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European Space Agency
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
International Astronomical Union
association of professional astronomers
Académie Française
pre-eminent council for the French language
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
international sport governing body
International Bureau of Weights and Measures
intergovernmental organization established by the Metre Convention
FEMEN
Femen (stylized in all caps; Russian and Ukrainian: Фемен, Belarusian: Фэмэн) is a Ukrainian radical feminist activist group whose goal is to protect women's rights. The organization became internationally known for organizing controversial topless protests against sex tourism, religious institutions, sexism, homophobia, and other social, national, and international topics. Founded in Ukraine, the group is now based in France. Femen describes its ideology as being "sextremism, atheism and feminism".
Programme for International Student Assessment
scholastic performance study by the OECD
International Council of Museums
organization of museums and museum professionals
Latin Union
international organization
French Football Federation
governing body of association football in France
Institut de France
French learned society in Paris, grouping five académies
International Chamber of Commerce
business organization
International Council on Monuments and Sites
organization
CNES
CNES () is the French national space agency. Headquartered in central Paris, the agency is overseen by the ministries of the Armed Forces, Economy and Finance and Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
General Conference on Weights and Measure
governing body of the BIPM made up of delegates from member states
Paris Club
international organization
Pasteur Institute
French research institute (1887-)
Trilateral Commission
non-governmental, non-partisan discussion group founded by David Rockefeller in July 1973, to foster closer cooperation among North America, Western Europe, and Japan
Académie des beaux-arts
French learned society based in Paris
International Council for Science
International umbrella organization of Scientific Societies
Bureau of International Expositions
international organization
Opéra-Comique
The Opéra-Comique () is a Paris opera company which was founded around 1714 by some of the popular theatres of the Parisian fairs. In 1762 the company was merged with – and for a time took the name of – its chief rival, the Comédie-Italienne at the Hôtel de Bourgogne. It was also called the Théâtre-Italien up to about 1793, when it again became most commonly known as the Opéra-Comique. The company's official name is '''Théâtre national de l'Opéra-Comique', and its theatre, with a capacity of around 1,248 seats, sometimes referred to as the Salle Favart (the third on this site), is located at P
World Organisation for Animal Health
intergovernmental organization
International Union of Architects
non-governmental organization
Fédération Internationale Féline
international federation of national cat registries
International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
body responsible for maintaining global time and reference frame standards
Aéro-Club de France
oldest French associations of aviators
International Council on Archives
non-governmental organization
International Federation for Human Rights
international non-governmental organization
International Astronautical Federation
international space advocacy organization
Paris Zoological Park
zoo in France
VideoLAN
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Committee on Space Research
organization
International Association of Universities
organization
Société de Géographie
geographical society of France in Paris
Rugby Europe
administrative body for rugby union in Europe
European Union Institute for Security Studies
agency of the European Union
Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety
French civil aviation accident investigation agency
European Securities and Markets Authority
agency of the European Union
International Science Council
global non-governmental organization representing natural and social sciences
Action Against Hunger France
French global humanitarian aid organization
Unifrance
thumb|French filmmaker Stéphane Brizé (second from the right) in [[Buenos Aires in 2019, at an event organized with the support of UniFrance.]] Unifrance is an organization for promoting French films in France and abroad. It is managed by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. It has several hundred members who include filmmakers, directors, screenwriters and agents.
International Federation of Film Archives
international organization based in France
Kurdish Institute of Paris
organization focused on Kurdish language, culture and history
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
organization
International Organization of Legal Metrology
inter-governmental organisation that promotes harmonization of legal metrology
International Union of Biological Sciences
non-profit organization and non-governmental organization
Académie Royale d'Architecture
French Royal Academy of Architecture
Société de Linguistique de Paris
Société entomologique de France
French society devoted to the study of insects
Paris Tribunal
building grouping together the Parisian jurisdictions
Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes
zoo in France
Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Notre-Dame du Liban de Paris
eparchy
World Federation of Engineering Organizations
engineering organization
Theatre Lyrique
former opera company in Paris
World Road Association
organization
Académie Internationale d'Héraldique
international heraldry organization
GIFAS
The Groupement des industries françaises aéronautiques et spatiales (abbreviated GIFAS) is the French Aerospace Industries Association created in 1908, featuring more than 420 members. The first name of the association was Association des Industries de la Locomotion Aérienne. It acquired its current name in 1975.
Office international d'hygiène publique
international medical organization