LIST  OF  USEFUL ABBREVIATIONS

ASEAN Association of  Southeast Asian Nations
CAT Convention Against Torture/Committee Against Torture CBO Community-based organization
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of  All Forms of Discrimination against Women/Committee on the Elimination of  all Forms of Discrimination against Women
CERD Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination CESCR Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights CHR Commission on Human Rights
CIS Commonwealth of  Independent States
CPRMW Convention on the Protection of  the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of  their Families
CRC Convention on the Rights of  the Child/Committee on the Rights of  the Child
CSW Commission on the Status of Women DPA Department of  Political Affairs
DPKO Department of Peace-Keeping Operations ECOSOC United Nations Economic and Social Council FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
HRC Human Rights Committee
ICC International Criminal Court
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ICERD International Convention on the Elimination of  All Forms
of  Racial Discrimination
ICESCR International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
ICJ International Court of Justice
ICRC International Committee of  the Red Cross