| ACANA |
African Cultural Alliance of North America |
| ACS |
American Colonization Society |
| AFL |
Armed Forces of Liberia |
| ATU |
Anti-Terrorist Unit |
| BBC |
British Broadcasting Corporation |
| BIAS |
Building Immigrant Awareness and Support |
| CEDAW |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination |
| CIA |
Central Intelligence Agency |
| DDRR |
Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration |
| DED |
Deferred Enforced Departure |
| ECOMOG |
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
| ELWA |
Eternal Love Winning Africa |
| GEMAP |
Governance and Economic Management Assistance Program |
| IDP |
internally displaced persons |
| IGNU |
Interim Government of National Unity |
| INPFL |
Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia |
| LAMCO |
Liberia American Mining Company |
| LDF |
Lofa Defense Force |
| LINSU |
Liberian National Student Union |
| LISCR |
Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry |
| LNC |
Liberian National Conference |
| LPC |
Liberia Peace Council |
| LURD |
Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy |
| MJP |
Movement for Justice and Peace |
| MODEL |
Movement for Democracy in Liberia |
| MOJA |
Movement for Justice in Africa |
| MPIGO |
Popular Movement of the Ivorian Great West |
| NDPL |
National Democratic Party of Liberia |
| NEWAT |
Neighborhood Watch Team |
| NPFL |
National Patriotic Front of Liberia |
| NPFL-CRC |
National Patriotic Front of Liberia – Central Revolutionary Council |
| NTGL |
National Transitional Government of Liberia |
| PAL |
Progressive Alliance of Liberia |
| PAL |
Progressive Alliance of Liberia |
| PPP |
Progressive People’s Party |
| PRC |
People’s Redemption Council |
| PTSD |
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| RIA |
Robertsfield International Airport |
| RUF |
Revolutionary United Front |
| SBU |
Small Boys Unit |
| SSS |
Special Security Service |
| SSU |
Special Security Unit |
| TPS |
Temporary Protected Status |
| TRC |
Truth and Reconciliation Commission |
| ULAA |
Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas |
| ULIMO |
United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia |
| ULIMO-J |
United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia – Johnson faction |
| ULIMO-K |
United Liberation Movement for Democracy in Liberia – Kromah faction |
| ULO-UK |
Union of Liberian Organizations in the United Kingdom |
| UN |
United Nations |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNICEF |
United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UNMIL |
United Nations Mission in Liberia |
| USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
