Disclaimer

Everything posted here is stricktly the opinion of the poster and shall not be taken to be the official position of UNMIS, UNMISS, UN, the Norwegian Armed Forces or any other organisation whatsoever.

Common Abbreviations

Or should that be Com. Abr. ?

At any rate, below is an incomplete list of abbreviation I toss around on a frequent basis; as a military man I don't really think too much about the fact that not everyone knows what these means,

UNMIS - United Nations Mission in Sudan (mandate ended 9th July 2011)
UNMISS - United Nations Mission in South Sudan (mandate started 10th July 2011)
UNISFA - United Nation Interim Stabilizing Force Abyei (the new mission in Abyei area)
UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
TS - Team Site
LA - Language Assistant
NM - National Monitor
SAF - Sudanese Armed Forces (the armed forces of northern Sudan)
SPLM - Sudan People's Liberation Movement
SPLA - Sudan People's Liberation Army, the military wing of SPLM (and after the CPA, the armed forces of southern Sudan)
CPA - Comprehensive Peace Agreement
NGO - Non-Government Organisation, ie an organisation which may or may not be non-profit, but is independent of any government
INGO - International NGO, not often used as most NGOs are international anyway
SSPS - South Sudan Police Service, the civilian police of southern Sudan

More to come as I can think of them.