Flag of the United Nations

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flag international organization flag national symbol

The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
United Nations flag	4
Emblem of the United Nations	3
United Nations emblem	2
emblem of the United Nations	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag ⓘ international organization flag ⓘ national symbol ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations ⓘ
adoptionBody	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1947-10-20 ⓘ
aspectRatio	2:3 ⓘ 3:5 ⓘ
backgroundColor	light blue ⓘ
branchCount	2 ⓘ
branchPosition	encircling the world map ⓘ
branchType	olive branches ⓘ
category	Flags of international organizations ⓘ United Nations symbols ⓘ
country	United Nations ⓘ
designBasedOn	Flag of the United Nations self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Emblem of the United Nations
designDate	1945-04 ⓘ
designedFor	San Francisco Conference ⓘ surface form: United Nations Conference on International Organization
designers	Donal McLaughlin ⓘ team of designers for the UN emblem ⓘ
emblemColor	white ⓘ
features	olive branches ⓘ world map ⓘ
fieldColor	azure ⓘ
inspiredBy	emblem used at the 1945 San Francisco Conference ⓘ
ISOStandardReference	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code "UN" for entity represented ⓘ
mapCenter	Arctic region ⓘ surface form: North Pole
mapCoverage	all inhabited continents ⓘ major latitude circles ⓘ
mapProjection	azimuthal equidistant projection ⓘ
protocol	flown with flags of member states at UN Headquarters ⓘ takes precedence at UN premises over national flags ⓘ
status	official flag of the United Nations ⓘ
symbolizes	friendship among nations ⓘ global unity ⓘ international cooperation ⓘ security ⓘ world peace ⓘ
UNResolutionNumber	A/RES/167(II) ⓘ
usage	civil flag ⓘ state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ
usedAt	United Nations Headquarters ⓘ missions of UN member states ⓘ offices of United Nations agencies ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ
usedBy	UN observer missions ⓘ UN peacekeepers ⓘ United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ surface form: UN specialized agencies

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of the United Nations → designBasedOn → Flag of the United Nations self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emblem of the United Nations

Donal McLaughlin → designed → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: emblem of the United Nations

United Nations → emblem → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emblem of the United Nations

United Nations → flag → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

Donal McLaughlin → notableWork → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: emblem of the United Nations

Trusteeship Council → symbol → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emblem of the United Nations

United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali → symbol → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations flag

United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire → symbol → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations flag

United Nations Mission in South Sudan → symbolUsed → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations flag

Blue Helmets → usesEmblem → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations emblem

United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo → usesEmblem → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

subject surface form: MONUSCO

this entity surface form: United Nations emblem

UN peacekeepers → usesEmblem → Flag of the United Nations ⓘ

this entity surface form: United Nations flag