Given the short time frame since its inception and operationalisation, it is not surprising that the JAES has shown some, but limited impact on PCD outcomes to date. The JAES shows mixed progress in effectively putting PCD-relevant aspects into practice. Expectations must be kept realistic given the wider challenges associated with JAES implementation. Some recommendations to promote further PCD can be made. Increased engagement and sense of ownership of all stakeholders would provide more opportunities for PCD promotion. This can be done through intensified dialogue and jointly assessing needs in and between the different partnerships and by inclusion of expertise from development agencies and ministries beyond the development and foreign affairs spheres. Participation of civil society organisations at an early stage would enhance opportunities to raise awareness and provide scope for increased PCD monitoring and reporting systems.
The JAES, once fully developed, embraced by all stakeholders and implemented, will encourage synergies between policies and avoid negative impacts of policies on developing countries. It could serve as a basis for debates about the future of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement and its possible declination into geographic cooperation instruments. Finally, the regular dialogue between all actors involved in the JAES is instrumental for gaining a better understanding of challenges and could feed into the debate on regional and in-country division of labour instruments. Clustering various policy fields might also assist in early detection of possible incoherencies, enabling early change towards a more coherent and consistent approach taking better account of development concerns.
ABS
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Access and Benefit-Sharing
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ACP
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African, Caribbean and Pacific
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AfT
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Aid for Trade
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AFUR
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Africa Forum for Utility Regulators
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AICD
|
Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic
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AIDS
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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AMCOST
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African Ministerial Conference on Science and Technology
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AMIS
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AU-led peace support operations in Sudan
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AMISOM
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AU-led peace support operations in Somalia
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AMMA
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African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis
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ANC
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Anti-retroviral drugs with antenatal care
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AP
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Action Plan
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APF
|
African Peace Facility
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APIs
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Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients
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APSA
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African Peace and Security Architecture
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ARV
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Anti-retroviral medicine
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ARVMAC
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Anti-ritrovial medicine Maternal and Child ealth
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ASEAN
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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ASEM
|
Asia-Europe Meeting
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ASF
|
African Standby Force
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AU
|
African Union
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AUC
|
African Union Commission
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AWG
|
Africa Working Group
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AXIS
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African Internet Exchange System
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BELSPO
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Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
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BMU
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Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of the German Government
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BMZ
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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
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CASS
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Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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CBD
|
Convention on Biological Diversity
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CCS
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Carbon Capture and Storage
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CDI
|
Commitment to Development Index
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CDM
|
Clean Development Mechanism
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CERs
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Carbon Emission Reductions
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CFE
|
Carbon Fund for Europe
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CFP
|
EU Common Fisheries Policy
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CFSP
|
Common Foreign and Security Policy
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CGIAR
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Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
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CGMP
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Current Good Manufacturing Practice
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CIGEM
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Migration Information and Management Centre in Mali
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CIVCOM
|
Committee for Civilian Aspects of crisis management
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CLWP
|
Commission's annual Legislative Work Programme
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CN
|
China
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COMESA
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Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
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COMIFAC
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Commission des forets d'Afrique centrale
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CONTRAST
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Control and transmission surveillance
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COSCAP
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Cooperative Development of Operational Safety and Continuing Airworthiness Programme
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COTER
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Counter-terrorism group
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CPA
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Consolidated Plan for Action
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CRTs
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Council Civilian Response Teams
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CSAs
|
Coordination and Support Actions
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CSOs
|
Civil Society Organisations
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CSRP
|
Commission Sous-Regionale de Pêches
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DCI
|
Development Cooperation Instrument
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DDA
|
Doha Development Agenda
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DFQF
|
Duty Free and Quota Free
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DPGH
|
Development Partners Group for Health
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DRC
|
Democratic Republic of Congo
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DWCP
|
Decent Work Country Programmes
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DZ
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Algeria
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EAC
|
East African Community
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EBA
|
Everything But Arms
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EC
|
European Commission
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ECOWAS
|
Economic Community of West African States
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EDCTP
|
European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership
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EDF
|
European Development Fund
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EEA
|
European Environment Agency
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EECCA
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Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central Asia
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EG
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Egypt
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EIARD
|
European Initiative on Agricultural Research for Development
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EIB
|
European Investment Bank
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EITI
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Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
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ENP
|
European Neighbourhood Policy
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ENRTP
|
Environment and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources including Energy
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EP
|
European Parliament
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EPAs
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Economic Partnership Agreements
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EPLO
|
European Peacebuilding Liaison Office
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ESA
|
Eastern and Southern Africa
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ESDP
|
European Security and Defence Policy
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ESS
|
European Security Strategy
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ETS
|
Emission Trading Scheme
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EU
|
European Union
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EUEI
|
EU Energy Initiative for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development
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EUFOR Tchad/RCA
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EU Force in Chad and the Central African Republic
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EUMC
|
European Military Committee
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EUSR
|
EU Special Representative
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EUWI
|
EU Water Initiative
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FAC
|
Food Aid Convention
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FAFA
|
Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement
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FAO
|
Food and Agriculture Organization
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FCES
|
Economic and Social Consultative Forum
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FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
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FLEGT
|
Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade
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FOMUC
|
Force Multinationale en Centrafrique
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FP(6 or 7)
|
Framework programme (6 or 7)
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FPAs
|
Fisheries Partnership Agreements
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GCCA
|
Global Climate Change Alliance
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GDP
|
Gross Domestic Product
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GEEREF
|
Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund
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GFCM
|
Global Forest Carbon Mechanism
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GGFR
|
Global Gas Flaring Reduction public-private partnership
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GHG
|
Green House Gas
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GHS
|
United Nations Globally Harmonised System
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GI
|
Geographical Indications
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GPP
|
Green Public Procurement
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GRB
|
Gender Responsive Budgeting
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GSP
|
General System of Preference
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GSP+
|
General System of Preference with special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance
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ICCAT
|
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
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ICI
|
International Climate Initiative
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ICPCs
|
International Cooperation Partner Countries
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ICT/FP7
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European ICT Research Programme
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ICTs
|
Information and communication technologies
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IDRC
|
Canadian International Development Research Centre
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IEE
|
Intelligent Energy – Europe programme
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IEG
|
International Environmental Governance
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iEPA
|
Pacific interim EPA
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IFAD
|
International Fund for Agricultural Development
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IFIA
|
Interafrican Forest Industries Association
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IFPRI
|
International Food Policy Research institute
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IfS
|
Instrument for Stability
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IGAD
|
Inter Governmental Authority on Development
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IGF
|
Internet Governance Forum
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IGWG
|
Intergovernmental Working Group on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property
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ILO
|
International Labour Organisation
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IMO
|
International Maritime Organisation
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IN
|
Indian
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IOC
|
Indian Ocean Commission
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IPCC
|
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
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IPEEC
|
International Partnership on Energy Efficiency Cooperation
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IPRs
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Intellectual Property Rights
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IRENA
|
International Agency for Renewable Energies
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IRSE
|
International Research Staff Exchange
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ISAR
|
National Agricultural Research Institute
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ISC
|
Inter-service consultation
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ITF
|
EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund
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ITU
|
International Telecommunication Union
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IUU
|
Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
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JAES
|
Africa-EU Strategy
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JAR
|
Joint Annual Report
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JEG
|
Joint Expert Group
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JMST
|
Joint Mediation Support Team
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JPoI
|
Johannesburg Plan of Implementation
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JRC
|
Joint Research Centre
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KEF
|
Funding by the Federal Ministry of Science and Research
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LAC
|
Latin American and Caribbean
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LDCF
|
Least Developed Countries Fund
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LDCs
|
Least Developed Countries
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MA
|
Marocco
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MCS
|
Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
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MDGs
|
Millennium Development Goals
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MEAs
|
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
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MED EUWI
|
Mediterranean EUWI
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MINURCAT
|
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
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MIRA
|
Mediterranean Partner Countries
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MIVAC
|
Common Interactive Watch and Anticipation Mechanism
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MME
|
Migration, Mobility and Employment
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MoENV
|
Greek Ministry for Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works ,
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MoFA
|
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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MOST
|
Ministry of Science and Technology
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MoU
|
Memorandum of Understanding
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MPA
|
Marine protected areas
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MRC
|
Medical Research Council
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MSY
|
Maximum Sustainable Yield
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NACCAP
|
Netherlands-African partnership for capacity development and clinical interventions against poverty-related diseases
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NAMA
|
Non Agricultural Market Access
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NGO
|
Non Government Organisation
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NICI
|
National Information and Communication
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NIP
|
National Indicative Programme
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NRA
|
National Regulatory Agencies
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NWO
|
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
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NYAMIG
|
Nyagatare Maize Investment Group
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ODA
|
official development assistance
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OECD
|
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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PAIPO
|
Pan African Intellectual Property Organization
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PAP
|
Pan-African Parliament
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PCD
|
Policy Coherence for Development
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PDF
|
Partnership Dialogue Facility
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PEFC
|
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes
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PIDA
|
Preparatory activities and studies
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PIDA
|
Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa
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PIKE
|
Predominantly Information-rich, Knowledge-based Economy
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PMG
|
Political Military Group
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PMTCT
|
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission
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POVNET
|
Pro-Poor Growth
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PRT
|
Provincial Reconstruction Teams
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PSC
|
Political and Security Committee
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PSD
|
Payment Services Directive
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RADA
|
Rwanda Agricultural Development Authority
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REACH
|
Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances
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RECCS
|
Regional Economics of Climate Change Studies
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RECs
|
Regional Economic Communities
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REDD
|
Programme on Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation in Developing Countries
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RFMO
|
Regional Fisheries Management Organisations
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RIPs
|
Regional Indicative Programmes
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RIU
|
Research into Use
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RSA
|
Renewed Social Agenda
|
RSPs
|
Regional Strategy Papers
|
SADC
|
Southern Africa Development Community
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SALW
|
Small arms and light weapons
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SCP
|
Sustainable Consumption and Production
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SDG
|
Social Dimension of Globalization
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SEE
|
Sout East Europe
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SHIELD
|
Strategies for health insurance mechanisms
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SIAs
|
Sustainability Impact Assessments
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SICA
|
Specific International Cooperation Action
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SIDS
|
Small Islands Developing States
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SISS
|
Science, Information Society and Space
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SME
|
Small and Medium Entreprises
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SOLAS
|
International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
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SPS
|
Sanitary Phytosanitary
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SSATP
|
Sub-Saharan Africa Transport Policy Programme
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SSM
|
Special Safeguard Mechanism
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SSR
|
Security sector reform
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TACKLE
|
Combat child labour through education
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TBT
|
Technical Barriers to Trade
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TEN-T
|
Trans-European Transport network
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TN
|
Tunisia
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TPRM
|
Trade policy review mechanism
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TPU
|
Trade Policy Unit
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TRA
|
Trade Related Assistance
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TRIPS
|
Trade-related Intellectual Property Rights
|
TVET
|
Technical and Vocational Education and Training
|
UA
|
Union Africaine
|
UK
|
United Kingdom
|
UNCCD
|
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
|
UNECA
|
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
|
UNEO
|
United Nations Environment Organisation
|
UNEP
|
United Nations Environment Programme
|
UNFCCC
|
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
|
UN's
|
United Nations
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UNSCR
|
United Nations Security Council Resolution
|
VMS
|
Vessel monitoring system
|
VPA
|
Voluntary Partnership Agreements
|
WEO
|
World Energy Outlook
|
WHO
|
World Health Organisation
|
WIPO
|
World Intellectual Property Organisation
|
WMD
|
Weapons of Mass Destruction
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WSIS
|
World Summit on the Information Society
|
WTO
|
World Trade Organization
|
ZA
|
South Africa
|