African Conference on the Implementation of the United Nations' Programme of Action on Small Arms: Needs and Partnerships

Abbreviations and acronyms
AGM - Annual General Meeting
AMAD - Arms Management and Disarmament
ASF - Automatic Research Facilities
CASA - Co-ordinating Action on small arms
CICAD - Co-ordination Intercommunautaire Contre L'Antisémitisme, et la Diffamation
CS - Civil Society
DCI - Director of Criminal Investigation
DDR - Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration
DFID - Department for International Development
EAC - East African Community
EAPC - Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
EAPCCO - Eastern African Police Chiefs Committee Organization
ECOWAS - Economic Community of West African States
EU - European Union
FOSDA - Foundation for Security and Development in Africa
GRIP - Groupe De Recherche Et D'Information Sur La Paix Et La Sécurité
ICBL - International Convention to Ban Landmines
IGAD - Inter Governmental Authority for Development
IWETS - International Weapons and Explosives Tracing System
NCACC - National Conventional Arms Control Committee
NEPAD - New Partnership for African Development
NFP - National Focal Point
NGO - Non Governmental Organization
NSA - Non-State Actors
OAS - Organization of American States
OAU/AU - Organization of African Unity / African Union
OECD - Organization for Economic co-operation and Development
OSCE - Organization of Security and Co-operation in Europe
PCASED - Programme for Co-ordination and Assistance for Security and Development
PCN - Pax Christi Netherlands
RUF - Revolutionary United Front
SADC - Southern African Development Community
SALW - Small Arms and Light Weapons
SLP - Sierra Leone Police
SRIC - Security Research and Information Centre
UN - United Nations
UNDDA - United Nations' Department for Disarmament Affairs
UNDP - United Nations' Development Programme
UNPoA - United Nations’ Programme of Action
UNREC - United Nations' Regional Centre
UNSC - United Nations' Security Council
WARPCCO - West African Regional Police Chiefs Committee Organization
WCC - World Council of Churches