| ACS | Association of Caribbean States |
| AEF | Access to Energy Fund |
| AgNL | Agentschap Nederland |
| AIM | Amsterdam Initiative against Malnutrition |
| APS | Algemeen Preferentieel Stelsel |
| ASAP | Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme |
| AU | Afrikaanse Unie |
| BCPR | Bureau of Crisis Prevention and Recovery |
| BH&OS | Ministerie voor Buitenlandse Handel & Ontwikkelingssamenwerking |
| BIV | Budget Internationale Veiligheid |
| BMZ | German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| BNP | Bruto Nationaal Product |
| BZ | Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken |
| CAP | Consolidated Appeals Process |
| CAR | Centraal Afrikaanse Republiek |
| CBI | Centrum tot Bevordering van de Import uit ontwikkelingslanden |
| CD | Capacity Development |
| CERF | Central Emergency Response Fund |
| CETA | Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CIWA | Cooperation International Waters Africa |
| CSO | Civil Society Organisation |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DECP | Dutch Employers Cooperation Programme |
| DFA | Design, Fashion, Architecture |
| DfID | United Kingdom Department for International Development |
| DGGF | Dutch Good Growth Fund |
| DHK | Demonstratieprojecten, Haalbaarheidsstudies of Kennisverwerving |
| DPKO | Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
| DRC | Democratische Republiek Congo |
| DRIVE | Developmentally Relevant Infrastructure Investment Vehicle |
| DTB | Dutch Trade Board |
| ECDPM | European Centre for Development Policy Management |
| ECHO | European Commission Humanitarian Aid |
| ECN | Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland |
| EDEO | Europese Dienst voor Extern Optreden |
| EnDevII | Energising Development |
| EKI | Exportkredietverzekering en Investeringsgaranties |
| EKV | Exportkredietverzekering |
| EPA | European Partnership Agreements (Europese Partnerschapsakkoorden) |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| ESMAP | Energy Sector Management Assistance Program |
| EU | Europese Unie |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN |
| FDOV | Faciliteit Duurzaam Ondernemen en Voedselzekerheid |
| FDW | Fonds Duurzaam Water |
| FIB | Finance for International Business |
| FLOW | Funding Leadership Opportunities for Women |
| FMO | Nederlandse Financieringsmaatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden |
| FOM | Faciliteit Opkomende Markten |
| GAFSP | Global Agriculture and Food Security Program |
| GAIN | Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition |
| GAVI | Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization |
| GEF | Global Environment Facility |
| Global Alliance for Vaccination and Immunization | |
| GFATM | Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
| GFDRR | Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| GNDR | Global Network of Civil Society Organizations for Disaster Reduction |
| GPE | Global Partnership for Education |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation |
| GPERHCS | Global Program to Enhance Reproductive Health Commodity Security |
| HGIS | Homogene Groep Internationale Samenwerking |
| HIV | Humaan Immunodeficiëntie Virus |
| HIVOS | Humanistisch Instituut voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking |
| IATI | International Aid Transparancy Initiative |
| ICPD | International Conference on Population and development |
| ICRAF | International Center for Research in Agroforestry |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| ICTSD | International Centre for Trade & Sustainable Development |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IDF | Infrastructure Development Fund |
| IDH | Initiatief Duurzame Handel |
| IDLO | International Development of Law Organisation |
| IED | Inspection and Evaluation Division |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFFIm | International Finance Facility for Immunization |
| IGO | Intergouvernmentale Organisatie |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMVO | Internationaal Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen |
| INGO | Internationale Non-Gouvernementele Organisatie |
| IOB | Inspectie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Beleidsevaluatie |
| IPG | Internationale Publieke Goederen |
| IRHP | Interdepartementale Raad voor de Handelspolitiek |
| IS-academie | Internationale Samenwerking-Academie |
| ISAF | International Security Stability Force |
| ISDR | International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction |
| IO | Internationale Organisatie |
| MASSIF | Ontwikkelingsfonds voor de financiële sector |
| MDG’s | Milleninium Development Goals (Millennium Ontwikkelingsdoelen) |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| MFS | Medefinancieringsstelsel |
| MKB | Midden en Klein Bedrijf |
| MJSP | Meerjarig Strategisch Plan |
| MVO | Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen |
| NBSO | Netherlands Business Support Offices |
| NCDO | Nationale Commissie voor Internationale Samenwerking en Duurzame Ontwikkeling |
| NCEA | National Certificate of Educational Achievement |
| NCP | Nationale Contact Punt |
| NFIA | Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency |
| NFP | Netherlands Fellowship Programme |
| NIMD | Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy |
| NGO | Non-Gouvernementele Organisatie |
| NICHE | Netherlands Initiative for Capacity Development in Higher Education institutions |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance (officiële ontwikkelingshulp) |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OESO | Organisatie Economische Samenwerking en Ontwikkeling |
| OIOS | Office of Internal Oversight Services |
| OMVS | Organisation pour la Mise en Valeur du Fleuve Senegal |
| OPCAT | Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment |
| ORET | Programma Ontwikkelingsrelevante Exporttransacties |
| ORIO | Ontwikkelingsrelevante Infrastructuurontwikkeling |
| OS | Ontwikkelingssamenwerking |
| PAHO | Pan American Health Organization |
| PESP | Programma Economische Samenwerking Projecten |
| PIB | Partners for International Business |
| PIDG | Private Infrastructure Development Group |
| POP | Programma Ondersteuning Productenorganisaties |
| PPIAF | Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility |
| PSD | Private Sector Development |
| PSI | Private Sector Investment |
| PSO | Praktische Sectororiëntatie |
| PSOM | Programma Samenwerking Opkomende Markten |
| PUM | Programma Uitzending Managers |
| P4G | Package for Growth |
| RHB | Rijkshoofdboekhouding (Ministerie van Financiën) |
| RVO | Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland |
| R&D | Research & Development |
| SBOS | Subsidiefaciliteit voor Burgerschap en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking |
| SIB | Starters International Business |
| SIDA | Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency |
| SNV | Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers |
| SRGR | Seksuele en Reproductieve Gezondheid en Rechten |
| SSA | Sub Sahara Africa |
| SSR | Security Sector Reform |
| TB | Tuberculose |
| TF | Transitiefaciliteit |
| TISA | Trade in Services Agreement |
| TK | Tweede Kamer |
| TTIP | Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNEP | United Nations Environment Program |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| UNESCO-IHE | UNESCO- Institute for Water Education |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| UNFPA | United Nations Population Fund |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| UNOPS | United Nations Office for Project Services |
| UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency |
| UN SG | United Nations Secretary-General |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| VN | Verenigde Naties |
| VNVR | Veiligheidsraad van de Verenigde Naties |
| VR | Veiligheidsraad |
| VS | Verenigde Staten |
| V&R | Veiligheid & Rechtsorde |
| WASH | Water Sanitation Hygiene |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WSSCC | Water Supplu and Sanitation Collaborative Council |
| WTO | World Trade Organization (Wereldhandelsorganisatie) |