AAP
Definition
Accountability to Affected Populations
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Accountability to Affected Populations
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AAR
Definition
After action review
Definición
Revisión Posterior al Evento
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After action review
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RPE
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AAWG
Definition
Assessment and Analysis Working Group
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Assessment and Analysis Working Group
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ABW
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Aruba
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ACAPS
Definition
Assessment Capacities Project
Explanation
Non-profit NGO that provides assesment, analysis and evidence-based decision making to support humanitarian operations
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Assessment Capacities Project
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AD
Definición
Director de área
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Area Director
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DA
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AD
Definition
Assisted Discharge
Explanation
British Red Cross service assisting with hospital discharge
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Assisted Discharge
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AD
Definition
Active Directory
Explanation
BRC Information Governance
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Active Directory
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ADW
Definition
Air Dropped Weapon
Definición
Arma lanzada desde el aire
Explanation
An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory. Engineers usually develop such bombs to be dropped from an aircraft. The use of aerial bombs is termed aerial bombing.
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Air Dropped Weapon
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ALA
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AFAD
Definition
Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency
Explanation
The Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency of Turkey was established in 2009 to take necessary measures for effective emergency management and civil protection nationwide in Turkey.
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Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency
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AFG
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Afghanistan
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AGO
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Angola
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AHT
English
AHT
Español
LCTSH
Definition
Anti-Human Trafficking
Definición
Lucha contra la trata de seres humanos
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Anti-Human Trafficking
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LCTSH
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AIA
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Anguilla
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AIDS
Definition
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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AJS
Definition
Acute Jaundice Syndrome
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Acute Jaundice Syndrome
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ALA
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Åland Islands
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ALB
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Albania
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ALF
Definition
Accountability and Learning Framework
Definición
Rendición de cuentas y marco de aprendizaje
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Accountability and Learning Framework
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RCMA
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ALNAP
Definition
Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
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Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action
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AmCross
Definition
American Red Cross
Explanation
This is a less common way of abbreviatiing the American Red Cross. The preferred method is AmRC.
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American Red Cross
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AMiRA
Definition
Action for Migrants: Route Based Assistance
Explanation
A British Red Cross migration program
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Action for Migrants: Route Based Assistance
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AmRC
English
AmRC
Español
CRA
Française
CRA
Definition
American Red Cross
Definición
Cruz Roja Americana
Définition
Croix-Rouge Américaine
Explanation
This is the most common way of abbreviatiing the American Red Cross. Other ways include ARC and AmCross.
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American Red Cross
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CRA
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AND
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Andorra
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AOB
Definition
Any Other Business
Explanation
Shorthand typically used in meetings (or on agendas) to refer to any topics not planned for or already covered.
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Any Other Business
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AP
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Asia Pacific
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APEL
Definition
Accreditation of Prior and Experiential Learning
Explanation
A process that enables people to receive formal recognition for skills and knowledge they already possess.
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Accreditation of Prior and Experiential Learning
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API
Definition
Application Programming Interface
Definición
Interfaz de programación de aplicaciones
Explanation
A set of subroutine definitions, protocols, and tools for building application software
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Application Programming Interface
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IPA
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APiE
Definition
Assessment and Planning in Emergencies
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Assessment and Planning in Emergencies
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APIN
Definition
Asia Pacific Information Network
Explanation
A network of people who use data to inform evidence-based decision-making across the Red Cross and Red Crescent in the Asia Pacific Region.
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Asia Pacific Information Network
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ARC
Definition
American Red Cross
Definición
Cruz Roja Americana
Explanation
This is a less common way of abbreviatiing the American Red Cross. The preferred method is AmRC.
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American Red Cross
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CRA
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ARCO
Definition
Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization
Explanation
A grouping of Arab Red Crescent societies
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Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross Organization
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ARE
Definition
United Arab Emirates
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United Arab Emirates
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ARF
Definition
Authority to Recruit Form
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Authority to Recruit Form
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ARG
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Argentina
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ARI
Definition
Acute Respiratory Infections
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Acute Respiratory Infections
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ARM
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Armenia
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ARO
Definition
Americas Regional Office
Explanation
IFRC Regional Office for the Americas Region (From Canada down to Argentina/Chile)
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Americas Regional Office
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AS
Definition
Ambulance Support
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Ambulance Support
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ASM
Definition
American Samoa
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American Samoa
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ASR
Definition
Auxiliary/Alternate Supply Route
Explanation
A secondary level supply route or routes designated within an area of operations, upon which traffic flows, but at a lower rate than compared to a Main Supply Route (MSR), in support of military operations and/or humanitarian operations
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Auxiliary/Alternate Supply Route
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AT
Definition
Autonomous Territories
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Autonomous Territories
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ATA
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Antarctica
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AtC
Definition
Accountability to Communities
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Accountability to Communities
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ATF
Definition
French Southern Territories
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French Southern Territories
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ATG
Definition
Antigua and Barbuda
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Antigua and Barbuda
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ATM
Definition
Automatic-Teller Machine
Explanation
Bank cash machine
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Automatic-Teller Machine
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ATN
Definition
Action for Trafficked Persons Network
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Action for Trafficked Persons Network
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AU
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African Union
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AUS
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Australia
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AUT
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Austria
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AWD
Definition
Acute Watery Diarrhoea
Explanation
See Google (could also be other medical term with the same acronym)
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Acute Watery Diarrhoea
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AZE
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Azerbaijan
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BAU
Definition
Business As Usual
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Business As Usual
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BCC
Definition
Behavioural Change Communication
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Behavioural Change Communication
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BCG
Definition
Bacillus Calmette–Guérin
Explanation
The name of a vaccine mainly used against Tuberculosis (TB) with variable immunisation rates.
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Bacillus Calmette–Guérin
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BDI
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Burundi
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BDRT
Definition
Branch Disaster Response Team
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Branch Disaster Response Team
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BECC
Definition
Borough Emergency Control Centre
Explanation
London Borough centre during an emergency response
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Borough Emergency Control Centre
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BEL
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Belgium
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BEN
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Benin
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BES
Definition
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
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Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
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BFA
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Burkina Faso
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BGD
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Bangladesh
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BGR
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Bulgaria
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BHC
Definition
Basic Health Care
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Basic Health Care
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BHOS
Definition
Branch Health Officers
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Branch Health Officers
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BHQ
Definition
Branch Headquarters
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Branch Headquarters
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BHR
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Bahrain
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BHS
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Bahamas
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BIH
Definition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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BLF
Definition
Big Lottery Fund
Explanation
The UK's National Lottery Community Fund, legally named the Big Lottery Fund, is a non-departmental public body responsible for distributing funds raised by the National Lottery for "good causes".
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Big Lottery Fund
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BLM
Definition
Saint Barthélemy
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Saint Barthélemy
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BLR
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Belarus
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BLZ
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Belize
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BMU
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Bermuda
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BOL
Definition
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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Bolivia, Plurinational State of
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BOND
Definition
British Overseas NGOs for Development
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British Overseas NGOs for Development
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BPR
Definition
Business Process Re-engineering
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Business Process Re-engineering
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BRA
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Brazil
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BRACED
Definition
Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
Explanation
An organisation
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Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters
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BRAG
Definition
Blue Red Amber Green
Explanation
A project management term
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Blue Red Amber Green
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BraVo
Definition
Branch and Volunteer
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Branch and Volunteer
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BRB
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Barbados
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BRC
Definition
British Red Cross
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British Red Cross
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BRCS
Definition
British Red Cross Society
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British Red Cross Society
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BRF
Definition
Borough Resilience Forum
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Borough Resilience Forum
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BRM
Definition
Beneficiary Relationship Management
Explanation
Similar to CRM but to manage beneficiary interactions.
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Beneficiary Relationship Management
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BRN
Definition
Brunei Darussalam
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Brunei Darussalam
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BS
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Bull Shit
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BSCC
Definition
Behaviour and Social Change Communication
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Behaviour and Social Change Communication
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BST
Definition
Business Support Team
Explanation
British Red Cross acronym for the internal admin team
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Business Support Team
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BTB
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Back to Base
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BTN
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Bhutan
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BTP
Definition
British Transport Police
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British Transport Police
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BVI
Definition
British Virgin Islands
Explanation
British overseas territory
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British Virgin Islands
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BVT
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Bouvet Island
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BWA
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Botswana
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C4D
Definition
Communication for development
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Communication for development
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C&A
Definition
Communications and Advocacy
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Communications and Advocacy
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