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Acronyms & Abbreviations

AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AM = Annual Meeting
APB = Annual Programme and Budget
APR = Annual Performance Review
AR = Annual Report
ARO = Africa Region Office
AWR = Arab World Region
CAR = Central Asian Republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
CEDAW = Convention on the elimination of all forms of violence against women
CEE/CIS – Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States

CEEC = Central and Eastern European Countries
CFFC = Catholics for a free choice
CO = Central Office (London)
CoE = Council of Europe
CRC = Convention of the Rights of Children
CSE = Comprehensive Sexuality Education
CSO = Civil Society Organisation
CSW = Commercial Sex Worker
DG = Director General
EC = European Commission OR Emergency Contraception
ED = Executive Director
EE = Eastern Europe
EN = European Network
ENRO = European Network Regional Office
EU = European Union
ESEAOR = East & South East Asia and Oceania Region
EWL = European Women's Lobby
FCI = Family Care International
FGM = Female Genital Mutilation
FP = Family Planning
FSU = Former Soviet-Union
GC = Governing Council
GBV = Gender Based Violence
GR = Grant Receiver
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HPV = Human Papillomavirus
ICPD = International Conference on Population & Development
ICW = International Community of Women Living with HIV/AIDS
IDU = Injecting Drug Use/r
IEC = Information, Education and Communication
IF = Innovations Fund
IMAP = International Medical Advisory Panel
IPPF = International Planned Parenthood Federation
IPPF EN = International Planned Parenthood Federation - European Network
IWHC = International Women's Health Coalition
LGBT = Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Transsexual/Transgender people
MA = Member Association
MEP = Member of European Parliament
MDG = Millennium Development Goals
MP = Member of Parliament
MSM = Men who have Sex with Men
MTC = Mother to Child Transmission

NARAL = National Association for the Repeal of Abortion Laws
NGO = Non-Governmental Organisation
ODA = Overseas Development Aid
PA = Programme Adviser
PLWHA = People Living With HIV/AIDS

PoA = Programme of Action
RC = Regional Council
REC = Regional Executive Committee
RD = Regional Director
RH = Reproductive Health
RHS = Reproductive Health Supplies
RO = Regional Office (Brussels)
SAAF = Safe Abortion Action Fund
SAR = South Asia Region
SPs = Service Providers
SRH = Sexual and Reproductive Health
SRHR = Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
STD = Sexually Transmitted Disease
STI = Sexually Transmitted Infection
SW = Sex Worker

UN = United Nations
UNCHR = United Nations Commission on Human Rights
UNESCO = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA = United Nations Populations Fund
UNGA = United Nations General Assembly
UNGASS = United Nations General Assembly Special Session
UNICEF = United Nations Children's Fund
WHO = World Health Organisation
WHR = Western Hemisphere Region
YFHS = Youth Friendly Health Service
YG = Youth Group
YP = Young People
YPLHIV, YPLWHA = Young People Living with HIV/AIDS

YSAFE = Youth Sexual Awareness for Europe