| AABs | Algemene Ambtsberichten |
| ACS | Association of Caribbean States |
| Adept | Accession-oriented Dutch-European Proficiency Training |
| AERC | African Economic Research Consortium |
| AMISOM | African Union Mission on Somalia |
| AIVD | Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst |
| ANDS | Afghan National Development Strategy |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATAF | African Tax Administration Forum |
| ATT | Arm Trade Treaty (Internationaal wapenhandelsverdrag) |
| AU | Afrikaanse Unie |
| AVVN | Algemene Vergadering Verenigde Naties |
| BBP | Bruto Binnenlands Product |
| BNC | Beoordeling Nieuwe Commissievoorstellen |
| BNP | Bruto Nationaal Product |
| BSOD | Business Support Organisation Development |
| BTWC | Biologisch en Toxische Wapens Verdrag (155) |
| CAADP | Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme |
| CAO | Collectieve arbeidsovereenkomst |
| CBI | Centrum tot Bevordering van de Import uit ontwikkelingslanden |
| CBRN | Chemische, Biologische, Radiologische of Nucleaire middelen |
| CD | Capacity Development |
| CDM | Clean Development Mechanism |
| CERF | Central Emergency Response Fund |
| CGIAR | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research |
| CICIG | Comisión Internacional Contra la Impunidad en Guatemala (Internationale commissie tegen de straffeloosheid in Guatemala) |
| COHRED | Council on Health Research for Development |
| CPI | Corruptie Perceptie Index |
| CTBT | Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (Alomvattend Kernstopverdrag (138) ) |
| CTITF | Counter Terrorism Implementation Task Force |
| CvP | Club van Parijs |
| CWC | Chemical Weapons Convention (Chemisch Wapenverdrag) |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DDR | Disarmament Demobilization and Reintegration |
| DFA | Design, Fashion, Architecture |
| DfID | United Kingdom Department for International Development |
| DPKO | Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
| DRC | Democratische Republiek Congo |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECDPM | European Centre for Development Policy Management |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community Of West African States |
| ECP | Export Coaching Programme |
| EDEO | Europese Dienst voor Extern Optreden |
| EFA | Education for All |
| EHRM | Europees Hof voor de Rechten van de Mens |
| EITI | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
| EKI | Exportkredietverzekering en Investeringsgaranties |
| ENP | Europees Nabuurschaps Programma |
| ENPI | European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument |
| EOF | Europees Ontwikkelings Fonds |
| EPA | European Partnership Agreements (Europese Partnerschapsakkoorden) |
| ERP | Enterprise Resource Planning |
| EU | Europese Unie |
| EUBAM Rafah | EU Border Assistance Mission at Rafah |
| EUJUST LEX | EU Integrated Rule of Law Mission for Iraq |
| EULEX | EVDB missie in Kosovo |
| EUPM | European Union Police Mission |
| EUPOL | European Union Police Mission |
| EUPOL COPPS | European Union Police Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EU Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories) |
| EUSEC | European Union Security (in the Democratic Republic Congo) |
| EUVIS | European Union Visuminformatie Systeem |
| EVD | Economische Voorlichtingsdienst |
| EVDB | Europees Veiligheids- en Defensiebeleid |
| EVRM | Europees Verdrag tot bescherming van de Rechten van de Mens |
| DPKO | Department of Peacekeeping Operations |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FAWE | Forum for African Women Educationalists |
| FLEGT | Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade |
| FMCT | Verdrag betreffende een verbod op de productie van splijtstoffen voor explosiedoeleinden |
| FMO | Nederlandse Financieringsmaatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden |
| FSAP | Financial Sector Assessment Programs |
| FTI | Fast Track Initiative |
| GBVB | Gemeenschappelijk buitenlands- en veiligheidsbeleid |
| GCE | Gemeenschappelijk Cultureel Erfgoed |
| GFATM | Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria |
| GMR | Global Monitoring Report (UNESCO) |
| GRPI | Genetic Resources Policy Initiative |
| GtZ | Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit |
| GVDB | Gemeenschappelijk veiligheids- en defensiebeleid |
| G20 | Groep bestaande uit 19 van de landen met de grootste nationale economieën en de EU |
| HALO | HALO Trust:NGO die zich vooral met ontmijning en ontwapening bezig houdt |
| HCNM | Hoge Commissaris voor de Nationale Minderheden |
| HCOC | Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (Haagse Gedragscode tegen de proliferatie van Ballistische Wapens) |
| HGIS | Homogene Groep Internationale Samenwerking |
| HIF | Health Insurance Fund |
| HiiL | Hague Institute Internationalisation of Law |
| HRP | Human Reproduction Programme |
| IAEA | International Atomic and Energy Agency |
| IASC | Inter-Agency Standing Committee |
| IBF | International Bureau Fraude Informatie |
| ICARDA | International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas |
| ICC | International Criminal Court |
| ICTR | International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda |
| ICTY | International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia |
| IDEA | International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance |
| IDF | Infrastructure Development Fund |
| IDH | Initiatief Duurzame Handel |
| IDLO | International Development Law Organization |
| IDRC | International Development Research Centre |
| IEF | International Energy Forum |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFPRI | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| IIEP | International Institute for Educational Planning |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | Internationaal Monetair Fonds |
| IND | Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst |
| IOB | Inspectie Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en Beleidsevaluatie |
| IPA | Europese Instrumenten voor pre-Accessie |
| IRC | International Water and Sanitation Centre |
| IRENA | International Renewable Energy Association |
| IS-academie | Internationale Samenwerking-Academie |
| ISAF | International Security Stability Force |
| IUCN | International Union for Conservation of Nature |
| KAZA | Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation |
| KFOR | Kosovo Force |
| LRRD | Linking Relief, Rehabilitation Development |
| MASSIF | Ontwikkelingsfonds voor de financiële sector |
| MATRA | Maatschappelijke Transformatie |
| MDG’s | Milleninium Development Goals (Millennium Ontwikkelingsdoelen) |
| MFS | Medefinancieringsstelsel |
| MIVD | Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst |
| MJSP | Meerjarig Strategisch Plan |
| MKB | Midden en Klein Bedrijf |
| MNA | Mean Nuclear Area |
| MOL | Minst Ontwikkelde Landen |
| MONUC | United Nations Organization in the Democratic Republic Congo |
| MONUSCO | United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic Congo |
| MOVP | Midden-Oosten Vredes Proces |
| MRR | Mensenrechtenraad |
| MVO | Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen |
| MVV | Machtiging tot Voorlopig Verblijf |
| NAPA | Nederlandse Actieplan Parijs |
| NAVO | Noord-Atlantische Verdrags Organisatie |
| NBSO | Netherlands Business Support Offices |
| NCAP | Netherlands Climate Assistance Programme |
| NCDO | Nationale Commissie voor Internationale Samenwerking en Duurzame Ontwikkeling |
| NFP | Netherlands Fellowship Programme |
| NIMD | Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy |
| NIMF | Netherlands Investment Matching Fund |
| NGO | Non-Gouvernementele Organisatie |
| NICHE | Netherlands Initiative for Capacity Development in Higher Education institutions |
| NPT | Netherlands Programme for institutional strengthening of education and Training capacity |
| NPV | Non-Proliferatie Verdrag (189) |
| NTM-A | NATO Training Mission Afghanistan |
| NVIS | Nieuw Visum Informatie Systeem |
| NSS | Nuclear Security Summit |
| NWO-WOTRO | Nederlandse organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek – Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek in de Tropen |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance (officiële ontwikkelingshulp) |
| ODIHR | Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights |
| OESO | Organisatie Economische Samenwerking en Ontwikkeling |
| OHCHR | Hoge commissaris voor de Rechten van de Mens |
| OPCAT | Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment |
| ORIO | Ontwikkelingsrelevante Infrastructuurontwikkeling |
| OS | Ontwikkelingssamenwerking |
| OVSE | Organisatie voor Veiligheid en Samenwerking in Europa |
| PBC | Peace Building Commission |
| PFM | Public Finance Management |
| POBB | Programma Ondersteuning Buitenland Beleid |
| POI | Programma Onderzoek en Innovatie |
| POP | Programma Ondersteuning Productenorganisaties |
| CIO | Cultural Implementation Office |
| PRSP | Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers |
| PSE | Producer Support Estimate |
| PSI | Private Sector Investment |
| PSO | Praktische Sectororiëntatie |
| PSOM | Programma Samenwerking Opkomende Markten |
| PUM | Programma Uitzending Managers |
| RBV | Rijksbegrotingsvoorschriften |
| REDD | Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation in developing countries |
| RHB | Rijkshoofdboekhouding (ministerie van Financiën) |
| RTR | Regeringsstandpunt Tropisch Regenwoud |
| RvE | Raad van Europa |
| R2P | Responsibility to Protect |
| SACMEQ | Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality |
| SADAA | Strategic Alliance for the Development of Agriculture in Africa |
| SCSL | Special Court Sierra Leone |
| SGACA's | Strategische Goed Bestuur en Corruptie Analyses |
| SICA | Stichting Internationale Culturele Activiteiten |
| SNV | Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers |
| SRGR | Seksuele en Reproductieve Gezondheid en Rechten |
| SSA | Sub Sahara Africa |
| SSR | Security Sector Reform |
| TB | Tuberculose |
| TDR | Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases |
| TI | Transparency International |
| UEMOA | Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest-africaine |
| UIS | Unesco Institute for Statistics |
| UNAIDS | Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS |
| UNAMA | United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan |
| UNAMID | African Union/ United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNCCD | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| UNDGO | United Nations Development Group Office |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| 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 |
| UN-HABITAT | United Nations Human Settlements Programme |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNIFEM | United Nations Development Fund for Women |
| UNMIS | United Nations Mission in Sudan |
| UNODC | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| UNRWA | United Nations Relief and Works Agency |
| UNSGAB | United Nations Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation |
| UNU-MERIT | Joint research and training centre of United Nations University and University of Maastricht |
| VK | Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| VN | Verenigde Naties |
| VNVR | Veiligheidsraad van de Verenigde Naties |
| VR | Veiligheidsraad |
| Wbp | Wet bescherming persoonsgegevens |
| WFP | World Food Programme |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| Wob | Wet openbaar bestuur |
| WSSD | World Summit on Sustainable Development |
| WTO | World Trade Organization (Wereldhandelsorganisatie) |