APRIL 26, 2025 — Syria’s foreign minister raised the country’s newly adopted flag at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday, according to the Radio France Internationale, marking what officials described as a symbolic moment in the country’s transition following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. During a formal ceremony, Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad…
NOVEMBER 25, 2024 — A massive flag featuring a collage of over 6,000 portraits has been installed in Busan, South Korea, as part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) on plastic pollution, Down To Earth reports. The 30×24-meter flag, held aloft by a 10-story crane, serves as a reminder to attending…
NOVEMBER 20, 2024 — Adriano V. Autino, CEO and Founder of Space Renaissance International (SRI), unveiled an initiative urging future lunar missions to prioritize planting the United Nations flag on the Moon, according to their press release. Speaking at the Aerospace Innovation Research Summit hosted in Hong Kong, Autino outlined this proposal in an open…
OCTOBER 15, 2024 — In preparation for the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16), the official flag of the event is now flying at government buildings in Bogotá, including Casa de Nariño, the official residence of Colombia’s president, according to the Colombian Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. The flag features a white background with…