Appendix A
Abbreviations and Acronyms
AKF |
Aga Khan Foundation |
CBGA |
Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability |
ECD |
early childhood development |
GDP |
gross domestic product |
GNI |
Gross National Income |
HIPC |
highly indebted poor countries |
ICDS |
Integrated Child Development Services |
IOM |
Institute of Medicine |
LDC |
less-developed country |
MDG |
Millennium Development Goal |
NRC |
National Research Council |
ODA |
Official Development Assistance |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
SBK |
Shishu Bikash Kendra |
SDG |
Sustainable Development Goal |
UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |