Glossary
The following glossary lists the acronyms frequently
used in this report.
CHASE Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department
CPS Crown Prosecution Service
CSW Commission on the Status of Women
DFID Department for International Development
DPP Director for Public Prosecutions
DRC Democratic Republic of Congo
FCO Foreign and Commonwealth Office
FGM Female Genital Mutilation
G8 Group of Eight Nations
GBV Gender-Based Violence
LSHTM London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
MAR Multilateral Aid Review
MDG Millennium Development Goals
MOD Ministry of Defence
NAP National Action Plan
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
OECD Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development
OPTs Occupied Palestinian
Territories
PSVI Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
Initiative
UNDP United
Nations Development Programme
UNICEF The United Nations
Children's Fund
UNSCR United
Nations Security Council Resolution
VAWG Violence Against Women and Girls
WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
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