Abbreviations AIDS
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
APHRC
African Population and Health Research Center
BCG
anti-tuberculosis vaccine (bacilli Calmette-Guérin)
CBO
community-based organization
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
CFC
Child-Friendly Cities
CFCI
Child-Friendly Cities Initiative
CSO
civil society organization
DHS
Demographic and Health Surveys
DPT
diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine
GDP
gross domestic product
GIS
geographic information system
GNI
gross national income
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
ICDDR,B
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
ICT
information and communications technology
IGME
Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation
IIED
International Institute for Environment and Development
ILO
International Labour Organization
JMP
WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation
MDG
Millennium Development Goal
MICS
Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys
NFHS
National Family Health Survey
NGO
non-governmental organization
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PAHO
Pan American Health Organization
PPP
purchasing power parity
SDI
Shack/Slum Dwellers International
U5MR
under-five mortality rate
UNAIDS
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
UNDESA
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
UNDP
United Nations Development Programme
UNESCO
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFPA
United Nations Population Fund
UN-Habitat
United Nations Human Settlements Programme
UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund
UNW-DPAC
UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication
UN-Women
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Urban HEART
Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool
WHO
World Health Organization
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