This is a glossary of commonly used acronyms in the Burma context, including political and military alliances as well as international and local NGOs and CBOs located in Thailand.
| Acronym | Full name |
|---|---|
| 21CPC | 21st Century Panglong Conference |
| AAPP | Assistance Association for Political Prisoners |
| ABFSU | All Burma Federation of Student Unions |
| ABSDF | All Burma Students Democratic Front |
| ABYMU | All Burma Young Monks’ Union |
| ADRA | Adventist Develop and Relief Agency |
| AFPFL | Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League |
| AHRDO | Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation |
| ALA | Arakan Liberation Army |
| ALD | Arakan League for Democracy |
| ALP | Arakan Liberation Party |
| AMI | Aide Medical International |
| ARC | American Refugee Committee |
| ARNO | Arakan Rohingya National Organisation |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| ASI | Anti-Slavery International |
| ASSK | Aung San Suu Kyi |
| BA | Burma Army (Tatmadaw) |
| BADP | Border Areas Development Programme |
| BBC | Burmese Border Consortium |
| BBHP | Burma Border Health Project |
| BGF | Border Guard Force |
| BHIC | Basic Health Interventions for Children |
| BIA | Burma Independence Army |
| BLC | Burma Lawyers Council |
| BMA | Burmese Medical Association |
| BPHWT | Backpack Health Worker Team |
| BRC | Burma Relief Centre |
| BSPP | Burmese Socialist Programme Party |
| BWU | Burmese Women’s Union |
| CBO | Community Based Organisation |
| CCSDPT | Committee for Co-ordination of Services to Displaced Persons in Thailand |
| CD | Child’s Dream |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women |
| CHRO | Chin Human Rights Organization |
| CHW | Community Health Worker |
| CIDKP | Committee for Internally Displaced Karen People |
| CNC | Chin National Council |
| CNF | Chin National Front |
| CNLD | Chin National League for Democracy |
| COERR | Catholic Office for Emergency Relief and Refugees |
| CoI | Commission of Inquiry |
| CP | Curriculum Project |
| CPB | Communist Party of Burma |
| CPHHR | Center for Public Health and Human Rights |
| CPI | China Power Investment |
| CPPCR | Committee for the Protection and Promotion of Child Rights |
| CSO | Civil Society Organisation |
| DAB | Democratic Alliance of Burma |
| DASSK | Daw Aung San Suu Kyi |
| DKBA | Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (recently renamed as Democratic Karen Benevolent Army) |
| DKBO | Democratic Karen Buddhist Organisation |
| DOKNU | Democratic Organization for Kayan National Unity |
| DPN | Delegation for Political Dialogue (discussion body of the UNFC) |
| DPRN | Displaced Persons Response Network |
| DVB | Democratic Voice of Burma |
| ENC | Ethnic Nationalities Council |
| EVI | Extremely Vulnerable Individual |
| FBR | Free Burma Rangers |
| FDB | Forum for Democracy in Burma |
| FIDH | International Federation for Human Rights |
| HDI | Human Development Initiative |
| HI | Handicap International |
| HIS | Health Information Systems |
| HREIB | Human Rights Education Institute of Burma |
| HRW | Human Rights Watch |
| HURFOM | Human Rights Foundation of Monland |
| HW | Health worker |
| ICC | International Criminal Court |
| ICCPR | International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| IDP | Internally displaced person |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| INGO | International Non Governmental Organisation |
| IOM | International Organization for Migration |
| IRC | International Rescue Committee |
| JRS | Jesuit Relief Services |
| KA | Karenni Army |
| KDA | Kachin Defense Army |
| KDHW | Karen Department of Health and Welfare |
| KED | Karen Educational Department |
| KHG | Karen Humanitarian Group |
| KHRG | Karen Human Rights Group |
| KIA | Kachin Independence Army |
| KIO | Kachin Independence Organization |
| KNDO | Karen National Defense Organization |
| KNDP | Karenni National Democratic Party |
| KNG | Kayan National Guard |
| KNLA | Karen National Liberation Army |
| KNLF | Karenni National Liberation Front |
| KNLP | Kayan New Land Party |
| KNO | Kachin National Organization |
| KNPLF | Karenni National People’s Liberation Front |
| KNPP | Karenni National Progressive Party |
| KnRC | Karenni Refugee Committee |
| KNU | Karen National Union |
| KnWO | Karenni Women’s Organization |
| KnYO | Karenni Youth Organization |
| KORD | Karen Office for Relief and Development |
| KPC | Karen Peace Council |
| KPF | Karen Peace Front |
| KRC | Karen Refugee Committee |
| KRCEE | Karen Refugee Committee Educational Entity |
| KSEAG | Karen State Education Assistance Group |
| KSWDC | Karenni Social Welfare and Development Center |
| KTWG | Karen Teacher’s Working Group |
| KWAT | Kachin Women’s Association Thailand |
| KWO | Karen Women’s Organisation |
| KYO | Karen Youth Organisation |
| LNGO | Local Non Governmental Organisation |
| LNO | Lahu National Organization |
| LWO | Lahu Women’s Organization |
| MAP | Migrants Assistance Project |
| MCH | Maternal and child health |
| MFL | Mon Freedom League |
| MHRC | Myanmar Human Rights Commission |
| MMCWA | Myanmar Maternal Child Welfare Association |
| MNDF | Mon National Democratic Front |
| MOPH | Ministry of Public Health |
| MRDC | Mon Relief and Development Committee |
| MSDN | Mon Social Development Network |
| MSF | Medecins Sans Frontieres |
| MSH | Mae Sot Hospital |
| MTC | Mae Tao Clinic |
| M&E | Monitoring and evaluation |
| NA-B | Northern Alliance – Burma |
| NCGUB | National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma |
| NCUB | National Council of the Union of Burma |
| NDAA | National Democratic Alliance Army |
| NDAK | National Defense Army Kachin |
| NDF | National Democratic Front |
| NGO | Non Governmental Organisation |
| NHEC | National Health and Education Council |
| NLD | National League for Democracy |
| NLD-LA | NLD – Liberated Area |
| NMSP | New Mon State Party |
| NSAG | Non-State Armed Group |
| NPRC | National Peace and Reconciliation Centre |
| NUP | National Unity Party |
| OHCHR | UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| OIA | Overseas Irrawaddy Association |
| OKRSO | Overseas Karen Refugee Support Organisation |
| PND | Party for National Democracy |
| PNLO | PaO National Liberation Organization |
| PNO | PaO National Organization |
| PPAT | Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand |
| PWO | Palaung Women’s Organization |
| RCH | Reproductive and Child Health |
| RHRC | Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium |
| SAW | Social Action for Women |
| SHC | Shan Health Committee |
| SLORC | State Law and Order Restoration Council |
| SMRU | Shoklo Malaria Research Unit |
| SNLD | Shan National League for Democracy |
| SNPLA | Shan Nationalities People’s Liberation Army |
| SNPLO | Shan Nationalities People’s Liberation Organization |
| SPDC | State Peace and Development Council |
| SRC | Shan Refugee Committee |
| SRDC | Shan Relief and Development Committee |
| SSA | Shan State Army |
| SSA-N | Shan State Army-North |
| SSA-S | Shan State Army-South |
| SWAN | Shan Women’s Action Network |
| SYCB | Student and Youth Congress of Burma |
| TBC | The Border Consortium (previously known as TBBC) |
| TBBC | Thailand-Burma Border Consortium (now known as TBC) |
| TMP | Trauma (physical) Management Program |
| UDHR | Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNFC | United Nationalities Federal Council |
| UNESCAP | UN Economic and Social Council for Asia Pacific |
| UNHCHR | United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund |
| UNLD | United Nationalities League for Democracy |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance |
| USAID | US Agency for International Development |
| USCR | U.S. Committee for Refugees |
| USDA | Union Solidarity and Development Association |
| USDP | Union Solidarity and Development Party |
| UPC | Union Peace Conference |
| UPDJC | Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee |
| UWSA | United Wa State Army |
| VHW | Village health worker |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WLB | Women’s League of Burma |
| WNO | Wa National Organization |