Acronyms.APFO Africa Peace Forum ASAT Anti-satellite BMD Ballistic missile defence CD Conference on Disarmament CIDA Canadian International Development Agency The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. CIDA operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other CPT Christian Peacemaker Teams CSIS Center for Strategic and International Studies The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1964 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and historian David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University. (USA) CTBT Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty (nuclear) DFAIT Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade DND Department of National Defence (Canada) DRC Democratic Republic of Congo EPW Earth penetrating weapons ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. IEMF International Emergency Multinational Force IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) French: Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement, is a seven-country regional development organization in East Africa. Its headquarters are located in the city of Djibouti. ILO International Labour Organization MDA Missile Defense Agency (USA) MHP Maritime Helicopter Project (Canada) MONUC United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo NGO Non-governmental organization NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command A bi-national command of the US and Canada that provides aerospace surveillance, warning and assessment of aerospace attack, and maintains the sovereignty of US and Canadian airspace. Also called NORAD. NPR Nuclear Posture Review (USA) NSA New Shipborne ship·borne adj. Transported by ship. Aircraft (Canada) OEGD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development RNEP Robust nuclear earth penetrator UNDP United Nations Development Program UXO Unexploded ordnance |
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