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France at the United Nations

Flag of France
Flag of France.svg (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Admitted
1945-10-24
ISO 3166-1
FR / FRA
Charter signed
1945-06-26
Charter ratified
1945-08-31

A founding Member State: one of the fifty-one that signed the Charter at San Francisco in 1945. A permanent member of the Security Council.

In the European Parliament

Members representing this state in the current or previous term, from the Parliament’s own record.

International organisations

Every organisation this state belongs to that is compiled here, with the date it joined. Membership is resolved against this site’s own list of member states rather than taken from a query.

OrganisationJoined
International Telecommunication Union 1866-01-01
Universal Postal Union 1876-01-01
United Nations 1945-10-24
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 1945-12-27
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1946-11-04
North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1949-04-04
Council of Europe 1949-05-05
World Meteorological Organization 1949-12-05
European Union 1957-03-25
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 1961-08-07
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 1973-06-25
World Trade Organization 1995-01-01
World Health Organization not recorded

Peacekeeping contribution

Uniformed personnel this state had deployed to UN missions in 2026-07-31, the most recent month the UN Peace and Security Data Hub reports. Counts are deployments, not distinct people.

PersonnelDeployedOf whom women
Troops 597 44
Staff Officer 15 1
Individual Police 4 0
Experts on Mission 1 1

Every contributor, month by month

Position in General Assembly voting

A statistical estimate of where this state sat on the main axis of General Assembly voting, not a record of any vote. The range is what the model treats as credible; neither end of the scale is the better one.

YearEstimate Credible rangeVotes cast
2025 1.17 1.03 to 1.30 191
2024 1.31 1.15 to 1.49 104
2023 1.38 1.22 to 1.57 88
2022 1.31 1.12 to 1.50 88
2021 1.40 1.21 to 1.59 84
2020 1.36 1.17 to 1.55 97

Every state's position

People of concern

As recorded by UNHCR’s Refugee Data Finder for 2025 — UNHCR’s own reporting categories, not a census.

CategoryPeople
Refugees hosted 788,419
Asylum-seekers hosted 85,227
Stateless people 3,057
Refugees from France abroad 166

Population projection

United Nations World Population Prospects, median variant — a projection, not a count.

202520302035204020452050
66,650,80467,107,69167,547,94667,938,90468,190,95568,219,675

Service on principal organs

Elected terms as recorded by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. A year marked pending is one the Library publishes as a partial list because its elections have not yet been held.

Economic and Social Council

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946

Human Rights Council

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2016 2015 2014 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Security Council

2027 pending 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946

Permanent representatives

37 recorded. Full list

NameFromTo
Jérôme Bonnafont 2025in office / not recorded
Jérôme Bonnafont 20212025
Nicolas de Rivière 2019-07-082025-01-30
François Delattre 2014-072019
Gérard Araud 2009-07-152014
Jean-Maurice Ripert 20072009
Jean-Maurice Ripert 20052007
Jean-Marc de La Sablière 20022007
Bernard Kessedjian 2001-10-082005-07-12
Jean-David Levitte 19992002
Philippe Petit 1998-06-242001-10-08
Daniel Bernard 1995-09-041998-06-24

Permanent mission

Mission
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
Address
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations, One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, 245 East 47th Street, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10017
National holiday
National Day, 14 July
Accredited diplomats
42

Accredited diplomats

The numbers

IndicatorLatestYearSince 1970
CO2 emissions per capita 4.004 2024
GDP 3,366,315,927,447 2025
GNI per capita 48,630 2025
Life expectancy at birth 82.98 2024
Military expenditure (% of GDP) 2.053 2024
Population 68,720,337 2025
Refugees hosted (UNHCR mandate) 788,419 2025
Refugees originating (UNHCR mandate) 166 2025

World Bank, World Development Indicators, CC BY 4.0. The sparkline shows the shape of each run from its first reported year; the number beside it carries the magnitude, and there is deliberately no axis on it.

General Debate statements

75 statements to the General Debate since 1946, 287,482 words in all. The longest was 1952, at 7,921 words, delivered by Mr. Robert SCHUMAN.

Of the 32 statements since 1994 whose speaker’s post the record gives: President ×18, Minister for Foreign Affairs ×10, Minister of Foreign Affairs ×2, Minister for Foregn Affairs ×1. Earlier years are excluded because UN records do not consistently identify a speaker’s post before 1994, and counting those years as though they did would make any state look as though it sent nobody senior.

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946

Emblems and location

Coat of arms of France
Coat of arms. Arms of the French Republic.svg by Hans-Ulrich Herzog (Public domain) — Wikimedia Commons
Location of France
Location. EU-France (orthographic projection).svg by Rob984 (CC BY-SA) — Wikimedia Commons

Treaties joined

140 actions recorded by the Secretary-General as depositary. Only treaties whose participant counts match the depositary’s own stated totals contribute rows.

TreatySignedRatified or acceded
Charter of the United Nations - 31 Aug 1945
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations - 18 Aug 1947 a
United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property 17 Jan 2007 12 Aug 2011 AA
Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies - 2 Aug 2000 a
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 30 Mar 1962 31 Dec 1970
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes 30 Mar 1962 31 Dec 1970
Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 24 Apr 1963 31 Dec 1970
Optional Protocol to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes 24 Apr 1963 31 Dec 1970
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide 11 Dec 1948 14 Oct 1950
Convention on the Rights of the Child 26 Jan 1990 7 Aug 1990
Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty - 2 Oct 2007 a
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 30 Mar 2007 18 Feb 2010
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 6 Feb 2007 23 Sep 2008
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination - 28 Jul 1971 a
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights - 4 Nov 1980 a
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 4 Nov 1980 a
Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - 17 Feb 1984 a
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 17 Jul 1980 14 Dec 1983
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 4 Feb 1985 18 Feb 1986
Constitution of the World Health Organization 22 Jul 1946 16 Jun 1948 A
Protocol concerning the Office international d'hygiène publique 22 Jul 1946 -
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 16 Jun 2003 19 Oct 2004 AA
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 31 May 1962 -
Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees - 3 Feb 1971 a
Protocol amending the Agreements, Conventions and Protocols on Narcotic Drugs, concluded at The Hague on 23 January 1912, at Geneva on 11 February 1925 and 19 February 1925, and 13 July 1931, at Bangkok on 27 November 1931 and at Geneva on 26 June 1936 11 Dec 1946 10 Oct 1947 A
Protocol Bringing under International Control Drugs Outside the Scope of the Convention of 13 July 1931 for Limiting the Manufacture and Regulating the Distribution of Narcotic Drugs, as amended by the Protocol signed at Lake Success, New York, on 11 December 1946 19 Nov 1948 11 Jan 1949 A
Protocol for Limiting and Regulating the Cultivation of the Poppy Plant, the Production of, International and Wholesale Trade in, and use of Opium 23 Jun 1953 21 Apr 1954
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 - 19 Feb 1969 a
Convention on psychotropic substances 17 Dec 1971 28 Jan 1975
Protocol amending the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961 25 Mar 1972 4 Sep 1975
United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 13 Feb 1989 31 Dec 1990 AA
Protocol amending the International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on 18 May 1904, and the International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic, signed at Paris on 4 May 1910 - 5 May 1949 s
Protocol amending the Agreement for the Suppression of the Circulation of Obscene Publications, signed at Paris, on 4 May 1910 - 5 May 1949 s
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods 27 Aug 1981 6 Aug 1982 AA
United Nations Convention on the Liability of Operators of Transport Terminals in International Trade 15 Oct 1991 -
Agreement establishing the Asian Development Bank - 27 Jul 1970 P
Agreement establishing the Caribbean Development Bank - 11 May 1984 a
Agreement establishing the International Fund for Agricultural Development 21 Jan 1977 12 Dec 1977 AA
Constitution of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization [ 5 Oct 1979 ] [30 Mar 1982 ] (withdrawn)
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles 18 May 1956 20 May 1959
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats 18 May 1956 20 May 1959
Customs Convention concerning spare parts used for repairing EUROP wagons [ 7 Feb 1958 ] [19 Aug 1959 ] (withdrawn)
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) 14 Apr 1959 3 Jul 1959
European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport 8 Mar 1961 12 Mar 1962
Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention) - 30 Dec 1976 s
International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods 1 Feb 1984 12 Jun 1987
Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring 4 Jun 1954 24 Apr 1959
Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material 4 Jun 1954 24 Apr 1959
Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles 4 Jun 1954 24 Apr 1959
Customs Convention on Containers 18 May 1956 20 May 1959
Convention on the Taxation of Road Vehicles for Private Use in International Traffic 18 May 1956 20 May 1959
Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) 19 May 1956 20 May 1959
Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) 13 Dec 1957 2 Feb 1960
European Agreement on Road Markings - 4 Feb 1958 s
Agreement concerning the adoption of harmonized technical United Nations Regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these United Nations Regulations - 26 Jun 1958 s
Agreement on Special Equipment for the Transport of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Use of such Equipment for the International Transport of some of those Foodstuffs - 13 Feb 1962 s
European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) 13 Feb 1962 -
Protocol concerning countries or territories at present occupied 19 Sep 1949 15 Sep 1950
European Agreement concerning the Work of Crews of Vehicles Engaged in International Road Transport (AETR) 20 Jan 1971 9 Jan 1978
Agreement on the International Carriage of Perishable Foodstuffs and on the Special Equipment to be used for such Carriage (ATP) 1 - 1 Mar 1971 s
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on road traffic opened for signature at Vienna on 8 November 1968 29 Dec 1972 16 Jan 1974
European Agreement supplementing the Convention on Road Signs and Signals 29 Dec 1972 16 Jan 1974
European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) - 15 Dec 1982 a
Protocol on Road Signs and Signals 19 Sep 1949 18 Aug 1954
Agreement concerning the Adoption of Uniform Conditions for Periodical Technical Inspections of Wheeled Vehicles and the Reciprocal Recognition of such Inspections 13 Nov 1997 -
Agreement concerning the Establishing of Global Technical Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts which can be fitted and/or be used on Wheeled Vehicles 22 Sep 1999 4 Jan 2000 AA
European Agreement supplementing the 1949 Convention on road traffic and the 1949 Protocol on road signs and signals - 16 Sep 1950 s
European Agreement on the application of article 3 of annex 7 of the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic Concerning the Dimensions and Weights of Vehicles Permitted to Travel on Certain Roads of the Contracting Parties - [16 Sep 1950 s] (withdrawn)
European Agreement on the application of article 23 of the 1949 Convention on road traffic, concerning the dimensions and weights of vehicles permitted to travel on certain roads of the Contracting Parties - [16 Sep 1950 s] (withdrawn)
Declaration on the construction of main international traffic arteries - 16 Sep 1950 s
General Agreement on Economic Regulations for International Road transport (a) Additional Protocol (b) Protocol of Signature - 17 Mar 1954 s
Agreement on Signs for Road Works, amending the European Agreement of 16 September 1950 supplementing the 1949 Convention on Road Traffic and the 1949 Protocol on Road Signs and Signals 1 - 16 Dec 1955 s
International Convention to facilitate the crossing of frontiers for passengers and baggage carried by rail 10 Jan 1952 1 Apr 1953
International Convention to facilitate the crossing of frontiers for goods carried by rail 10 Jan 1952 1 Apr 1953
European Agreement on Main International Railway Lines (AGC) 28 Aug 1986 27 Jan 1989 AA
United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea, 1978 18 Apr 1979 -
European Agreement on Main Inland Waterways of International Importance (AGN) 24 Sep 1997 -
European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) 23 Oct 2000 3 Apr 2008 AA
United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea 23 Sep 2009 -
European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and Related Installations (AGTC) 16 Apr 1991 28 May 1992 AA
Convention on the International Maritime Organization 6 Mar 1948 9 Apr 1952 A
Convention relating to the unification of certain rules concerning collisions in inland navigation 15 Jun 1960 12 Mar 1962
Convention on the registration of inland navigation vessels 31 Dec 1965 13 Jun 1972
Convention on a Code of Conduct for Liner Conferences 30 Jun 1975 4 Oct 1985 AA
Protocol amending the International Convention relating to Economic Statistics, signed at Geneva on 14 December 1928 9 Dec 1948 11 Jan 1949 A
Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials 14 May 1951 14 Oct 1957
International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations 26 Oct 1961 3 Apr 1987
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of their Phonograms 29 Oct 1971 12 Sep 1972
Protocol to the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials of 22 November 1950 18 Jun 1980 3 Jan 1986
International Tropical Timber Agreement, 2006 7 Nov 2008 7 Apr 2010 AA
Food Assistance Convention 2 Nov 2012 23 Jun 2017
Convention on the Political Rights of Women 31 Mar 1953 22 Apr 1957
Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages 10 Dec 1962 14 Oct 2010
Convention on the International Right of Correction 2 Apr 1954 16 Nov 1962
Protocol amending the Slavery Convention signed at Geneva on 25 September 1926 14 Jan 1954 14 Feb 1963 A
Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 18 Jul 1998 9 Jun 2000
International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism 10 Jan 2000 7 Jan 2002
United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime 12 Dec 2000 29 Oct 2002
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Criminal Court 10 Sep 2002 17 Feb 2004 AA
United Nations Convention against Corruption 9 Dec 2003 11 Jul 2005
United Nations Convention against Cybercrime; Strengthening International Cooperation for Combating Certain Crimes Committed by Means of Information and Communications Technology Systems and for the Sharing of Evidence in Electronic Form of Serious Crimes 25 Oct 2025 -
International Convention Against the Taking of Hostages - 9 Jun 2000 a
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents - 26 Aug 2003 a
Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel 12 Jan 1995 9 Jun 2000
International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings 12 Jan 1998 19 Aug 1999
Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction 20 Sep 2023 5 Feb 2025
Convention on the High Seas 30 Oct 1958 -
Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas 30 Oct 1958 18 Sep 1970
Convention on the Continental Shelf - 14 Jun 1965 a
Optional Protocol of Signature concerning the Compulsory Settlement of Disputes - 30 Oct 1958 s
Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks 4 Dec 1996 19 Dec 2003
Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea - 12 May 2011 a
Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority - 23 Jan 2012 a
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 25 Nov 1958 26 Jun 1959
European Convention on International Commercial Arbitration 21 Apr 1961 16 Dec 1966
United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration 17 Mar 2015 -
Agreement governing the Activities of States on the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies 29 Jan 1980 -
Convention relating to the distribution of programme-carrying signals transmitted by satellite 27 Mar 1975 -
Agreement establishing the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development - 14 Dec 1988 a
Tampere Convention on the Provision of Telecommunication Resources for Disaster Mitigation and Relief Operations - 6 Aug 2009 a
Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons which may be deemed to be Excessively Injurious or to have Indiscriminate Effects (with Protocols I, II and III) 10 Apr 1981 4 Mar 1988
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction 13 Jan 1993 2 Mar 1995
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty 24 Sep 1996 6 Apr 1998
Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction 3 Dec 1997 23 Jul 1998
Convention on Cluster Munitions 3 Dec 2008 25 Sep 2009
Arms Trade Treaty 3 Jun 2013 2 Apr 2014
Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution 13 Nov 1979 3 Nov 1981 AA
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa 14 Oct 1994 12 Jun 1997
Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses - 24 Feb 2011 a
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters 25 Jun 1998 8 Jul 2002 AA
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade 11 Sep 1998 17 Feb 2004 AA
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 23 May 2001 17 Feb 2004 AA
Minamata Convention on Mercury 10 Oct 2013 15 Jun 2017
Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer 22 Mar 1985 4 Dec 1987 AA
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal 22 Mar 1989 7 Jan 1991 AA
Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context 26 Feb 1991 15 Jun 2001 AA
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes 18 Mar 1992 30 Jun 1998 AA
Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents 18 Mar 1992 3 Oct 2003 AA
Convention on Biological Diversity 13 Jun 1992 1 Jul 1994
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas - 3 Oct 2005 a

Recorded votes

ResolutionDateVote
S/RES/2827(2026) 2026-07-29 yes
A/RES/80/290 2026-07-10 yes
S/RES/2789(2025) 2025-07-29 yes
S/RES/2745(2024) 2024-07-30 yes
S/RES/2824(2026) - yes
A/RES/80/282 - yes
A/RES/80/286 - yes
S/RES/2825(2026) - yes
A/RES/80/296 - yes
A/RES/80/293 B - yes
A/RES/80/294 - yes
A/RES/80/293 A - yes
A/RES/80/297 - yes
A/RES/80/299 - yes

Provenance

Every fact on this page, with where it came from and how sure we are.

AttributeValueSourceConfidenceFetched
iso2FR wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565007+00:00
iso3FRA wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565015+00:00
m49250 un_sdg 1.02026-10-12T02:20:11.769967+00:00
nameFrance wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.564993+00:00
un_admission_date1945-10-24 wikidata 1.02026-10-12T02:20:06.565000+00:00
unsd_nameFrance un_sdg 1.02026-10-12T02:20:11.769973+00:00

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