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The International Union of Radio Science is one of 26 international scientific unions affiliated to the International Council for Science (ICSU).
The International Geographical Union is an international geographical society. The first International Geographical Congress was held in Antwerp in 1871. Subsequent meetings led to the establishment of the permanent organization in Brussels, Belgium, in 1922.
A team representing Ireland has competed at the Summer Olympic Games since 1924, and at the Winter Olympic Games since 1992. The Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI) was formed in 1922 during the provisional administration prior to the formal establishment of the Irish Free State. The OFI affiliated to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in time for the Paris games. There has been controversy over whether the team represents the Republic of Ireland or the entire island of Ireland, which comprises both the Republic and Northern Ireland.
The Union Mondiale de Billard is the world governing body for carom (carambole) billiard games.
Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) is an international federation that represents underwater activities in underwater sport and underwater sciences, and oversees an international system of recreational snorkel and scuba diver training and recognition. It is also known by its English name, the World Underwater Federation, and its Spanish name, Confederación Mundial De Actividades Subacuáticas. Its foundation in Monaco during January 1959 makes it one of the world's oldest underwater diving organisations.
The Fédération internationale catholique d’éducation physique et sportive (FICEP) is an international nongovernmental organization (INGO) which governs all Catholic sports associations. The FICEP was founded between 1906 and 1911, under the auspices of the Italian federation FASCI, the Belgium federation FBCG, and the Fédération sportive et culturelle de France. Its development has mainly been confined to Europe, in spite of various and recurrent attempts to increase its geographical expansion after World War II.
CMAS Europe is an organisation created expressly to represent the interests of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) within the European Union and in other parts of Europe by European national diving federations affiliated to CMAS.
The World Federation of Teachers Unions is the Trade Union International (TUI) branch of the World Federation of Trade Unions representing educators.
The Trade Unions International of Chemical, Oil and Allied Workers was a trade union international affiliated with the World Federation of Trade Unions. It was often known by its French initials, ICPS.
The International Federation of Chemical, Energy and General Workers' Unions (ICEF) was a global union federation of trade unions.
The Radio and Electronic Officers' Union (REOU) was a trade union representing radio operators on British civilian ships.
The International Federation of Bookbinders and Kindred Trades was a global union federation representing unions of bookbinders.
The International Union of Hatters was a global union federation of trade unions representing people involved in making hats.
The International Federation of Tobacco Workers (IFTW) was a global union federation bringing together unions representing workers involved in growing, processing or selling tobacco.
The International Secretariat of Painters and Allied Trades, also known as the International Secretariat of Painters and Kindred Trades, was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing painters and decorators.
The International Union of Hairdressers was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing hairdressers.
The International Landworkers' Federation (ILF) was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing agricultural and forestry workers.
The International Federation of Musicians is a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing music performers. FIM counts member unions in 70 countries on the five continents.
The International Federation of Trade Unions of Transport Workers was an International Trade Federation affiliated to the World Confederation of Labour (WCL).
The International Federation of Christian Miners' Unions was a global union federation bringing together trade unions representing workers in the mining industry.