| ABRI | Indonesian Armed Forces |
| ACFOA | Australian Council for Overseas Aid |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AusAID | Australian Agency for International Development |
| AWPA | Australia-West Papua Association |
| HIV | Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| IUD | Inter-Uterine Device |
| NGO | Non-government(al) Organisation |
| OPM | Organisesi Papua Merdeka - Free Papua Movement |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
| RTZ | Rio-Tinto Zinc (British Mining Company) |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
| UNTEA | United Nations Temporary Executive Authority |
| WALHI | Wahana Lingkunga Hidup Indonesia (The Indonesian Forum for the Environment) |
| WHO | World Health Organisation |
| WPAC | West Papua Action Committee |
| YPMD | The Irian Jaya Rural Community Development Foundation |