LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AIDS Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome AIPPA Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act AU African Union BEAM Basic Education Assistance Model CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all Discrimination Against Women CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women CERD Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CSO Civil Society Organisation forms of Deficiency Syndrome ESC Electoral Supervisory Commission Framework GDP Gross Domestic Product GoZ Government of Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus- Acquired Immune ILO International Labour Organization MDC Movement for Democratic Change MDGs Millennium Development Goals MERP Millennium Economic Recovery Programme MIC Media and Information Commission MTERP Mid Term Economic Recovery Programme Page | x