GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS
ACF Action
contre la Faim
AO Area
of Operations
ARC American
Refugee Committee (NGO)
ASEAN Association
of South East Asian Nations
ARF ASEAN
Regional Forum
AZ Assembly
Zones
CAO Chief
Administrative Officer
CARE Cooperative
for American Relief Everywhere (NGO)
CCP Commission
for the Consolidation of Peace
COE Center
of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance
CONOPs Concept
of Operations
DMZ Demilitarized
Zone
DPKO Department
of Peacekeeping Operations (UNHQ)
DRC Danish
Refugee Council (NGO)
DRCC Demobilization
and Resettlement Commission Committee
DWT Dead
Weight Tons (measure of ship size by its empty weight)
FALD Field
Administration and Logistics Division
FC Force Commander
HOM Head
of Mission
ICRC International
Committee of the Red Cross (IO)
IDPs Internally
Displaced Persons (vice “refugees” who cross international borders)
IFRC International
Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (NGO)
IMF International
Monetary Fund
IRC International
Rescue Committee (NGO)
JC Joint
Commission
MDM Medecins
du Monde (NGO)
MNF Multi-National
Force
MSF Medecins
sans Frontieres (NGO)
NGO Non
Governmental Organization
nm nautical
mile (6,000 linear feet)
ORBAT Order
of Battle
OSCE Organization
for Security and Cooperation in Europe
PfP Partnership
for Peace
PSYOPS Psychological
Operations
ROE Rules
of Engagement
SCR Security
Council Resolution
SOFA Status
of Forces Agreement
SRSG Special
Representative of the Secretary General
TOA Transition
of Authority
UNESCO United
Nations Educational and Scientific Organization
UNICEF United
Nations Children's Fund
UNHCR United
Nations High Commission for Refugees
UNMO United Nations Military Observers
UNMSMT United
Nations Monitoring and Support Mission in Tindoro
WB World
Bank
WHO World
Health Organization
WV World
Vision (NGO)
ZOS Zone
of Separation