| APRAD |
|
Asia-Pacific Road Accident Database |
| ART |
|
Antiretroviral therapy |
| ASEAN |
|
Association of South East Asian Nations |
| BOD |
|
Biochemical oxygen demand |
| CRED |
|
Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters |
| CO2 |
|
Carbon dioxide |
| DEL |
|
Direct Exchange Line |
| DOTS |
|
Directly Observed Treatment Short-Course |
| DPT3 |
|
Diphtheria toxoid, tetanus toxoid and pertussis vaccine third dose |
| EDGAR |
|
Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research |
| EM-DAT |
|
Emergency Events Database |
| ESCAP |
|
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| FDI |
|
Foreign direct investment |
| GDI |
|
Gross domestic investment |
| GDP |
|
Gross domestic product |
| GFCF |
|
Gross fixed capital formation |
| GNI |
|
Gross national income |
| HIV/AIDS |
|
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ICT |
|
Information and Communication Technology |
| ILO |
|
International Labour Organization |
| IMF |
|
International Monetary Fund |
| IUD |
|
Intrauterine device |
| KILM |
|
Key Indicators of the Labour Market |
| LDC |
|
Least developed countries |
| LLDC |
|
Landlocked developing countries |
| MDG |
|
Millennium Development Goals |
| MMR |
|
Maternal mortality ratio |
| NCHS |
|
National Center for Health Statistics |
| N2O |
|
Nitrous oxide |
| ODP |
|
Ozone-depleting potential |
| PM10 |
|
Particulate Matter 10 microns |
| PPP |
|
Purchasing power parity |
| PSTN |
|
Public Switched Telephone Network |
| RIVM |
|
The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment |
| SAARC |
|
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SARS |
|
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
| SIDS |
|
Small Island Developing States |
| SO2 |
|
Sulphur dioxide |
| TB |
|
Tuberculosis |
| UNAIDS |
|
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS |
| UNCTAD |
|
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNESCO |
|
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNICEF |
|
United Nations Children's Fund |
| UNDP |
|
United Nations Development Programme |
| WHO |
|
World Health Organization |
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