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 |
| PAHO | WHO | Eng. | Pan-American Health Organization | |
| PAM | WFP CC | Fr. | World Food Programme |  |
| PATD | UN BC | Eng. | Dept. of Political Affairs, Trusteeship & Decolonization |  |
| PCIJ | PCIJ | Eng. | Permanent Court of International Justice | |
| PCIRO | IRO | Eng. | Preparatory Committee, IRO |  |
| PDY | ICAO OC | Eng. | Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen |  |
| PENS. | LON OC | Fr. | Pension Fund Secretariat |  |
| | ILO OC | | Pension Service | |
| PER | WIPO OC | | Personnel Section |  |
| PER/ADM | WHO OC | Eng. | Div. of Personnel, Contract Administration |  |
| PER/GST | WHO OC | Eng. | Div. of Personnel, General Service Staff |  |
| PER/MPR | WHO OC | Eng. | Div. of Personnel, Manpower Resources Administration |  |
| PER/OMS | WHO OC | Eng. | Personnel Section |  |
| PER/P | UNESCO OC | Eng. | Personnel Section, Professionals | |
| PER/PRC | WHO OC | Eng. | Div. of Personnel, Professional Candidates |  |
| PER/PRR | WHO OC | Eng. | Div. of Personnel, Personnel Planning and Recruitment |  |
| PERS. | WHO OC | Eng. | Personnel Section | |
| | GATT OC | Eng. | Personnel Section |  |
| PERS.DIV. | UNG OC | Eng. | Personnel Division |  |
| PERS/EMRO | WHO OC | Eng. | Personnel Section, Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office |  |
| PERS/EURO | WHO OC | Eng. | Personnel Section, European Regional Office |  |
| PERS/OMS | WHO OC | Fr. | Personnel Section |  |
| PERS.SERV. | UNG OC | Eng. | Personnel Service |  |
| PHI | UN CC | Eng. | Philippines |  |
| PI | WHO OC | Eng. | Division of Public Information | |
| PICAO | ICAO CON | Eng. | Provisional ICAO |  |
| PNUD | UN OC | Fr., Sp., Por. | UN Development Programme |  |
| PNUE | UN | Fr. | UN Environment Programme (1972-date) | |
| PNUMA | UN CON | Sp. | UN Environment Programme |  |
| POL. | LON OC | Fr. | Political Section |  |
| POP.DIV. | ESCAP OC | Eng. | Population Division |  |
| PP02 | ITU CON | Eng. | ITU Plenipopotentiary Conference, Marrakesh, 2002 |  |
| PREALC | ILO OC | Sp. | ILO Regional Employment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean |  |
| PRES | ICAO RM | Eng. | President of ICAO Council |  |
| PRINT | WHO OC | Eng. | Printing Section |  |
| PROGRAMME | UNEP OC | Eng. | Office of Environment Programme |  |
| PROJ CT | ICAO DM | Eng. | Project ?? |  |
| PRS | UNESCO OC | | Sector for General Programmes & Programme Support | |
| PRSY | UN OC | Eng. | Peoples Republic of South Yemen | |
| PSCA | UN BC | Eng. | Dept. of Political and Security Council Affairs |  |
| PUB | UN BC | Eng. | Sales Section | |
| PUB/CPD | UNESCO OC | Fr. | Office of UNESCO Press, Courier & Periodicals Div. | |
| PUB/C-PROMO | UNESCO OC | Fr. | Office of UNESCO Press, Commercial Services Div, Promotions |  |
| PUB/C-VENTES | UNESCO OC | Fr. | Office of UNESCO Press, Commercial Services Div., Sales |  |
| PUBL. | LON OC | Fr. | Publications Section | |
| | UNG OC | Fr. | Publications Section |  |
| PUBL CIJ | UNG OC | Fr. | Publications Section, International Court of Justice |  |
| PUBL OMS | WHO OC | Fr. | Publications Section |  |
| PUBS. | GATT OC | | Publications Section | |
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