Acronyms and Abbreviations

AFDI
Annuaire Français de Droit International

APA
Almaty Program of Action

ASEAN
Association of South-East Asian Nations

c.i.f.
cost, insurance, freight

COMESA
Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa

ECA
Economic Commission for Africa

ECAFE
Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East

ECLAC
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

ECO
Economic Cooperation Organization

ECOSOC
Economic and Social Council

ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States

EEZ
Exclusive Economic Zone

ESCAP
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

GDP
Gross domestic product

GDS
Geographically Disadvantaged States

GNI
Gross national income

GNP
Gross national product

HDI
Human development indicator

IAEA
International Atomic Energy Agency

ICJ
International Court of Justice

ITO
International Trade Organization

LAFTA
Latin American Free Trade Association

Lao PDR
Lao People's Democratic Republic

LDC
Least developed country

LLDC
Landlocked developing country

LLS
Landlocked state

MERCOSUR
Southern Cone Common Market (Mercado Común del Sur)

MFN
Most favored nation

OCT
Organization of Communication and Transit

PCIJ
Permanent Court of International Justice

RCGS
Regional Customs Guarantee Scheme

RGDIP
Revue Générale de Droit International Public

SADC
Southern African Development Community

TEU
Ton equivalent unit

UN
United Nations

UNCLOS
UN Conference on the Law of the Sea

UNCTAD
UN Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP
United Nations Development Programme

WTO
World Trade Organization

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