The United Nations Security Council and War:The Evolution of Thought and Practice since 1945 (2 page)

AFSOUTH

Allied Forces South Europe

AMIB

African Union Mission in Burundi

AMIS

African Union Mission in Sudan

APEC

Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASF

African Standby Force

AU

African Union

BELISI

Peace-Truce Monitoring Group in Bougainville

CAR

Central African Republic

CAS

Close Air Support

CENTO

Central Treaty Organization

CFA

French Community of Africa

CFI

Court of First Instance of the European Communities

CFL

Cease Fire Line

CFSP

Common Foreign and Security Policy

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

Civpol

Civilian Police

CNRT

National Council of Timorese Resistance

CSCE

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe

CTBT

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

CTC

Counter Terrorism Committee

CTED

Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate

DDR

Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration

DPA

Department of Political Affairs

DPKO

Department of Peacekeeping Operations

DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo

EC

European Commission

EC

European Community

ECMM

European Community Monitoring Mission

ECOMICI

ECOWAS Mission in Cote d’Ivoire

ECOMIL

ECOWAS Mission in Liberia

ECOMOG

ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States

EO

Executive Outcomes

ETA

Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (Basque separatist terrorist group)

EU

European Union

EUFOR

European Union Force in Bosnia

FCO

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

F-FDTL

Timor Leste Defence Force

FNLA

National Liberation Front of Angola

FPI

Ivorian Patriotic Front

FRAPH

Front for the Advancement and Progress of Haiti

Fretilin

Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor

FRY

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

FYROM

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

G7

Group of Seven

G-77

Group of Seventy-seven

G8

Group of Eight

GA

General Assembly

GIA

Governors Island Agreement

GRULAC

Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries

HQ

Headquarters

IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICC

International Criminal Court

ICFY

International Conference on the former Yugoslavia

ICISS

International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty

ICJ

International Court of Justice

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

ICTR

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

ICTY

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia

IDEA

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

IEC

Independent Electoral Commission

IFIs

International financial institutions

IFOR

Implementation Force

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INTERFET

International Force in East Timor

IPA

International Peace Academy

IPTF

International Police Task Force

ISAF

International Security Assistance Force

J&K

Jammu & Kashmir

KFOR

Kosovo Force

KLA

Kosovo Liberation Army

LoC

Line of Control

LURD

Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy

MFO Sinai

Multinational Force and Observers Sinai

MICIVIH

International Civilian Mission in Haiti

MINUCI

United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire

MINUGUA

United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala

MINURCA

United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic

MINURSO

United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara

MINUSTAH

United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

MISAB

Mission Interafricaine de Surveillance des Accords de Bangui

MJP

Mouvement pour la Justice et la Paix

MLO

Military Liaison Officer

MNF

Multi-National Force

MODEL

Movement for Democracy in Liberia

MONUA

United Nations Observer Mission in Angola

MONUC

United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPIGO

Mouvement Populaire Ivorien du Grand Ouest

MPLA

Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

MPRI

Military Professional Resources Inc.

NAM

Non-Aligned Movement

NATO

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

NFZ

No-Fly Zone

NGO

Non-governmental organization

NPFL

National Patriotic Front of Liberia

NPT

Non-Proliferation Treaty

NWFP

North-West Frontier Province

OAS

Organization of American States

OAU

Organization of African Unity

OCHA

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OFF

Oil-for-Food Programme

OIC

Organization of the Islamic Conferences

OLA

Office of Legal Affairs

OMV

Ongoing Monitoring and Verification

ONUB

United Nations Operation in Burundi

ONUC

United Nations Operation in the Congo

ONUCA

United Nations Observer Group in Central America

ONUMOZ

United Nations Operation in Mozambique

ONUSAL

United Nations Observer Mission to El Salvador

ONUVEN

United Nations Mission for the Verification of Elections in Nicaragua

OSCE

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

P5

The five Permanent Members of the Security Council

PDCI

Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire

PDK

Democratic League of Kosovo

PLO

Palestine Liberation Organization

PMC

Permanent Mandates Commission

PMCA

Pre-Mandate Commitment Authority

PMCs

Private military companies

PRC

People’s Republic of China

PRT

Provincial Reconstruction Team

PSCs

Private Security Companies

RAMSI

Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands

RDC

Research and Documentation Center

RDTL

Democratic Republic of Timor Leste

ROE

Rules of Engagement

ROK

Republic of Korea

RPF

Rwandan Patriotic Front

RPR

Rally of Republicans

RRF

Rapid Reaction Force

RUF

Revolutionary United Front

S-5

Switzerland, Costa Rica, Jordan, Lichtenstein, Singapore

SADF

South African Defence Force

SAM

Sanctions Assistance Mission

SAMCOMM

Sanctions Assistance Mission Communications Centre

SC

Security Council

SEATO

South-East Asia Treaty Organization

SFOR

Stabilization Force

SG

Secretary-General of the United Nations

SHIRBRIG

Standby High Readiness Brigade for UN Operations

SLA

South Lebanon Army

SLA

Sierra Leone Army

SOFA

Status of Forces Agreement

SPO

Serbian Renewal Movement

SRSG

Special Representative of the Secretary-General

SWAPO

South-West Africa People’s Organization

TNI

Indonesian National Army

UDT

Timorese Democratic Union

UN

United Nations

UNAMA

United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

UNAMET

United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor

UNAMI

United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq

UNAMIR

United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda

UNAMIR II

Second United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda

UNAMSIL

United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone

UNASOG

United Nations Aouzou Strip Observer Group

UNAVEM I

United Nations Angola Verification Mission

UNC

United Nations Command

UNCC

United Nations Compensation Commission

UNCIP

United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan

UNCRO

United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia

UNDOF

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force

UNEF

United Nations Emergency Force

UNEF I

United Nations Emergency Force to the Middle East

UNEF II

Second United Nations Emergency Force to the Middle East

UNFICYP

United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus