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A view of the visitor's lobby of the General Assembly building during the high-level week of the seventy-second session.

A detail view of the Trusteeship Council Chamber during the Summit of the Future Action Day Two.

The flags outside UN Headquarters are raised manually by UN Security Officers every weekday morning at approximately 8 am and lowered every weekday at around 4 pm, except in cases of bad weather. The 193 Member States of the United Nations are each assigned a flagpole, organized in English alphabetical order from north to south at UN Headquarters. In 2015, its non-member observer States (Holy See and the State of Palestine) got assigned their own flagpoles. On weekends, only the UN flag is raised. However, during UN General Assembly high-level week held in September each year, the flags of the UN and the world remain flying around the clock.

A view of UN Security Officers in the process of raising flags at UN Headquarters.

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Headline United Nations Lights Up to Thank New York

Caption Description The United Nations Secretariat building, seen from the East River, lights up with ""THANK YOU N.Y."" to express gratitude to the City of New York for hosting the Millennium Summit. Nearly 150 heads of State and Government-the largest-ever gathering of world leaders-met at United Nations Headquarters on 6-8 September for the special event.

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NICA ID 118199

Production Date 09/10/2000 10:27:41 AM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

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