ACRONYMS AAL APR APRM ADR AGI ARICS AU BOG BPEMS BUSAC BV BVR CCT CEDAW CHPS CHRAJ CID CIDA CLOSSAG CPP CRC CSOs DACF DV DOVVSU DVA EC ECA ECOWAS EITI EOCO FDB FDI FIC GCAA GER Affirmative Action Legislation Annual Progress Report African Peer Review Mechanism Alternative Dispute Resolution Association of Ghana Industries Audit Report Implementation Committees African Union Bank of Ghana Budget and Public Expenditure Management System Business Advisory Centre Biometric Voter Biometric Voter Register Coalition of Concerned Teachers Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women Community Health Planning Services Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice Criminal Investigations Department Canadian International Development Agency Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana Convention Peoples Party Convention Right of the Child Civil Society Organizations District Assembly Common Fund Domestic Violence Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit Domestic Violence Act Electoral Commission Economic Commission of Africa Economic Community of West African States Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Economic and Organized Crime Office Food and Drugs Board Foreign Direct Investment Financial Intelligence Centre Ghana Civil Aviation Authority Gross Enrolment Ratio Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 vi