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France

ISO: FRA UN member since 1945
3716
Speeches
291
Speakers
9806
Votes
6227
Yes
1433
No
1995
Abstentions
604
SC Sponsored
Top 100%
Co-sponsor influence
2026

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Voting alignment is computed from UN General Assembly roll-call votes (1946–present). Agreement rates count the share of resolutions where both countries cast the same vote (Yes/No/Abstain), weighted by the inverse square root of the number of countries voting, to down-weight near-unanimous resolutions. Ideal points are estimated using a Bayesian item-response model (Voeten 2013) that places each country on a left–right policy dimension each session. Issue-area breakdowns use the topic codes assigned by the UN Bibliographic Information System.

Most aligned all-time

Co-sponsorship network influence PageRank in the SC co-sponsorship graph per year · view full rankings

2026: top 100% by influence · 6 co-sponsoring partners

Voting alignment over time ideal point (re-centred) — 0 = global average · positive = more Western-aligned · BSV2017

Position consistency: more stable than 41% of countries (std dev 0.4, ranked among 199 countries)

Closest neighbours countries with the most similar voting alignment in a given year

Issue-area voting alignment % yes votes by issue category · 5-year rolling average

Speeches

Speeches per year

Dominant Topics

Peace processes and negotiations Peacekeeping support and operations General statements and positions War and military aggression Sustainable development and climate Israeli–Palestinian conflict Nuclear weapons proliferation Global economic relations
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SC Representatives

Official Security Council representatives on record at the UN Digital Library.

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Delegates (by speeches)

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Session Date Speaker Source
79 Sept. 25, 2024 Mr. Emmanuel Macron UNDL ↗ A/79/PV.9
78 Sept. 21, 2023 Ms. Catherine Colonna UNDL ↗ A/78/PV.9
77 Sept. 20, 2022 Mr. Emmanuel Macron UNDL ↗ A/77/PV.4
76 Sept. 27, 2021 Mr. Nicolas de Rivière UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.16
76 Sept. 27, 2021 Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian UNDL ↗ A/76/PV.16
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Nicolas de Rivière UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.4
75 Sept. 22, 2020 Mr. Emmanuel Macron UNDL ↗ A/75/PV.4
74 Sept. 24, 2019 Mr. Emmanuel Macron UNDL ↗ A/74/PV.3
73 Sept. 25, 2018 Mr. Emmanuel Macron UNDL ↗ A/73/PV.6
72 Sept. 19, 2017 Mr. Emmanuel Macron UNDL ↗ A/72/PV.4
71 Sept. 20, 2016 Mr. François Hollande UNDL ↗ A/71/PV.8
70 Sept. 28, 2015 Mr. François Hollande UNDL ↗ A/70/PV.13
69 Sept. 24, 2014 Mr. François Hollande UNDL ↗ A/69/PV.6
68 Sept. 24, 2013 Mr. François Hollande UNDL ↗ A/68/PV.5
67 Sept. 25, 2012 Mr. François Hollande UNDL ↗ A/67/PV.6
66 Sept. 21, 2011 Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy UNDL ↗ A/66/PV.11
65 Sept. 27, 2010 Mr. Bernard Kouchner UNDL ↗ A/65/PV.19
64 Sept. 23, 2009 Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy UNDL ↗ A/64/PV.3
63 Sept. 23, 2008 Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy UNDL ↗ A/63/PV.5
62 Sept. 25, 2007 Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy UNDL ↗ A/62/PV.4
61 Sept. 19, 2006 Mr. Jacques Chirac UNDL ↗
60 Sept. 18, 2005 Mr. Philippe Douste-Blazy UNDL ↗ A/60/PV.12
59 Sept. 23, 2004 Mr. Michel Barnier UNDL ↗ A/59/PV.7
58 Sept. 23, 2003 Mr. Jacques Chirac UNDL ↗ A/58/PV.7
57 Sept. 12, 2002 Mr. Dominique de Villepin UNDL ↗ A/57/PV.3
56 Nov. 10, 2001 Mr. Hubert Védrine UNDL ↗
54 Sept. 20, 1999 Mr. Lionel Jospin UNDL ↗ A/54/PV.4
53 Sept. 23, 1998 Mr. Hubert Védrine UNDL ↗ A/53/PV.11
52 Sept. 24, 1997 Mr. Hubert Védrine UNDL ↗ A/52/PV.9
51 Sept. 25, 1996 Mr. Hervé de Charette UNDL ↗ A/51/PV.8
50 Sept. 27, 1995 Mr. Hervé de Charette UNDL ↗ A/50/PV.8
49 Sept. 28, 1994 Mr. Alain Juppé UNDL ↗ A/49/PV.8
48 Sept. 29, 1993 Mr. Alain Juppé UNDL ↗ A/48/PV.8
47 Sept. 23, 1992 Mr. Roland Dumas UNDL ↗ A/47/PV.8
46 Sept. 24, 1991 Mr. Roland Dumas UNDL ↗ A/46/PV.6
45 Sept. 24, 1990 Mr. François Mitterrand UNDL ↗ A/45/PV.4
43 Sept. 29, 1988 Mr. François Mitterrand UNDL ↗ A/43/PV.10
42 Sept. 23, 1987 Mr. Jean-Bernard Raimond UNDL ↗ A/42/PV.8
41 Sept. 24, 1986 Mr. Jacques Chirac UNDL ↗ A/41/PV.8
40 Sept. 26, 1985 Mr. Roland Dumas UNDL ↗ A/40/PV.10
39 Sept. 26, 1984 Mr. Claude Cheysson UNDL ↗ A/39/PV.8
38 Sept. 28, 1983 Mr. François Mitterrand UNDL ↗ A/38/PV.9
37 Sept. 30, 1982 Mr. Pierre Mauroy UNDL ↗ A/37/PV.12
36 Sept. 23, 1981 Mr. Claude Cheysson UNDL ↗ A/36/PV.9
35 Sept. 24, 1980 Mr. Jean François-Poncet UNDL ↗ A/35/PV.8
34 Sept. 26, 1979 Mr. Jean François-Poncet UNDL ↗ A/34/PV.9
33 Sept. 27, 1978 Mr. Louis de Guiringaud UNDL ↗ A/33/PV.11
32 Sept. 28, 1977 Mr. Louis de Guiringaud UNDL ↗ A/32/PV.10
31 Sept. 29, 1976 Mr. Louis de Guiringaud UNDL ↗ A/31/PV.9
30 Sept. 26, 1975 Mr. Jean Sauvagnargues UNDL ↗
29 Sept. 23, 1974 Mr. Jean Sauvagnargues UNDL ↗
28 Oct. 10, 1973 Mr. Michel Jobert UNDL ↗
27 Sept. 26, 1972 Mr. Maurice Schumann UNDL ↗
26 Sept. 28, 1971 Mr. Maurice Schumann UNDL ↗
25 Sept. 18, 1970 Mr. Maurice Schumann UNDL ↗
24 Sept. 24, 1969 Mr. Maurice Schumann UNDL ↗
23 Oct. 7, 1968 Mr. Michel Debré UNDL ↗
22 Sept. 28, 1967 Mr. Maurice Couve de Murville UNDL ↗
21 Sept. 28, 1966 Mr. Maurice Couve de Murville UNDL ↗
20 Sept. 29, 1965 Mr. Maurice Couve de Murville UNDL ↗
14 Sept. 30, 1959 Mr. Maurice Couve de Murville UNDL ↗
13 Sept. 25, 1958 Mr. Maurice Couve de Murville UNDL ↗
12 Oct. 3, 1957 Mr. Guillaume Georges-Picot UNDL ↗
11 Nov. 22, 1956 Mr. Christian Pineau UNDL ↗
10 Sept. 29, 1955 Mr. Antoine Pinay UNDL ↗
9 Oct. 4, 1954 Mr. Guerin Du Bosq de Beaumont UNDL ↗
8 Sept. 25, 1953 Mr. Maurice Schumann UNDL ↗
7 Nov. 10, 1952 Mr. Robert Schuman UNDL ↗
6 Nov. 16, 1951 Mr. Robert Schuman UNDL ↗
5 Sept. 27, 1950 Mr. Robert Schuman UNDL ↗
4 Sept. 23, 1949 Mr. Robert Schuman UNDL ↗
3 Sept. 28, 1948 Mr. Robert Schuman UNDL ↗
2 Sept. 20, 1947 Mr. Georges Bidault UNDL ↗
1 Oct. 28, 1946 Mr. Alexandre Parodi UNDL ↗

604 Security Council draft resolutions co-sponsored by France. Data from the UNBench dataset (Liang et al.).

Draft Adopted as Title Session
S/1995/560 France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United S…
S/1995/85 Draft Resolution
S/1995/978 Draft Resolution
S/1995/994 Draft Resolution
S/1995/995 Draft Resolution
S/1995/996 Draft Resolution
S/1996/1002 Argentina, Canada, Chile, France, United States of America and Venezuela: draft resolution
S/1996/221 Draft Resolution
S/1996/304 Draft Resolution
S/1996/865 Draft Resolution
S/1996/866 draft resolution
S/1996/952 Draft Resolution
S/1996/979 Draft Resolution
S/1997/199 Draft Resolution
S/1997/260 Draft Resolution
S/1997/405 Draft Resolution
S/1997/538 Draft Resolution
S/1997/989 Draft Resolution
S/1997/990 Draft Resolution
S/1998/1082 S/RES/1207(1998) Security Council resolution 1207 (1998) [on the failure of Yugoslavia to execute arrest w…
S/1998/1112 S/RES/1210(1998) Security Council resolution 1210 (1998) [on measures to provide for the humanitarian need…
S/1998/1117 S/RES/1212(1998) Security Council resolution 1212 (1998) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Civilian P…
S/1998/353 S/RES/1165(1998) Security Council resolution 1165 (1998) [on the establishment of a 3rd Trial Chamber of t…
S/1998/415 S/RES/1168(1998) Security Council resolution 1168 (1998) [on the strengthening of the International Police…
S/1998/502 S/RES/1174(1998) Security Council resolution 1174 (1998) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in…
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