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Acronyms and abbreviations, Letter U

Introduction

This Group contains acronyms and abbreviations for the letter U. Acronyms and abbreviations that are determined by CBNRM Net as being specifically related to CBNRM are noted accordingly. See Category Terminology for more information on the terms corresponding to these CBNRM-related acronyms and abbreviations, specifically its Groups Knowledge management terms, Structural terms, and Processual terms.

Content

The Group contains the following acronyms and abbreviations:

UN   United Nations
UNDESA   Department of the United Nations Secretariat for Economic and Social Affairs
UNGA   United Nations General Assembly
UNCBD   United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity
UNCCD   Convention to Combat Desertification. Comments: Full name is 'United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa'
UNCED   United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
UNCHS   United Nations Commission for Human Settlements (Habitat)
UNCLOS   United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
UNDP   United Nations Development Programme
UNECA   United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
UNECE   United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
UNEP   United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO   United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCCC   United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNFF   United Nations Forest Forum
UNICEF   United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
UNOPS   United Nations Office for Project Services
UNSO   United Nations Sudano-Sahelian Office
UR   Uruguay Round
USAID   United States Agency for International Development
USP   Unique Selling Point