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THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN 2004 - Unicef

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GLOSSARY<br />

AIDS: acquired immune deficiency syndrome<br />

BRAC: formerly the Bangladesh Rural Advancement<br />

Committee.<br />

CIDA: Canadian International Development Agency<br />

DAW: Division for the Advancement of Women<br />

(United Nations)<br />

DESA: Department of Economic and Social Affairs<br />

(United Nations)<br />

EFA: Education For All<br />

G-8: group of eight industrialized countries: Canada,<br />

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russian Federation,<br />

United Kingdom, United States<br />

HIV: human immunodeficiency virus<br />

ILO: International Labour Organization<br />

IMF: International Monetary Fund<br />

MDG: Millennium Development Goals<br />

MTSP: medium-term strategic plan (2002-2005;<br />

UNICEF)<br />

UNDG: United Nations Development Group<br />

UNDP: United Nations Development Programme<br />

UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific<br />

and Cultural Organization<br />

UNFPA: United Nations Population Fund<br />

UNHCR: Office of the United Nations High<br />

Commissioner for Refugees<br />

UNICEF: United Nations Children’s Fund<br />

UNIFEM: United Nations Development Fund<br />

for Women<br />

USAID: United States Agency for International<br />

Development<br />

U5MR: under-5 mortality rate<br />

WB: World Bank<br />

WFP: World Food Programme<br />

WHO: World Health Organization<br />

UNAIDS: Joint United Nations Programme<br />

on HIV/AIDS<br />

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