Acronyms
| ACS | American colonization Society |
| AFL | Armed Forces of Liberia |
| BDF | Bong Defence Force |
| CDC | Civic Disarmament Campaign |
| CEDE | Centre for Democratic Empowerment |
| CR | Conciliation Resources |
| ECOMOG | ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| FOL | Friends of Liberia |
| IA | International Alert |
| ICAR | Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution |
| ICRC | International Committee of the Red Cross |
| IFMC | Inter-Faith Mediation Committee |
| IGL | Interest Groups of Liberia |
| IGNU | Interim Government of National Unity |
| IGO | Inter-Governmental organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IMTD | Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy |
| INGO | International Non-Governmental organization |
| INN | International Negotiations Network |
| INPFL | Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia |
| ITIP | International Training Institute of Peace |
| JPC | Justice and Peace Commission |
| LAW | Liberian Alternative at Work for Peace and Democracy |
| LCC | Liberian Council of Churches |
| LDF | Lofa Defense Force |
| LIPCORE | Liberian Initiative for Peace and Conflict Resolution |
| LNC | Liberian National Conference |
| LNTG | Liberian National Transitional Government |
| LPC | Liberian Peace Council |
| LPP | Liberian People's Party |
| LWI | Liberian Women's Initiative |
| MOJA | Movement for Justice in Africa |
| NDPL | National Democratic Party of Liberia |
| NMCL | National Muslim Council of Liberia |
| NPFL | National Patriotic Front of Liberia |
| NPFL-CRC | National Patriotic Front of Liberia - Central Revolutionary Council |
| NPRAG | National Patriotic Reconstruction Assembly Government |
| NVP | National Volunteers Programme |
| OAU | Organization of African Unity |
| PRC | People's Redemption Council |
| RUF | Revolutionary United Front |
| SELF | Special Emergency Life Food Programme |
| SMC | Standing Mediation Committee |
| SRSG | Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the UN |
| TWP | True Whig Party |
| ULIMO | United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy |
| ULIMO-J | United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy - Johnson |
| ULIMO-K | United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy - Kromah |
| UNHCR | United Nations High Commission for Refugees |
| UNOMIL | United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia |
| UNRISD | United Nations Research Institute for Social Development |
| WHO | World Health Organization |