nvention on the
Law of the Sea (LOS)
LDC less developed country
LLDC least developed country
London see Marine Dumping
Convention
LORCS League of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies; see
International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(IFRCS)
LOS see Law of the Sea
M m meter
Marecs Maritime European Communications
Satellite
Marine Dumping Convention on the Prevention of
Marine Pollution by Dumping Wastes
and Other Matter
Marine Life Convention on Fishing and
Conservation Conservation of Living Resources of
the High Seas
MARPOL see Ship Pollution
Medarabtel Middle East Telecommunications
Project of the International
Telecommunications Union
Mercosur Mercado Comun del Cono Sur; see
Southern Cone Common Market
MHz megahertz
MINURSO United Nations Mission for the
Referendum in Western Sahara
MINUGUA United Nations Verification Mission
in Guatemala
MIPONUH United Nations Civilian Police
Mission in Haiti
MONUA United Nations Observer Mission in
Angola
MTCR Missile Technology Control Regime
N NA not available
NACC North Atlantic Cooperation Council;
see Euro-Atlantic Partnership
Council (EAPC)
NAM Nonaligned Movement
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NC Nordic Council
NEA Nuclear Energy Agency
NEGL negligible
NIB Nordic Investment Bank
NIC newly industrializing country; see
newly industrializing economy (NIE)
NIE newly industrializing economy
nm nautical mile