Acronyms

Acronyms  are commonly used in our videos and readings. We will keep a list of the acronyms and their meanings here. 

CIA - United States Central Intelligence Agency

ERC - Emergency Relief Coordinator

ICC - International Criminal Court

ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

ICTY - International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

IDPs - Internally Displaced Persons

IMC - International Medical Corps

IHL - International Humanitarian Law

ISAF - International Security Assistance Force

JEEAR - Joint Evaluation of Emergency Assistance to Rwanda 

FATA - Federally Administered Tribal Areas

NADRA - National Database and Registration Authority

NWFP - North West Frontier Province

MSF - Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors without Borders

NGO - Non Governmental Organization

OCHA - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

RPF - Rwandan Patriotic Front

UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNPROFOR - United Nations Protection Force