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1 Glossary of Abbreviations AAFC Allied Armed Forces of the Community ACCH Agreement on Ceasefire and Cessation of Hostilities ACHPR African Commission on Human and People s Rights ACOTA African Contingency Operations Training Assistance ACS American Colonisation Society ACSS African Centre for Strategic Studies AFELL Association of Female Lawyers in Liberia AFL Armed Forces of Liberia AI Amnesty International AMIB African Mission in Burundi AMIS African Mission in Sudan ARC American Refugee Committee ASF African Standby Force ATU Anti-Terrorist Unit AU African Union BPST British Peace Support Training CADSP Common African Defence and Security Policy CEMAC Communauté Économique et Monétaire de l Afrique Centrale (Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States) CIMIC Civil Military Co-ordination CIVPOL United Nations Civilian Police CLHRE Centre for Law and Human Rights Education CPA Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2003) CRC Convention on the Rights of the Child CSSDCA Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa DDRR Disarmament, Demobilisation, Reintegration and Rehabilitation DES-PADS Deputy Executive Secretary for Political Affairs, Defence and Security DPKO Department of Peace Keeping Operations (UN) DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DSC Defence and Security Council ECOBRIG ECOWAS Standby Brigade ECOMICI ECOWAS Mission in Côte d Ivoire xxv

2 xxvi Glossary of Abbreviations ECOMIL ECOMOG ECOWAS FFF FSLI GCR GoL HOC HRC HRL HRW ICC ICCPR ICESCR ICGL ICISS ICT ICTR ICTY IDP IEMF IFMC IGO IGNU IHL IMIP IMTF INCHR INGO INPFL IPF IPS IPTC IRC IRCL ISF JCMC JIU ECOWAS Mission in Liberia ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring and Observer Group Economic Community of West African States Food For Fighters Food Support to Local Initiatives Gold Coast Regiment Government of Liberia Humanitarian Operations Centre Human Rights Committee Human Rights Law Human Rights Watch International Criminal Court International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights International Covenant on Economic and Social and Cultural Rights International Contact Group on Liberia International Convention on Intervention and State Sovereignty International Criminal Tribunal International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia Internally Displaced Person International Emergency Multinational Force Inter-Faith Mediation Committee Inter-Governmental Organisation Interim Government of National Unity International Humanitarian Law Integrated Mandate Implementation Plan Integrated Mission Task Force Independent National Commission on Human Rights International Non-governmental Organisation Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia Inter-Positional Force International Police Force Interim Police Training Course International Rescue Committee Inter-Religious Council of Liberia International Stabilisation Force Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Committee Joint Implementation Unit

3 xxvii JMC Joint Monitoring Committee JPC Justice and Peace Commission (Catholic) JVT Joint Verification Team LCC Liberian Council of Churches LFF Liberian Frontier Force LINNK Liberia NGO Network LNCG Liberian National Coast Guard LNG Liberian National Guard LNP Liberian National Police LNTG Liberian National Transitional Government LURD Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy LWI Liberian Women s Initiative MAWONEPT Mano River Women Network for Peace MCDA Military and Civil Defence Assets MILOB Military Observer MINUCI UN Mission in Côte d Ivoire MNCs Multinational Corporations MODEL Movement for Democracy in Liberia MONUC UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo MRU Mano River Union MSC Mediation and Security Council MSF Médecins Sans Frontières NATPAH National Association on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children NCDDRR National Commission for Disarmament, Demobilisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration NEPAD New Partnership for Africa s Development NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NMCL National Muslim Council of Liberia NPFL National Patriotic Front of Liberia NPP National Patriotic Party NPRAG National Patriotic Reconstruction Assembly Government NRC National Reconciliation Commission NTGL National Transitional Government of Liberia NTLA National Transitional Legislative Assembly OAU Organisation of African Unity OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ONUB UN Operations in Burundi ONUCI UN Operations in Côte d Ivoire PAE Pacific Architects and Engineers

4 xxviii Glossary of Abbreviations PCHS PMC PMP PSC PSO QIP RACCLI RECAMP REC RIA RPF RUF SADC SALW SCSL SEA SGBV SGTM SHIRBRIG SMC SMT SOD SOFA SOP SRSG SSR SSS TCC TRC TWP ULIMO ULIMO-J ULIMO-K UN UNYOM UNTAC National Commission of Liberia, Women s Health and Development Programme Private Military Company Peace Missions Programme Private Security Company Peace Support Operations Quick Impact Project Royal African Colonial Corps of Light Infantry Renforcements des capacités Africaines du maintien de la paix Regional Economic Community Roberts International Airport Rwanda Patriotic Front Revolutionary United Front Southern African Development Community Small Arms and Light Weapons Special Court for Sierra Leone Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Sexual Gender-Based Violence Standard Generic Training Module Standing High Readiness Brigade Standing Mediation Committee Security Management Team Special Operations Division Status of Force Agreement Standard Operating Procedures Special Representative of the Secretary General Security Sector Reform Special Security Services Troop-Contributing Countries Truth and Reconciliation Commission True Whig Party (Johnson) (Kromah) United Nations United Nations Yemen Observer Mission United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia

5 xxix UNTAG United Nations Transition Assistance Group UNAMIR UN Assistance Mission for Rwanda UNAMSIL UN Assistance Mission in Sierra Leone UNCIVPOL UN Civilian Police UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNDPKO UN Department of Peace Keeping Operations UNHCR UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF UN Children s Fund UNIFIL UN Interim Force in Lebanon UNJLC UN Joint Logistics Centre UNMEE UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea UNMIK UN Mission in Kosovo UNMIL UN Mission in Liberia UNOB UN Operations in Burundi UNOCI UN Operation in Côte d Ivoire UNOL UN Office in Liberia UNOMIL UN Observer Mission in Liberia UNOMSIL UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone UNOSOM UN Operation in Somalia UNSC United Nations Security Council UNSECOORD UN Security Coordinator UNSG Secretary General of the United Nations UNSOM UN Humanitarian Mission in Somalia USAID US Agency for International Development USJTF US Joint Task Force WAFF Women Associated with the Fighting Forces WFP World Food Programme WHO World Health Organisation WIPNET Women in Peace-Building Network

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