| ACC | Administrative Committee on Coordination (of the United Nations) |
| APB | Activities and Programmes Branch (of OHCHR) |
| CAT | Convention Against Torture
Committee Against Torture |
| CCA | Common Country Assessment |
| CCPOQ | Consultative Committee on Programme and Operational Questions (of the United Nations) |
| CCPR | Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CEEPS | Common Early Entry Point System |
| CERD | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination |
| CESCR | Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights |
| CRC | Convention on the Rights of the Child
Committee on the Rights of the Child |
| DAW | Division for the Advancement of Women (of the United Nations) |
| ECOSOC | Economic and Social Council (of the United Nations) |
| GA | General Assembly |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| HRC | Human Rights Committee |
| HURICANE | Human Rights Computerized Analysis Environment |
| HURIST | Human Rights Strengthening |
| ILC | International Law Commission |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IWRAW | International Women's Rights Action Watch |
| LAC | Latin American and Caribbean (regional group within the United Nations) |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NGO | Non-governmental Organization |
| OHCHR | Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| SSB | Support Services Branch (of OHCHR) |
| UNDAF | United Nations Development Assistance Framework |
| UNDG | United Nations Development Group |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNFPA | United Nations Fund for Population Activities |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNIFEM | United Nations Development Fund for Women |
| WEOG | Western European and Others Group (regional group in the United Nations) |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
