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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.

Unique ID UN7ALB50401

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Headline Model for the Economic and Social Chamber

Caption Description Mr. Sven Markelius (left), well-known Swedish architect, presents his suggestion for the Economic and Social (ECOSOC) Chamber at the new UN Headquarters to (left to right): Mr. Wallace Harrison, of the United States, Mr. Jacques Carlu, of France, and Mr. Howard Robertson, of U.K., members of the U.N. Art Advisory Board.
On this picture, the model is seen from the gallery end, showing the large window behind the Council table.

Unique Identifier UN7667282

NICA ID 187213

Production Date 09/02/1950 2:53:08 PM

City/Location Stockholm

Country Sweden

Credit UN Photo/CV

File size 3.00 MB