xii \ Global Youth Development Index and Report 2016 Abbreviations and Acronyms AYINET African Youth Initiative Network CARICOM Caribbean Community CCYD CARICOM Commission on Youth Development CRC UN Convention on the Rights of the Child CYDAP CARICOM Youth Development Action Plan CYDGS CARICOM Youth Development Goals CYP Commonwealth Youth Programme EU European Union GBD Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study GDP Gross Domestic Product GPI Global Peace Index GSDRC Governance and Social Development Resource Centre HDI Human Development Index HDRO Human Development Report Office ICTs information and Communication Technologies IEP Institute for Economics and Peace ILO International Labour Organization International IDEA International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance LGBTI Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and/or Intersex MENA Middle East and North Africa NEET Not in Employment, Education or Training NGO Non-Governmental Organisation OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development PAYE Commonwealth Plan of Action for Youth Empowerment SAMOA SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SIDS Small Island Developing States UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change