A few abbreviations commonly used

• WTO - World Trade Organization
• IMF - International Monetary Fund
• UN - United Nations
• USAID - United States Agency for International Development
• GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
• GDP - Gross Domestic Product
• GNP - Gross National Product
• PPP - Purchasing Power Parity
• WTO - World Trade Organization
• NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• EU - European Union
• NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement
• ASEAN - Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
• ILO - International Labor Organization
• OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• WB - World Bank
• ICC - International Chamber of Commerce
• NGO - Non-Governmental Organization
• NPT - Non-Proliferation Treaty
• UNSC - United Nations Security Council
• OAS - Organization of American States
• OAU - Organization of African Unity
• WHO - World Health Organization
• ICJ - International Court of Justice
• G20 - Group of Twenty
• FTAA - Free Trade Area of the Americas
• OPEC - Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization
• WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
• ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
• WTO - World Tourism Organization
• UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
• IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
• UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
• UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
• UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
• ECHR - European Convention on Human Rights
• OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• CTBT - Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
• ILO - International Labour Organization
• ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross
• IFC - International Finance Corporation
• IFAD - International Fund for Agricultural Development
• IDA - International Development Association
• ITU - International Telecommunication Union
• IMF - International Monetary Fund
• IOM - International Organization for Migration
• WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
• IMO - International Maritime Organization
• NAM - Non-Aligned Movement
• OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
• UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• UNRWA - United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
• WFP - World Food Programme
• WHO - World Health Organization
• WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
• WTO - World Trade Organization
• UNCCD - United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
• UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• UNCLOS - United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
• UNCRC - United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• UNFPA - United Nations Population Fund
• UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
• UNOPS - United Nations Office