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France has been a member of the United Nations (UN) since its foundation in 1945 [1] and is one of the five countries, alongside China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, that holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), [2] which is responsible for maintaining international peace and security.
France: 582 531 51 8.51 29 Sri Lanka: 560 527 33 25.41 30 South Korea: 540 505 35 10.53 31 Ireland: 495 469 26 93.72 32 Kenya: 449 377 72 8.71 33 Jordan: 354 295 59 30.74 34 Fiji: 338 296 42 378.30 35 Argentina: 306 259 47 6.56 36 Thailand: 291 269 22 4.40 37 Nigeria: 276 195 81 1.23 38 Vietnam: 272 236 36 2.71 39 Serbia: 271 235 36 40.81 40 ...
Since 1945, France has been a founding member of the United Nations, of NATO, and of the European Coal and Steel Community (the European Union's predecessor). As a charter member of the United Nations, France holds one of the permanent seats in the Security Council and is a member of most of its specialized and related agencies.
The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5) are the five sovereign states to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States.
The role of the ambassador and permanent representative of France to the United Nations (French: ambassadeur et représentant permanent de la France auprès des Nations Unies) is as the leader of the French delegation to the United Nations in New York and as head of the Permanent Mission of France to the UN.
[46] [47] The U.S. government deposited the notification with the Secretary General of the United Nations and officially withdrew one year later on 4 November 2020. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] President Joe Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office, 20 January 2021, to re-admit the United States into the Paris Agreement.
United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning France (2 P) Pages in category "France and the United Nations" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
France is ranked 3rd among countries contributing to the NATO common budget. The contributions of the 29 member countries are calculated according to a cost-sharing formula based on their gross national income. France also bears the direct costs linked to NATO operations in which it chooses to participate.