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Situating Women

Abbreviations and Acronyms

ACP-EU

African Caribbean Pacific-European Union Accord

ACS

Adi Cakobau School

ACWF

All China Women’s Federation

ACWIN

Action Centre for Women in Need

AIDAB

Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (later AusAID)

ANU

Australian National University

ATOM

Against Testing on Muroroa

AusAID

Australian Agency for International Development

AWID

Association for Women’s Rights in Development

BPA

Beijing Platform for Action

CCF

Citizens’ Constitutional Forum

CEDAW

Convention For the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

CSR

Colonial Sugar Refineries

CWGL

Center for Women’s Global Leadership

DAWN

Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era

DFID

Department for International Development

ECREA

Ecumenical Centre for Research Education and Advocacy

ESCAP

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

FHRC

Fiji Human Rights Commission

FLRC

Fiji Law Reform Commission

FLS

Forward Looking Strategies

FTUC

Fiji Trade Union Council

FWCC

Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre

FWRM

Fiji Women’s Rights Movement

GPA

Global Platform for Action

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IWDA

International Women’s Development Agency

IWTC

International Women's Tribune Centre

IWY

International Women’s Year

NCW

National Council of Women

NGO

Non-governmental Organisation

NFP

National Federation Party

NIEO

New International Economic Order

PAC

Public Affairs Committee

PACER

Pacific Island Countries Agreement on Closer Economic Relations

PACER-PLUS

A regional structure for Pacific free trade

PAMBU

Pacific Manuscript Bureau

PANG

Pacific Network on Globalisation

PCP

Pacific Centre for Peacebuilding

PICTA

Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement

PNG

Papua New Guinea

PPA

Pacific Platform for Action

PPSEAWA

Pan Pacific and Southeast Asian Women’s Association

RTU

Reconciliation, Tolerance and Unity Bill

PWRB

Pacific Women’s Resource Bureau

PWRC

Pacific Women’s Resource Centre

RRRT

Regional Rights Resource Team

SCF

Save the Children Fiji

SDL

Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lawenivanua

SPC

South Pacific Commission

SSVM

Soqosoqo Vakamarama I Taukei

SVT

Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei

UN

United Nations

UNCEDAW

United Nations Convention For the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

UNDP

UN Development Programme

UNDP-RRRT

UN Development Programme-Regional Rights Resource Team

UNIFEM

United Nations Development Fund for Women

UNIWY

United Nations International Women’s Year

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UNGASS

United Nations Generally Assembly Special Session

USP

University of the South Pacific

VAT

Value Added Tax

WAC

Women’s Action for Change

WAC/SM

Women’s Action for Change/Sexual Minorities Project

WAD’aP

Women’s Action for Democracy and Peace

WID

Women in Development

WILPF

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

WIP

Women In Politics

YWCA

Young Women’s Christian Association


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