LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
ACHPR
African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
ACHR
American Convention on Human Rights
AIDS
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
ECHR
European Convention on Human Rights
FBO
Faith-based organization
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
HRBA
Human rights-based approach
IACHR
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
ICPD International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo 1994
LGBT
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
MMR
Maternal Mortality Rate
NGO
Non-governmental organization
NHRI
National human rights institution
OHCHR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for
Human Rights
SRH
Sexual and Reproductive Health
STIs
Sexually Transmitted Infections
UNAIDS
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNGA
United Nations General Assembly
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UN Women United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the
Empowerment of Women
UPR
Universal Periodic Review
WHO
World Health Organization
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