Abbreviations and Acronyms used on Origin Cachets, Bar Codes, Conference Cancels and Cachets, etc.-
THE UN, ITS AGENCIES, & ITS PREDECESSORS
| Where used: |
UNNY-UN New York |
OC-Origin Cachet |
Language: |
Eng.-English |
Gr.-German |
|
UNG-UN Geneva |
BC-Bar Code |
|
Fr.-French |
Sp.-Spanish |
|
CC-Corner Card |
RM-Receiving Mark |
|
It.-Italian |
Por.-Portugese |
|
DM-Dispatching Mark |
UNV-UN Vienna |
|
Sw.-Swedish |
|
LON-League of Nations |
FF-Free Frank |
|
CON-Conference Cancel or Cachet, etc. |
| Abbreviation |
Where Used |
Language |
Meaning |
Image |
| CA | LON OC. | Fr. | Accounting Commissioners | |
| CAER | ITU CON | Fr. | Extraordinary Administrative Radio Conference (1951) |  |
| CAFAC | ICAO OC | Fr. | African Civil Aviation Commission |  |
| CAMR-92 | ITU CON | Sp. | World Administrative Radio Conference (1992) |  |
| CAPME | ILO OC | Fr. | Cell for Support of the Promotion of Small & Medium-sized Enterprises |  |
| CARERE | UN CC | Eng. | Cambodian Area Rehabilitation & Regeneration Project |  |
| CARNEID | UNESCO CON | Eng. | Caribbean Network of Educational Innovation for Development |  |
| CASBIA | UNG OC | Fr. | Cooperative Association for Automobiles & Motorcycles of Secretariats & Bureaus of International Organizations and Accredited Institutions |  |
| C.A.T. | ICAO OC | Eng. | Civil Aviation Training |  |
| CATC | ICAO OC | Eng. | Civil Aviation Training Center (Indonesia) | |
| CAUN | UN OC | Eng. | Chinese Association for the UN (Taiwan) |  |
| CBD/UNEP | UNEP OC | Eng. | Convention on Biological Diversity/United Nations Environment Programme ( 1992-date) |  |
| CCAQ | UNG OC | Eng. | Consultative Committee on Administrative Questions |  |
| CCD | UNEP | Eng. | Convention to Combat Desertification (1993-date) | |
| CCEP | UPU CON | Fr. | Consultative Council on Postal Studies |  |
| C/CH. | LON OC | Fr. | Council Committee for China |  |
| CCI-IV | WMO CON | | Commission on Climatology |  |
| CCIF | ITU CON | Fr. | International Telephone Consultative Committee |  |
| CCIR | ITU CON | Fr. | International Radio Consultative Committee |  |
| CCIT | ITU OC | Fr. | International Telegraph Consultative Committee | |
| | ITU CON | Fr. | International Telegraph Consultative Committee |  |
| CCITT | ITU CON | Fr. | International Telephone and Telegraph Consultative Committee |  |
| CCOP/SOPAC | ESCAP OC | Eng. | Committee for Coordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in South Pacific Offshore Areas (ESCAP) |  |
| CCPOQ | UNG OC | Eng. | Consultative Committee on Programme and Operational Questions |  |
| CCPS | UPU | Eng. | Consultative Council on Postal Studies | |
| CCSQ (OPS) | UNG OC | Eng. | Consultative Committee on Social Questions, Office of Personnel Services |  |
| CCTA | FAO CON | | Commission for Technical Cooperation in Africa South of the Sahara (OAU) |  |
| C.d.D. | ILO OC | Fr. | Chef de Division (Division Chief) |  |
| CD/DS | IMO DM | Eng. | Documents Section, ? |  |
| CEA | IAEA CON | Fr. | French Atomic Energy Commission |  |
| | UN OC | Fr. | Economic Commission for Africa |  |
| CELADE | UN CC | Sp. | Latin American Demographic Center |  |
| CENTR. | LON OC | Fr. | Central Section |  |
| CEPAL | ECLA OC | Sp. | Economic Commission for Latin America (and the Caribbean) |  |
| | ECLA CON | Sp. | Economic Commission for Latin America (and the Caribbean) | |
| CER | ITU CON | Fr. | European Radio Conference |  |
| CESI | UNG OC | Eng. | Centre for Economic and Social Information |  |
| CGCS | UNEP OC | Eng. | Conferences and Governing Council Service |  |
| C.&GS. | WHO OC | Eng. | Conference and General Services |  |
| CHD | UN CC | Eng. | Chad |  |
| CHI | UN CC | Eng. | Chile | |
| C.I. | LON OC | Fr. | Internal Control Service | |
| CIARA II | UN CON | Fr. | 2nd International Conference on Assistance to Refugees in Africa |  |
| CIC | - | Fr. | International Conference Centre, Geneva | |
| | UNG OC | Fr. | International Computing Centre |  |
| CIEPS | UNESCO CON | Sp. | Integrated Centers of Public Educastion |  |
| C.I.J. | ICJ OC | Fr. | International Court of Justice |  |
| CILSS | UNDP/WMO CC | Fr. | Inter-State Standing Committee Against Desertification in the Sahel (West Africa) |  |
| CIME | UNG OC | Fr. | Intergovernmental Committee for European Migrations |  |
| CIN/FCCC | UN | Fr. | Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
| CIOMS | WHO OC | Fr. | Council of International Medical Science Organizations |  |
| CIRAF | ITU CON | It. | International Conference on High Frequency Radio (1950) |  |
| C.I.S. | ILO OC | Fr. | International Occupational Safety and Health Information Center |  |
| CITES | UN | Eng. | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora |  |
| CLM | UN | Port. | Center for Agriculture and the Environment |  |
| CMR | ICAO OC | Eng. | Cameroon | |
| | ILO OC | Eng. | Cameroon |  |
| CMS | UN | Eng. | Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (1979-date) | |
| CMSM | UN BC | Eng. | Commercial Management Service, Marketing Section | |
| CNRRA | UNRRA OC | Eng. | Chinese National Relief & Rehabilitation Administration |  |
| CNUCED | UNCTAD CON | Fr. | UN Conference on Trade and Development |  |
| COB | UN OC | Eng | Congo-Brazzaville | |
| COBI. | LON OC | Fr. | Intellectual Cooperation Section & International Bureau |  |
| COI | FAO OC | Eng | Comores |  |
| COL | ICAO OC | Eng. | Colombia |  |
| COL/D/SR | UNESCO OC | Eng. | Bureau of Conferences, Languages & Documents/Documents Div/Summary Records |  |
| COMPT. | LON OC | Fr. | Accounting Service |  |
| CONAPO | UN CON | Sp. | National Population Council of Mexico |  |
| CONF. | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference |  |
| CONF.1 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 1 |  |
| CONF.2 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 2 |  |
| CONF.3 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 3 |  |
| CONF.4 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 4 |  |
| CONF.5 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 5 |  |
| CONF.6 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 6 |  |
| CONF.7 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 7 | |
| CONF.8 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 8 |  |
| CONF.9 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 9 |  |
| CONF.10 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 10 |  |
| CONF.11 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 11 |  |
| CONF.12 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 12 | |
| CONF.16 | UNG OC | Fr. | Conference 16 |  |
| Conf. Div. | UNG OC | Eng. | Conference Division |  |
| CONMAT. | LON OC | Fr. | Contracts and Material Service | |
| | UNG OC | Fr. | Contracts and Material Service |  |
| COORD. | UNG OC | Eng./Fr. | Coordination Section |  |
| COP | UNEP | Eng. | Conference of the Parties (Environmental Conventions) | |
| C&OS | WHO OC | Eng. | Conference and Organization Services |  |
| COU/M | UNESCO OC | Fr. | UNESCO Courier (Journal)/Marketing Unit | |
| C.P.J.I. | PCIJ OC | Fr. | Permanent Court of International Justice | |
| CPR | ICAO OC | Eng. | China Peoples Republic | |
| CPU | UPU CON | Sp. | Postal Union Congress (Buenos Aires-1939) |  |
| CPX | UNESCO OC | Eng. | Cooperation for Development & External Relations Sector | |
| CSDHA | UN BC | Eng. | Centre for Social Development & Humanitarian Affairs | |
| CTC | UNNY OC | Eng. | Centre on Transnational Corporations |  |
| CTP | ITU CON | Fr. | Technical Plan Commission |  |
| CYTRA | UPU CON | Sp. | Post and Telegraph - Republic of Argentina |  |
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