| A4P | Action for Peacekeeping |
| acabq | Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions |
| asg | Assistant Secretary-General |
| canz | Canada, Australia and New Zealand |
| ceb | Chief Executive Board for Co-ordination |
| dco | Development Coordination Office |
| desa | Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| dfs | Department of Field Support |
| dm | Department of Management |
| dmspc | Department of Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance |
| doco | Development Operations Coordination Office |
| dos | Department of Operational Support |
| dpa | Department of Political Affairs |
| dpko | Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
| dpo | Department of Peace Operations |
| dppa | Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs |
| dsg | Deputy Secretary-General |
| eclac | Economic and Social Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean |
| ecosoc | Economic and Social Council |
| EU | European Union |
| G77/China | Group of 77 and China |
| ga | General Assembly |
| hippo | High-Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations |
| hlab | High-Level Advisory Board |
| icj | International Court of Justice |
| ilo | International Labour Organisation |
| iom | International Organisation for Migration |
| itu | International Telecommunication Union |
| jiu | Joint Inspection Unit |
| oas | Operational Activities Segment |
| ocha | Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| oct | Office of Counter-Terrorism |
| oda | Office of Disarmament Affairs |
| oios | Office of Internal Oversight Services |
| ola | Office of Legal Affairs |
| pbc | Peacebuilding Commission |
| pbf | Peacebuilding Fund |
Peacebuilding Support Office |
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| qcpr | Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review |
| sdgs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| UN Women | UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
| UN | United Nations |
| unct | UN Country Team |
| unctad | UN Conference on Trade and Development |
| undaf | UN Development Assistance Framework |
| undc | UN Development Corporation |
| undg | UN Development Group |
| undp | UN Development Programme |
| unep | UN Environment Programme |
| unfccc | UN Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| unfpa | UN Population Fund |
| unhcr | UN High Commissioner for Refugees |
| unicef | UN Children´s Fund |
| unami | UN Assistance Mission for Iraq |
| unops | UN Office for Project Services |
| unrc | UN Resident Co-ordinator |
| unrwa | UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East |
| unsdg | UN Sustainable Development Group |
| US | United States |
| usg | Under Secretary-General |
| wfp | World Food Programme |
| who | World Health Organisation |