United Nations flag
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| Aspect ratio: | 2: 3 and 3: 5 |
| Officially accepted: | October 20, 1947 |
The United Nations flag has been the official symbol of the United Nations UN since October 20, 1947 . Today it is often seen as a symbol of the entire earth or humanity .
presentation
The flag shows the globe on a sky-blue flag cloth in white framed by two olive branches . The map shows the entire human-inhabited land mass - excluding Antarctica . In the center lies the geographic North Pole and around it the continents of the northern hemisphere ; the southern hemisphere is distorted by the projection, which is similar to an equidistant azimuthal projection , and represented too large in terms of area.
The olive branches are a classic peace sign . The flag thus shows the fundamental concern of the United Nations: the whole world united in peace .
history
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The flag of the United Nations was adopted on October 20, 1947 by resolution 167 (II) of the United Nations General Assembly . It is very similar to a first version from April 1945. The only difference is that the original version of the American double continent is facing down; In 1947 the prime meridian and thus Europe and Africa were turned downwards.
The resolution empowered the United Nations Secretary-General to make basic provisions on the use of the flag. He complied with this on December 19, 1947 by issuing the Flag Code . He later issued more detailed regulations with the Flag Regulations . According to Article 7 of the Flag Code , any commercial use of the flag is prohibited.
While United Nations vehicles are white, helmets and berets are in the light blue of the flag. Hence the term blue helmets .
With the "Convention on the Safety of Personnel of the United Nations and Associated Personnel" of December 9, 1994, the flag and symbol of the United Nations were declared a protective symbol , which guarantees civilian employees and blue helmet soldiers of UN peacekeeping forces and their institutions protection in the event of armed conflict. In this context, their use is restricted by law. Until then, some vehicles had the Red Cross instead of the “UN” logo .
Flags of individual UN organizations
The flags of the individual organizations of the United Nations are all based on the base flag of the UN - light blue flag cloth with white print. Some also use the olive branches or the coordinate grid.
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IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency |
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The International Atomic Energy Agency uses the olive branches of the UN flag, inscribed with a symbolic Bohr model of the beryllium atom with four electrons. |
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ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization |
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The International Civil Aviation Organization uses the UN flag and the coordinate grid, supplemented by two stylized wings as a symbol for aviation. |
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ILO International Labor Organization |
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IMO International Maritime Organization |
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The International Maritime Organization uses the flag of the UN, on which the shrunken UN emblem is underlaid with two crossed anchors with a chain. |
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ITU International Telecommunication Union |
The International Telecommunication Union uses a globe for the flag with a lightning bolt as a symbol for electricity and the English abbreviation of the ITU organization. | |
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UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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The United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization uses a UN blue flag with a white emblem, made up of a stylized temple, the pillars of which are the English abbreviation of the organization's name. |
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UNICEF United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund |
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The United Nations Children's Fund uses the UN base flag with the olive branches on which the silhouette of a mother and child is placed. |
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UNPA United Nations Parliamentary Assembly |
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The Parliamentary Assembly at the United Nations uses the base flag of the UN with the olive branches, only instead of a globe the parliament. |
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UPU Universal Postal Union |
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The Universal Postal Union uses a UN blue flag with the white organization logo. |
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WHO World Health Organization |
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The World Health Organization uses the flag of the UN, with the UN emblem of the Aesculapian staff as a symbol of medicine. |
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WMO World Meteorological Organization |
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The World Meteorological Organization uses the UN flag, with a compass star above the UN emblem and the French abbreviation of the organization OMM and the English WMO. |
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UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
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The United Nations Industrial Development Organization uses the UN flag, with the organization's abbreviation in the UN emblem. |
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WFP United Nations World Food Program |
The World Food Program of the United Nations uses a flag with a white background, with an ear of wheat in the center and above it the writing WFP. |
Flag designs based on the UN flag
In some countries where e.g. If, for example, the state is rebuilt after war with the help of the UN, flags have been proposed which contain the colors of the UN flag as a neutral compromise and a symbol of the hoped-for peace.
Antarctica (draft)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (draft)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (draft)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (draft)
Somalia , since 1954
Pacific Islands Trust Territory , 1965–1980s
Micronesia , since 1979
Kosovo (draft)
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See also
Web links
- UN Doc. St / SGB / 132: United Nations Flag Code and Regulations (English, PDF file, 681 KiB)
- Flags of the World - United Nations Organization (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alex Wellerstein: The story behind the IAEA's atomic logo. In: Restricted Data - The nuclear secrecy blog. January 11, 2013, accessed March 22, 2017 .