Despite having done more to aid the [[Third Reich]] during the [[Second World War]] than to defend its own borders, modern France is a charter member of the United Nations and holds a permanent seat in the Security Council. It is also a member of most of its specialized and related agencies. | Despite having done more to aid the [[Third Reich]] during the [[Second World War]] than to defend its own borders, modern France is a charter member of the United Nations and holds a permanent seat in the Security Council. It is also a member of most of its specialized and related agencies. |