and institutional reforms

PPP

Public-private partnership

PSD

Private sector development

PSW

Private sector windows

QCPR

Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review

RCS

Resident co-ordinator system

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SDR

Special drawing rights

SIDS

Small island development states

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprises

SPV

Special purpose vehicle

TOSSD

Total official support for sustainable development

UMICs

Upper middle-income countries

UN

United Nations

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNDS

United Nations Development System

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNGA

United Nations General Assembly

UNHCR

United Nations Refugee Agency

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

UNODC

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

WFP

World Food Programme

WHO

World Health Organization

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organisation

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