U.N. Abbreviations - I
Abbreviations and Acronyms used on Origin Cachets, Bar Codes, Conference Cancels and Cachets, etc.-
THE UN, ITS AGENCIES, & ITS PREDECESSORS
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 |
| IAA | UNG OC | Eng. | Inter-Agency Affairs |  |
| ILO CON | Gr. | International Labor Organization |  | |
| IACSD | UN | Eng. | Inter-Agency Committee for Sustainable Development | |
| IAD | UN BC | Eng. | Internal Audit Div. | |
| IAEA | UNG OC | Eng. | International Atomic Energy Agency |  |
| IAEA OC | Eng. | International Atomic Energy Agency |  | |
| UN BC | Eng. | International Atomic Energy Agency |  | |
| IAEA CON | Eng. | International Atomic Energy Agency |  | |
| IAEO | UN CON | Gr. | International Atomic Energy Agency | |
| IAM | UNG OC | Eng | UNITAR International Affairs Management | |
| IAPSO | UN OC | Eng. | Inter-Agency Procurement Services Office |  |
| IAPSU | UNG OC | Eng. | Inter-Agency Procurement Services Unit |  |
| UN BC | Eng. | Inter-Agency Procurement Services Unit |  | |
| IARC | WHO | Eng. | International Agency for Research on Cancer | |
| IATA | UPU CON | Eng. | International Air Transport Association |  |
| I.B.D. | UNG OC | Eng. | International Bureau for the Declaration of Death |  |
| IBP | UNESCO CON | Eng. | International Biological Programme |  |
| IBRD | UN BC | Eng. | World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) |  |
| IBRD CON | Eng. | World Bank |  | |
| ICAO | UN BC | Eng. | International Civil Aviation Organization |  |
| ICAO OC | Eng. | International Civil Aviation Organization |  | |
| ICAO CON | Eng. | International Civil Aviation Organization |  | |
| ICAOPM | ICAO OC | Eng. | ICAO ?? Mission |  |
| ICAO/SF | ICAO OC | Eng. | ICAO Special Fund |  |
| ICAOTAM | ICAO OC, DM | Eng | ICAO Technical Assistance Mission |  |
| ICARA II | UN CON | Eng. | 2nd International Conf. on Assistance to Refugees in Africa(1984) |  |
| ICC | UNG OC | Eng. | UN International Computing Centre |  |
| ICDAIT | UN CON | Eng. | International Conf. on Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking (1987) |  |
| ICEM | (IRO) | Fr. | Intergovernmental Committee on Migration | |
| ICGEB | UNIDO CC | Eng. | International Centre for Generic Engineering & Biotechnology, Trieste, Italy |  |
| ICITO | (ITO) | Eng. | Interim Commission for ITO |  |
| ICJ | UN BC | Eng. | International Court of Justice | |
| ICMR | WHO OC | Eng. | Indian Council of Medical Research |  |
| ICN | FAO OC | Eng. | International Conference on Nutrition (WHO/FAO)(1992) |  |
| ICOM | UNESCO OC | Eng | International Council of Museums |  |
| ICPD '94 | UN CON | Eng. | International Conference on Population and Development (1994) |  |
| ICRISAT | UN CC | Eng. | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |  |
| ICSC | UN BC | Eng. | International Civil Service Commission |  |
| ICSU | WMO CON | Eng. | International Council of Scientific Unions |  |
| ICTR | UN | Eng. | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (1995-date) |  |
| ICTY | UN | Eng. | International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (1997-date) | |
| ID | UNG OC | Eng. | Internal Division |  |
| IDA | IBRD CON | Eng. | International Development Association |  |
| IDEP | UN OC | Fr. | Institute for Economic Development & Planning, Senegal |  |
| IDNDR | UNG OC | Eng. | International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction |  |
| IFAD | UN BC | Eng. | International Fund for Agricultural Development | |
| IFAD CC | Eng. | International Fund for Agricultural Development |  | |
| IFC | IBRD CON | Eng. | International Finance Corporation |  |
| IFDA | UNNY OC | Eng. | International Foundation of Development Alternatives |  |
| IFEC | FAO | Eng. | International Emergency Food Council (1946-47) | |
| IFOR | UN OC | Eng. | Implementation Force, Bosnia & Herzegovinia (1995-96) |  |
| IFRB | ITU OC | Eng. | International Frequency Registration Board |  |
| IGCP | UNESCO CON | Eng. | International Geoscience Programme, formerly "International Geological Correlation Programme" |  |
| IGY | WMO | Eng. | International Geophysical Year | |
| IHT | ESCAP OC | Eng | ESCAP/UNIDO International Housing Team ?? |  |
| I.I.A. | (FAO) | Eng. | International Institute of Agriculture | |
| ILO | ILO OC | Eng. | International Labor Organization |  |
| UN BC | Eng. | International Labor Organization |  | |
| ILO CON | Eng. | International Labor Organization |  | |
| IMC | ILO CON | Eng. | ILO Maritime Preparatory Technical Conference (1945) |  |
| IMCO | IMCO OC | Eng. | Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization |  |
| I.M.D. | GATT OC | Unidentified |  | |
| IMF | UN BC | Eng. | International Monetary Fund | |
| IBRD CON | Eng. | International Monetary Fund |  | |
| IMO | (WMO) | Eng. | International Meteorological Organization (1878-1950) | |
| IMO OC | Eng. | International Maritime Organization |  | |
| UN BC | Eng. | International Maritime Organization | ||
| Imp. et Dist. | ILO RM | Fr. | Printing and Distribution Service |  |
| IMPR. | LON OC | Fr. | Printing Service |  |
| UNG OC | Fr. | Printing Service (Imprimerie) |  | |
| INCAP | WHO OC | Sp. | Nutrition Institute of Central America and Panama |  |
| INCB | UNV OC | Eng. | International Narcotics Control Board |  |
| UN BC | Eng. | International Narcotics Control Board | ||
| INC/FCCC | UN | Eng. | Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change | |
| INCORA | FAO OC | Sp. | Colombian Institute for Agricultural Reform |  |
| IND | UN CC | Eng. | India |  |
| IND.DEV. | UNIDO OC | Eng. | Industrial Development |  |
| INDER | UNESCO CON | Sp. | Cuban National Institute for Sports, Physical Education & Recreation |  |
| INEDUC | UNESCO CON | Eng. | International Education Conference (1970) |  |
| INEMET | WMO CON | Por. | Brazil National Meteorological Institute |  |
| INF. | LON OC | Fr. | Information Section |  |
| UNG OC | Fr. | Information Service |  | |
| INFOFISH | FAO Meter | Eng. | Inter-Government Organization for Marketing Information and Cooperation Services for Fisheries Products in Asia |  |
| INFOPECHE | FAO CC | Fr. | Inter-Government Organization for Marketing Information and Cooperation Services for Fisheries Products in Africa |  |
| INFOPESCA | FAO CC | Sp. | Inter-Government Organization for Marketing Information and Cooperation Services for Fisheries Products in Latin America |  |
| INFOTERRA | UNEP OC | - | Intl. Referral System for Sources of Environmental Information |  |
| INF/PRE | WHO OC | Fr. | Information Section, Public Relations and Education |  |
| INF/SDM | WHO OC | Fr. | Information Section, World Health (Journal) |  |
| INIA | UN CC | Eng. | International Institute on Aging, Valletta, Malta |  |
| IN-PRO | ILO OC | Sp. | Venezuela Institute for Productivity |  |
| INS | WHO OC | Eng. | Insurance Section |  |
| ICAO OC | Eng. | Indonesia |  | |
| INSTRAW | UN BC | Eng. | International Research & Training Institute for the Advancement of Women |  |
| INT.SERVICE | UNG OC | Eng. | Interpretation Service |  |
| IOB | UNG OC | Eng. | Inter-Organization Board for Information Systems & Related Activities |  |
| IOC | UNESCO | Eng. | Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission | |
| IPDC | UNESCO | Eng. | International Programme for the Development of Communication | |
| IPS | UNNY OC | Eng. | International Press Service | |
| IPT | ITU OC | Fr. | Unidentified, Paraguay Project |  |
| IRAC | WHO CC | Eng. | International Agency for Research on Cancer |  |
| IRDS | UNG OC | Fr. | UN Research Institute for Social Development |  |
| IRO | IRO OC | Eng. | International Refugee Organization |  |
| IRPTC/UNEP | UNG OC | Eng. | International Registry of Potentially Toxic Chemicals, UNEP |  |
| I.S. | ILO OC | Eng. | Internal Service |  |
| ISCC | UNG OC | Eng. | Information Systems Coordination Committee |  |
| ISMUN | UNG OC | Eng. | International Students Movement for the UN (NGO) |  |
| ISU | UNNY OC | Eng. | Information Support Unit |  |
| IT | LON OC | Fr. | Interpretation and Translation Service |  |
| ITC | UNG OC | Eng. | International Trade Centre |  |
| UN BC | Eng. | International Trade Centre |  | |
| ITC PERS. | UNG OC | Eng. | ITC Personnel Section |  |
| ITLB | UN BC | Eng. | International Trade Law Branch | |
| ITL/LEG | UNV OC | Eng. | UN Commission on International Trade Law, Legal Section |  |
| ITO | ITO | Eng. | International Trade Organization | |
| I.T.P. | UNG OC | Eng. | UNCTAD, International Trade Programme | |
| I.T.P.C. | UNNY OC | Eng. | ??, Non-Governmental Liaison Service |  |
| ITR. | LON OC | Fr. | Interpretation, Translation & Writing Service | |
| UNG OC | Fr. | Interpretation, Translation & Writing Service |  | |
| ITR.A. | LON OC | Fr. | English Interpretation, Translation & Writing Service | |
| ITR.FR. | LON OC | Fr. | French Interpretation, Translation & Writing Service | |
| I.T.T.,W.H.O. | WHO OC | Eng. | Insecticide Testing Team |  |
| ITU | UN BC | Eng. | International Telecommunications Union | |
| ITU CON | Eng. | International Telecommunications Union |  | |
| ITU OC | Eng. | International Telecommunications Union |  | |
| IUGS | UNESCO CON | Eng. | International Union of Geological Sciences | |
| IUOTO | (UNWTO)-CON | Eng. | International Union of Official Travel Organizations ( 1945-1974) |  |
| IUOTPO | (UNWTO) | Eng. | International Union of Official Tourist Propaganda Organizations (1934-1945) | |
| IWSE | UNG OC | Unidentified |  | |
| IYC | UNG OC | Eng. | International Year of the Child |  |
| IYDP | UNG OC | Eng. | International Year of Disabled Persons |  |
| IYF | UN CON | Eng. | International Year of the Family |  |
| IYSH | UNG OC | Eng. | International Year of Shelter for the Homeless |  |
| IYY | UN | Eng. | International Youth Year (1985) |
*Maintained by B. Clement. Additions, Corrections, or Questions should be directed to
bclemjunior@gmail.com Revised 9/17/14