Mini-Glossary :
AB Appellate Body
AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFDB African Development Bank
A4T Aid for Trade
BFA Budget, Finance and Administration Committee
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CEB (United Nations) Chief Executives Board
CFR United States Council on Foreign Relations
CNG Chairs of Negotiating Groups
CTD Committee on Trade and Development
CUTS Consumer Unity & Trust Society
DDA Doha Development Agenda
DPM Deputy Prime Minister
EESC European Economic and Social Committee
ERSD Economic Research and Statistics Division
EGTF Expert Group on Trade Finance
EIF Enhanced Integrated Framework
ERT European Industry Roundtable
FOS Friends of System
GC General Council
GI Geographical Indications
GPA Government Procurement Agreement
GPF Global Policy Forum
GRULAC Informal group of Latin-American members
GVC Global Value Chains
HLCP (UN) High Level Committee on Programmes
HLD High Level Dialogue
HoDs Heads of Delegations
IADB Inter-American Development Bank
ICC International Chamber of Commerce
ICTSD International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
ILO International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
ITC International Trade Centre
ITUC International Trade Union Confederation
JAG Joint Advisory Group
JETRO Japan External Trade Organization
LDC Less Developed Countries
METI Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
MFA Minister for Foreign Affairs
MOFCOM Ministry of Commerce of People's Republic of China
MRT Ministers Responsible for Trade
MTS Multilateral Trading System
NAMA Non-Agricultural Market Access
NFTC National Foreign Trade Council
NG Negotiating Group
NGR Negotiation Group on Rules
PAFTRAC Pan African Private Sector Trade Policy Committee
PM Prime Minister
PTAs Preferential Trade Agreements
RECs Regional economic Communities
SDT (S&D) Special and Differential Treatment
SG Secretary General
SOE State-Owned Enterprises
SSM Special Safeguard Mechanism
SVEs Group Small Vulnerable Economies
TF Trade Facilitation
TNC Trade Negotiations Committee
TPR Trade Policy Review
TRIPS Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
TRTA Trade-Related Technical Assistance
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
UNCTAD GCF Global Commodities Forum
UNDP United Nations Developement Programme
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization
UN-OHRLLS Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USTR United States Trade Representative
WB World Bank
WCO World Customs Organization
WEF World Economic Forum
WFP World Food Programme
WHO World Health Organization
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization