HS France and the United Nations since 1945  André Lewin

1945: The United Nations is born in San Francisco, and France manages with difficulty to win a place as a permanent member of the Security Council.
1995: fifty years later, this book a comprehensive look at relations between France and the UN; it includes contributions from the UN Secretary General, several former and current French ministers, ambassadors, civil servants and scholars, and some non-French observers.
Ranging from the Enlightenment philosophers to the supporters of humanitarian assistance and the right of intervention, from General de Gaulle's concepts to France's initiatives in human rights, from economic and social activities and disarmanment and France's action within the NGO's - this is comprehensive reference work.