Search within Sudan: Country Focus
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ACERWC | African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child |
| ACJPS | African Center for Justice and Peace Studies |
| ACLED | Armed Conflict Location & Event Data |
| ADF | Africa Defense Forum |
| AU ACHPR | African Union African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
| BBMB | Al-Baraa Bin Malik Battalion |
| CPI | Corruption Perception Index |
| CPJ | Committee to Protect Journalists |
| CRSV | Conflict-Related Sexual Violence |
| Darfur | Historically the entire Darfur region, which was divided into three states in 1994 and then subsequently into five states in 2011. Sometimes it is also referred to as Greater Darfur. Darfur literally means ‘Land of the Fur (people)’. |
| DNHR | Darfur Network for Human Rights |
| ERRs | Emergency Response Rooms |
| ESCWA | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
| Falangayat | Slur used towards individuals of African ethnicity in Sudan related to a Darfuri term used to describe persons subjected to enslavement |
| Faza'a | An ancient pre-Islamic Sudanese tradition that allows tribes to call on their members and allies for support against attacks by other tribes or to take revenge for killings |
| FCS | Food Consumption Scores |
| FEWS NET | Famine Early Warning Systems Network |
| FFC | Forces for Freedom and Change |
| FGM/C | Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting |
| FGMCRI | Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Research Initiative |
| FIDH | International Federation for Human Rights (Fédération Internationale des Droits de l’Homme) |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GIS | General Intelligence Service |
| GPG | Global Partners Governance |
| HAC | Humanitarian Aid Commission |
| HeRAMS | Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System |
| IASC | Inter-Agency Standing Committee |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| IDP | Internal Displaced Person |
| IFPRI | International Food Policy Research Institute |
| IHL | International Humanitarian Law |
| IHRL | International Human Rights Law |
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IMS INGO |
International Media Support International Non-Governmental Organisation |
| OM | International Organisation for Migration |
| IRB | Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| ISS | Institute for Security Studies |
| Jana jaish | Child soldiers |
| JMMI | Joint Market Monitoring Initiative |
| Kizan | Members of Sudan's political Islamic movement that ruled alongside al-Bashir and now support the SAF and target civil society organisations 'in revenge' for overthrowing them in 2019 |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| MICS | Multiple Indicator Survey |
| MIS | Military Intelligence Service |
| MSF | Doctors Without Borders |
| MSHT | Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking |
| NNGO | National/Local Non-Governmental Organisations |
| PSEA | Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse |
| RC | Resistance Committees |
| RSF | Rapid Support Forces |
| SAF | Sudanese Armed Forces |
| Shamassa | Street children |
| SARHO | Sudan Agency for Relief and Humanitarian Operations |
| SDG | Sudanese pound |
| SEA | Sexual Exploitation and Abuse |
| SEARO | Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Risk Overview |
| SGBV | Sexual and Gender Based Violence |
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SHRH SIDA |
Sudan Human Rights Hub Swedish International Development Agency |
| SIHA | Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa |
| SIHA Net | Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa Network |
| SJH | Sudan Justice Hub |
| Somoud | Alliance formed following a split within the Taqaddum coalition. Somoud literally means “steadfastness” or resilience. |
| SPLM-N | Sudan People’s Liberation Movement - North |
| SPSC | Sudanese Professionals and Syndicates Coordination |
| SOGIESC | Sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristics |
| SSDC | Sudanese Security and Defense Council |
| Stj-SY | Syrians For Truth & Justice |
| Taqaddum | Coordination Body of Civilian Democratic Forces, coalition established in October 2023. Taqaddum literally means “Progress”. |
| Taasis | Sudan Founding Alliance. Taasis literally means “Foundation”. |
| TSC | Transitional Sovereignty Council |
| UN FFM | United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission |
| UN HRC | United Nations Human Rights Council |
| UN OHCHR | United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| UNFPA | United Nations Populations Fund |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNOCHA | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs |
| UNoDC | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| USDoS | United States Department of State |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |