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 |
| WBAT | IBRD OC | Eng. | World Bank Administrative Tribunal |  |
| WCCC 2003 | UNEP CON | Eng. | World Climate Change Conference, Moscow, 2003 |  |
| WCDW | UN BC | Eng. | World Conference of the UN Decade for Women (1980) | |
| WCW | UNNY OC | Eng. | World Conference on Women (4th, 1995, Beijing, China) |  |
| WFC | WFC | Eng. | World Food Council | |
| | UN BC | Eng. | World Food Council |  |
| WFP | WFP OC | Eng. | World Food Programme |  |
| WFUNA | UNG OC | Eng. | World Federation of UN Associations (NGO) | |
| | UNNY OC | Eng. | World Federation of UN Associations (NGO) |  |
| | UNV OC | Eng. | World Federation of UN Associations (NGO) | |
| WHA | WHO CON | Eng. | World Health Assembly |  |
| WHO | UN BC | Eng. | World Health Organization | |
| | WHO CON | Eng. | World Health Organization |  |
| | WHO RM | Eng. | World Health Organization |  |
| WIPO | UN BC | Eng. | World Intellectual Property Organization | |
| WMO | UN BC | Eng. | World Meteorological Organization | |
| | WMO OC | Eng. | World Meteorological Organization |  |
| WMO/TAU | WMO OC | Eng. | WMO Technical Assistance Unit |  |
| WMO/TC | WMO OC | Eng. | WMO Technical Cooperation Dept. |  |
| WPC | UN CON | Eng. | World Population Conference (1965) |  |
| WPK | UPU CON | Gr. | Universal Postal Congress | |
| WPR | WHO CON | Eng. | Western Pacific Region |  |
| WPU | UPU CON | Gr. | Universal Postal Union |  |
| WRY | UNG OC | Eng. | World Refugee Year Secretariat |  |
| WSSD | UN | Eng. | World Summit for Social Development, Copenhagen, Mar.1995 | |
| WTO | UNWTO CC | Eng. | World Tourism Organization (1974- ) |  |
| | WTO OC | Eng. | World Trade Organization (1995- ) |  |
| | WTO CON | Eng. | World Trade Organization (1995- ) |  |
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