| AADP | Africa Agri-Food Development Programme |
| BEPS | Base erosion and profit shifting |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| CSO | Civil society organisation |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DCAD | Development Cooperation and Africa Division |
| DES | Department of Education and Skills |
| DFAT | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| DRM | Domestic resource mobilisation |
| EAU | Evaluation and Audit Unit |
| EU | European Union |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GNI | Gross national income |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation |
| HQ | Headquarters |
| IATI | International Aid Transparency Initiative |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| IDC | Inter-departmental committee |
| IT | Information technology |
| LDC | Least developed country |
| MDB | Multilateral development bank |
| NGO | Non-governmental organisation |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PCSD | Policy coherence for sustainable development |
| PSE | Private sector engagement |
| PSEAH | Preventing Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment |
| SAGM | Standard Approach to Grant Management |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SIDS | Small island developing states |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
OECD Development Co‑operation Peer Reviews: Ireland 2020