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ACF
|
Action Against Hunger
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ACIS
|
Access and Closure Information System
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ACTED
|
Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
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ADC
|
Austrian Development Cooperation
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AED
|
Academy for Educational Development
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AEFD
|
Arab Forum for Environment and Development
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AFD
|
Agence Française de Développement
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AGO
|
Attorney General Office
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AHLC
|
Ad Hoc Liaison Committee
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AIDA
|
Association of International Development Agencies
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AMA
|
Agreement on Movement and Access
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AMAN
|
The Coalition for Accountability and Integrity
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APIS
|
Agricultural Projects Information System
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ARIJ
|
The Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem
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[see www.arij.org]
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Asala
|
The Palestinian Businesswomen's Association
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[see www.asala-pal.com]
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ASWG
|
Agriculture Sector Working Group
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AWRAD
|
Arab World for Research & Development
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BIMKOM
|
Bimkom - Planners for Planning Rights
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BizClear
|
Business Climate Legal and Institutional Reform
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BZU
|
Beir Zeit University
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CAP
|
Consolidated Appeals Process
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[see OCHA]
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CDF
|
Comprehensive Development Framework
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CEC
|
Central Elections Commission
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CFR
|
Council on Foreign Relations
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CG
|
Consultative Group
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CHF
|
Cooperative Housing Foundation
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CIDA
|
Canadian International Development Agency
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CIM
|
Centre for International Migration and Development
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CIVICUS
|
World Alliance for Citizen Participation
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COGAT
|
Office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories
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[GoI]
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COHRE
|
Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions
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DAI
|
Development Alternatives, Inc.
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DARP
|
Development Assistance and Reform Platform
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DCAF
|
Democratic Control of Armed Forces
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DCL
|
District Coordination Liaison
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[GoI]
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DCO
|
District Coordination Office
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[GoI]
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DFATD
|
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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DFID
|
Department for International Development
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[UK]
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DHV
|
Deutscher H?ngegleiterverband e.V
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DOP
|
Declaration of Principles
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EAPPI
|
Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel
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EC
|
European Commission
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ECHO
|
European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office
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ECOSOC
|
UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
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ECTAO
|
European Commission’s Technical Assistance Office to the West Bank and Gaza Strip
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EEAS
|
European External Action Service
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EN
|
Council of the European Union
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EnSWG
|
Environmental Sector Working Group
|
The Environmental Sector Working Group was created in 2009 and held its first meeting on 12 November 2009.
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EQA
|
Environmental Quality Authority
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ERIS
|
Electoral Reform International Services
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ERSG
|
Election Reform Support Group
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ESCWA
|
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
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ESG
|
Economic Strategy Group
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ESWG
|
Education Sector Working Group
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EU
|
European Union
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EU BAM Rafah
|
European Union Border Assistance Mission at the Rafah Crossing Point
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EUPOL COPPS
|
European Union Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support
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EUREP
|
Office of the European Union Representative
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EuroMed
|
Euro-Mediterranean Partnership
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EUSR
|
European Union Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process
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EWG
|
Election Working Group
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FACB
|
Financial Admisitrative Control Bureau
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FDFA
|
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
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FSWG
|
Fiscal Sector Working Group
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FTF
|
Fiscal Task Force
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GAERC
|
General Affairs and External Relations Council
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GARRC
|
General Administration of Reform and Rehabilitation Centers
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GIZ
|
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
|
[ see http://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/379html]
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GoI
|
Government of Israel
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GSG
|
Governance Strategy Group
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GTZ
|
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit
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HC
|
Humanitarian Coordinator
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[see United Nations]
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HCT
|
Humanitarian Country Team
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HDIP
|
Health, Development, Information and Policy Institute
|
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HEPG
|
Humanitarian and Emergency Policy Group
|
[see OCHA and LACC, 2002-2005]
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HIC
|
Humanitarian Information Centre
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[United Nations]
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HJC
|
Higher Judicial Council
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Horizon
|
Horizon For Sustainable Development
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HPF
|
Holst Peace Fund
|
[1994 – 2001]
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HSC
|
Humanitarian Steering Committee
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HSWG
|
Health Sector Working Group
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HWE
|
House of Water and Environment
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IASC
|
Inter-Agency Standing Committee
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IATI
|
International AID Transparency Initiative
|
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IBRD
|
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
|
[also known as the World Bank]
|
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ICG
|
International Crisis Group
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ICHR
|
The Independent Commission for Human Rights
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ICPS
|
International Centre for Prison Studies
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IDB
|
Islamic Development Bank
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IDF
|
Israel Defence Forces
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IFC
|
International Finance Corporation
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IFES
|
International Foundation for Electoral System
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ILO
|
International Labour Organization
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IMF
|
International Monetary Fund
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INGO
|
International Non Governmental Organisation
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ISG
|
Infrastructure Strategy Group
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IWC
|
International Women's Commission
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JICA
|
Japan International Cooperation Agency
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JLC
|
Joint Liaison Committee [1994 – 2005]
|
[1994-2005]
The Joint Liaison Committee (JLC) was created in November 1994 to provide a forum for major donors, the Palestinian Authority and the Government of Israel to discuss policy issues and strategies and to promote stronger policy-level coordination. This Committee was chaired by the Palestinian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation and played a major role in monitoring the Tripartite Action Plan agreed between Palestinians, Israelis and the donor community. JLC meetings were discontinued in September 2000 and the JLC was dissolved in 2005. Composition:
Chair: PA
Members: Norway, UNSCO, World Bank, EU, the United States, Japan and Israel, meeting with the Palestinian representatives to the LACC Secretariat: Norway
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JSWG
|
Judiciary Sector Working Group
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Karamah
|
Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights
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LACC
|
Local Aid Coordination Committee
|
[1994-2005] The LACC comprised all donors and international agencies with a local presence in the West Bank and Gaza. It provided a forum for aid coordination, exchange of policy views and information on developments in the field. As a result of restructuring the aid management structure in the oPt in December 2005 the LACC was transformed into the Local Development Forum (LDF).
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LACS
|
Local Aid Coordination Secretariat
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LDF
|
Local Development Forum
|
[see under Aid Coordination on www.ldf.ps]
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MAS
|
Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute
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MCR
|
Ministerial Committee on Reform
|
[Established by PA in June 2002 and adopted the “100-Days Plan”, the first of a series of PA Reform plans. In spring 2003, the MCR became a standing Cabinet Committee.]
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MDGF
|
Millennium Development Goals Fund
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MDLF
|
Municipal Development and Lending Fund
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MDLG SWG
|
Municipal Development & Local Governance Sector Working Group
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MENA
|
Ministry of Environmental Affairs
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MFA
|
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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[since 2003]
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MIZAN
|
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights
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MoA
|
Ministry of Agriculture
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MoEHE
|
Ministry of Education and Higher Education
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MoF
|
Ministry of Finance
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MoH
|
Ministry of Health
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MoI
|
Ministry of Interior
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MoJ
|
Ministry of Justice
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MoL
|
Ministry of Labour
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MoLG
|
Ministry of Local Government
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MoNE
|
Ministry of National Economy
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MOP
|
Ministry of Planning
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[since 2003]
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MoPAD
|
Ministry of Planning and Administrative Development
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[since 2009]
|
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MoPIC
|
Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation
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[until 2003]
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MoPWH
|
Ministry of Public Works and Housing
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|
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MoSA
|
Ministry of Social Affairs
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MoT
|
Ministry of Transport
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MoTA
|
Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
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MoTIT
|
Ministry of Telecommunication & Information Technology
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MoWA
|
Ministry of Women's Affairs
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MoYS
|
Ministry of Youth and Sports
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MRC
|
Ministerial Reform Committee
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MSTF
|
Micro and Small Finance Task Force
|
|
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MTDP
|
Medium Term Development Plan
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|
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MTEF
|
Mid-Term Expenditure Framework
|
|
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MUSAWA
|
International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute
|
|
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MWG
|
Multilateral Working Group
|
[see Oslo accords]
|
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NDI
|
National Democratic Institute
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NEI
|
Netherlands Economic Institute
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|
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NGO
|
Non Governmental Organisation
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|
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NIS
|
New Israeli Shekel
|
[Commonly used abbreviation for the official currency of the State of Israel. The ISO standard is ILS.]
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NOREF
|
Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Center
|
|
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NRC
|
National Reform Committee
|
The NRC was established in spring 2003 by the PA to include Palestinian civil society and the private sector in the reform debate. The NRC has been dormant since June 2005.
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NRC
|
Norwegian Refugee Council
|
|
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NSU
|
Negotiations Support Unit
|
|
|
OCHA
|
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
|
|
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ODI
|
Overseas Development Institute
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|
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OECD
|
Organisation for Economic Security and Development
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|
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OECD/DAC
|
Organisation for Economic Security and Development/Development Assistance Committee
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|
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OHCHR
|
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
|
|
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OoP
|
Office of the President
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|
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oPt
|
occupied Palestinian territory
|
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OQR
|
Office of the Quartet Representative
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PA
|
Palestinian Authority
|
[also known as Palestinian National Authority]
|
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PACS SWG
|
Public Administration & Civil Service Sector Working Group
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PARC
|
Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee
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PBA
|
Palestinian Bar Association
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PCBS
|
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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PCHR
|
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
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PCP
|
Palestinian Civil Police
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|
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PDP
|
Palestinian Development Plan
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PECDAR
|
Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction
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|
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PEGASE
|
Mécanisme "Palestino - Européen de Gestion et d'Aide Socio-Economique”
|
[since February 2008, replaced TIM, see EC]
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PFI
|
Palestinian Federation of Industries
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|
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PGMC
|
Palestinian Government Media Center
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|
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PHC
|
Palestinian Housing Council
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PHCC
|
Primary Health Care Corporation
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PHG
|
Palestinian Hydrology Group
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PIBF
|
Palestine International Business Forum
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|
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PIC
|
Palestine Investment Conference
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|
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PICCR
|
Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights
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|
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PICTI
|
Palestine Information and Communications Technology Incubator
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|
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PIF
|
Palestinian Investment Fund
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|
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PITA
|
Palestinian Information Technology Association of Companies
|
|
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PJI
|
Palestinian Judicial Institute
|
|
|
PLC
|
Palestinian Legislative Council
|
|
|
PLO
|
Palestine Liberation Organisation
|
|
|
PMA
|
Palestine Monetary Authority
|
|
|
PMO
|
Prime Minister's Office
|
|
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PNA
|
Palestinian National Authority
|
[also known as Palestinian Authority (PA)]
|
|
PNDP
|
Palestinian National Development Plan
|
2011 - 2013
|
|
PNGO
|
Palestinian Non Governmental Organisations' Network
|
|
|
PPIP
|
Palestinian Public Investment Programme
|
|
|
PRCS
|
Palestinian Red Crescent Society
|
|
|
PRDP
|
Palestinian Reform and Development Plan
|
2008 - 2010
|
|
PSC
|
Palestinian Shippers' Council
|
|
|
PSCC
|
Private Sector Coordinating Council
|
|
|
PSDT SWG
|
Private Sector Development & Trade Sector Working Group
|
|
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PSE
|
occupied Palestinian territory
|
[International Organization for Standardization (ISO) code for the oPt. The 2-digit (Alpha-2) ISO 3166-1 code is PS. The numeric ISO 3166-1 code is 275. The top-level domain for the oPT is ps.]
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PWA
|
Palestine Water Authority
|
|
|
RC
|
Resident Coordinator
|
[see United Nations]
|
|
RCSU
|
Reform Coordination Support Unit
|
[Established in January 2003 to function as the Secretariat of the PA’s Ministerial Committee on Reform (MCR) and the National Reform committee (NRC).]
|
|
RCSU
|
Reform Coordination Support Unit
|
|
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Riyada
|
Riyada Consulting and Training
|
|
|
RSG
|
Reform Support Group
|
[2002-2005]
[Established in July 2002 as a substructure of the Task Force on Palestinian Reform (TFPR) as donor bodies that interacted with Palestinian partners via a counterpart model. Seven RSGs were initially established: Civil Society (coordinated by Norway), Elections (coordinated by the EC and the US), Financial Accountability (coordinated by the EC and the IMF), Judicial and Rule of Law Reform (coordinated by EC and the Netherlands), Market Economics (coordinated by the US and the World Bank), Local Government (coordinated by Japan), and Public Administration and Civil Service Reform (coordinated by Germany and initially the World Bank – later UK). In 2003 the RSG on Civil Society was dissolved and instead a RSG on Legislative (coordinated by UNSCO and Germany) was established.]
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SDC
|
Swiss Development Cooperation
|
|
|
SDHA SG
|
Social Development and Humanitarian Assistance Strategy Group
|
[renamed Social Development Strategy Group in 2008]
|
|
SDSG
|
Social Development Strategy Group
|
[renamed from the Social Development and Humanitarian Assistance Group in 2008]
|
|
Seyada
|
Empowering the Palestinian Judicial System
|
|
|
SG
|
Strategy Group
|
[see under Aid Coordination on www.ldf.ps]
|
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Sharakeh
|
The Palestinian Network for Small and Micro Finance
|
|
|
SIDA
|
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
|
|
|
SP SWG
|
Social Protection Sector Working Group
|
|
|
SSWG
|
Security Sector Working Group
|
|
|
STA
|
Single Treasury Account
|
|
|
SWAP
|
Sector-Wide Approach
|
|
|
SWG
|
Sector Working Group
|
The Sector Working Groups (SWGs) were created in 1995 as a sub-structure to the Local Aid Co-ordination Committee. The SWGs were intended to be used as a PA-donor forum where sectoral issues could be discussed and co-coordinated. In the original setup, the PA used to hold the chair, a lead donor in the sector would act as shepherd while the secretariat was run by one of the UN specialized agencies. After 1999, the SWG scope of activities was refocused to ensure convergence between the Palestinian Development Plan (PDP) and donor assistance and to give a wider role to the PA. As a result, the SWGs were regrouped to reflect the sectoral categorization used in the PDP (infrastructure, productive sector, social sector, institution building). In turn, these SWGs spawned numerous various sub-groups, each one under the responsibility of different PA line ministries and lead donors in the sector. The current formation of the SWGs reflects the structure of the aid coordination mechanism post November 2005.
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TA
|
Technical Assistance
|
|
|
TAP
|
Tripartite Action Plan
|
[Document brokered by the AHLC which sets out the respective commitments of the Palestinian Authority, the Government of Israel, and the donor community towards overcoming the constraints to development in the oPt.]
|
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TATF
|
Technical Assistance Trust Fund
|
[see IFC]
|
|
TC
|
Technical cooperation
|
|
|
TECC
|
Technical Engineering Consulting Company
|
|
|
TFPI
|
Task Force on Project Implementation
|
[see under Aid Coordination on www.ldf.ps]
|
|
TFPR
|
Task Force for Palestinian Reform [2002 – 2005]
|
[2002-2005]
The TFPR was established in July 2002 as a temporary mechanism to monitor and support the PA’s internal reform process, and guide the international donor community in its support for the Palestinian reform agenda. It reported to the Quartet. Day-to-day activities of the TFPR had been delegated to Reform Support Groups (RSGs), composed of donor representatives working in the oPt.
As a result of revamping the aid management structure in the oPt in December 2005 the TFPR was integrated into the AHLC at the international level. On the local level its functions have been carried over to the Governance Strategy Group (GSG).
Composition:
Convener: Norway
Members: United States, EU [Presidency, EC, European Councils Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process (EUSR)], Russia, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO), Norway, Japan, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Secretariat: TFPR-Secretariat embedded in the LACC-Secretariat
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TG
|
Thematic Group
|
|
|
TG AH
|
Thematic Group on Affordable Housing
|
|
|
TG SWM
|
Thematic Group on Solid Waste Management
|
|
|
TIM
|
Temporary International Mechanism
|
[see EU]
|
|
TPAT
|
Technical, Planning and Advisory Team
|
|
|
UN
|
United Nations
|
|
|
UN HABITAT
|
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
|
|
|
UN OHCHR
|
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
|
|
|
UN SAG
|
United Nations Senior Advisory Group
|
|
|
UN Women
|
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women - See more at: http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/about-un-women#sthash.og9zweJa.dpuf
|
|
|
UNCT
|
United Nations Country Team
|
|
|
UNCTAD
|
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
|
|
|
UNDG
|
United Nations Development Group
|
|
|
UNDP
|
United Nations Development Program
|
|
|
UNESCO
|
United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture
|
|
|
UNFCCC
|
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
|
|
|
UNFPA
|
United Nations Population Fund
|
|
|
UNGA
|
UN General Assembly
|
|
|
UNICEF
|
United Nations Children's Fund
|
|
|
UNIDO
|
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
|
|
|
UNIFEM
|
United Nations Development Fund for Women
|
|
|
UNRWA
|
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
|
|
|
|
US
|
United States of America
|
|
|
USAID
|
United States Agency for International Development
|
|
|
USSC
|
United States Sentencing Commission
|
|
|
USSEMERS
|
United States Special Envoy for Middle East Regional Security
|
|
|
WB
|
World Bank
|
|
|
WBG
|
West Bank and Gaza
|
|
|
WCLAC
|
Women's Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling
|
|
|
WFMH
|
World Federation for Mental Health
|
|
|
|
WHO
|
World Health Organization
|
|
|
WSWG
|
Water & Sanitation Sector Working Group
|
|
|
YMCA
|
Young Men's Christian Association
|
|
|