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	Flag of the United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Flag of the United Nations was adopted on October 20, 1947.
		The flag has the official emblem of United Nations in white on a blue background.
		Flags of The World - United Nations Organization
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Flag_of_the_United_Nations (169 words)

	UN Emblem and Flag
		The use of the flag is regulated by the United Nations flag code and regulations.
		United Nations flag : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly at its 96th plenary meeting, Lake Success, New York, 20 Oct. 1947.
		The current United Nations emblem was approved on 7 December 1946.
	www.un.org /depts/dhl/maplib/flag.html (445 words)

	United States Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography
		The United States may be regarded as an example of a constitutional republic or as a liberal democracy, with a government composed of and operating through a set of limited powers imposed by its design and enumerated in that design or Constitution of the United States of America.
		However, the structure of the nation was profoundly changed in 1788, when the states replaced the Articles of Confederation with the United States Constitution; the date on which each of the original 13 states adopted the Constitution is typically regarded as the date that state "entered the Union" (became part of the United States).
		The federal government is the national government, comprising the Congress (the legislative branch), the President (the executive branch), and the Supreme Court (the judicial branch).
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	United Nations Organization
		The Pantone number for the official flag of the United Nations is reportedly Pantone 279C.
		The flag is given as 2:3 or 3:5 or the same ratio as the national flag of the country.
		Most national flags are made of a type of cloth called bunting, which is extremely resilient to the wear and tear or inclement weather and the passage of years.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/uno.html (2507 words)

	United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Nations headquarters building was constructed in New York City in 1949 and 1950 beside the East River on land purchased by an 8.5 million dollar donation from John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
		The United Nations is also a forum in which to support the right of women to participate fully in the political, economic, and social life of their countries.
		Its first formal use was in the January 1, 1942 Declaration by the United Nations, which committed the Allies to the principles of the Atlantic Charter and pledged them not to seek a separate peace with the Axis powers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Nations (4124 words)

	Flag Rules and Regulations
		When the flag of the United States is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony, or front of a building, the union of the flag should be placed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff.
		The flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs.
		When the flag is used to cover a casket, it should be so placed that the union is at the head and over the left shoulder.
	www.ushistory.org /betsy/flagetiq.html (4796 words)

	United Nations Flag for sale. A 3 x 5' indoor flag of United Nations is available to order online for $9.95.
		This flag of the United Nations is made of a durable, lightweight polyester material and is fully dyed and sewn on all sides with grommets.
		Order the United Nations flag online -$9.95 flags are ideal for indoor display and occasional outdoor use.
		United Nations flags, inexpensively priced, at $9.95 make them a great buy for home, work or pleasure!
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	Yang Liwei presents UN flag to Annan
		United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (C) is presented with a UN flag which flew with Col. Yang Liwei (holding flag, 2nd from L) on China's first manned space mission, at UN headquarters in New York, May 19, 2004.
		United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) is presented with a UN flag which flew with Col. Yang Liwei (L) on China's first manned space mission, at UN headquarters in New York, May 19, 2004.
		Yang Liwei (left), China's first astronaut, presents a UN flag to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan May 19, 2004 at the UN headquarters in New York.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-05/20/content_332142.htm (263 words)

	United Nations Day
		The name "United Nations" was devised by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of January 1, 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.
		United Nations Day was established by Presidential Proclamation to commemorate the establishment of the United Nations in 1945.
		The United Nations officially came into existence on October 24, 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, The Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, United States and by a majority of other signatories.
	www.patriotism.org /un_day (1060 words)

	United Nations, flag of the -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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	The Avalon Project : A Decade of American Foreign Policy - United Nations Flag
		Resolves that the flag of the United Nations shall be the official emblem, adopted by the General Assembly, under the terms of its resolution 92 (1) of 7 December 1946., centered on a light blue ground;
		Recognizes that it is desirable to adopt a distinctive flag of the United Nations and to authorize its use and, therefore,
		(1) The United States and the United Nations, Report by the President to Congress for the year 1947, Department of State Publication 3024, International Organization and Conference Series III, p.
	www.yale.edu /lawweb/avalon/decade/decad037.htm (182 words)

	The Tufts Daily - As U.N. flag goes up, so do students' tempers
		The American flag was to be lowered, and the United Nations flag would be raised in its place.
		Before the United Nations flag was raised, the small group on the side departed.
		Monday was United Nations Day, celebrated every Oct. 24 on the anniversary of the founding of the international institution in San Francisco in 1945.
	www.tuftsdaily.com /vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/25/435dc8a1e83e0 (1468 words)

	Why the United Nations Flag?
		There are few precedents in AFN's lifetime for this kind of tragedy and so, my decision to fly the UN flag came with much thought about all of the people we serve and work with and toward the global repercussions and solutions demanded in the aftermath of the September 11 tragedy.
		It is obvious that the United States was directly targeted and affected and that means everyone within its borders is also targeted and affected.
		Close to home, the Nation of Islam's center on 12th Street was attacked and that site is within blocks of several AFN sites, partners, and the homes of people we serve.
	www.austinfree.net /resources/unflag.html (527 words)

	Flag - Flag State United
		Proper etiquette for display of the flag of the United States of America, presented by the Lt Andrew Crockett Chapter of the Tennessee Society, Sons of the American Revolution, located in Williamson County.
		Flag Football (usftl) United State Flag and Touch Football
		Welcome to the United Carolina Flag Football League Website. We maintain all schedules, scores, and information about out leagues on this site.
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	Buy United Nations Flag Set
		United Nations flags, World, Country, National flags, Flag of the World, pictures, history, information, Argentina, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Foreign
		Lightweight Polyester flag with fringe mounted to staff
		Blue Wooden table base for all 191 U.N. stick flags (4x6").
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	Encyclopedia: United Nations flag
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	FlagTag - UN Cyberschoolbus
		How would you like the flag to be selected?
		You can let the computer pick random countries
	www.cyberschoolbus.un.org /flagtag/frm_ft_intro.asp?score=0&screen_height=600 (27 words)

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		FLAG LETTERING Have a name or word printed on a St George`s Flag or any standard flag-Please phone 020 8840 6111 or 01494 873476
		We stock over 300 World Flags, not all of them appear on our website.
		The Red Rose covers the game of cricket and rugby and the Lion covers football.
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	United Nations Flags from The World Flag Database
		United Nations Flags from The World Flag Database
		Click on a flag or country name to see more information on that country.
		Flag Drawings © Graham Bartram, portions © The Flag Institute and Mario Fabretto
	www.flags.net /country.php?country=UNNA§ion=CURR (71 words)

	Buy American Flag and United Nations Building, New York City Poster (high-quality art print)
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		Awards for Improving the Coastal Environment: The Example of the Blue Flag United Nations Environment Programme ISBN: 9280716255
		Awards for Improving the Coastal Environment: The Example of the Blue Flag
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	Animated Flag of United Nations
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	United Nations Organization
		The Pantone number for the official flag of the United Nations is reportedly Pantone 279C.
		The United Nations flag regulations as amended on 1 January 1967
		The United Nations website has a webcam at New York headquarters.
	flagspot.net /flags/uno.html (17 words)

	United Nations Force in Cyprus
		The United Nations Force would use the United Nations flag but might also fly their own national flag at their bases, and possibly on their vehicles (although the United Nations flag should have prominence), but these would only be for identification, not as a claim of sovereignty.
		Use of the flag in the United Nations bases
		The UN headquarters are located at the Nicosia International Airport which was abandonded after the war in 1974 and now can only be used by the United Nation Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
	www.fotw.net /flags/cy^unb.html (17 words)

	England
		The other national languages of the UK (Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic) are confined to their respective nations, and only Welsh is treated by law as an equal to English (and then only for organisations which do business on both sides of the Anglo-Welsh border or in Wales itself).
		It remained in national use until 1707, when the Union Flag (which English and Scottish ships had used at sea since 1606) was adopted for all purposes to unite the whole of Great Britain under a common flag.
		God Save The Queen (the national anthem for the UK as a whole) is nonetheless usually played for the England football team, although Land of Hope and Glory has been used as the English anthem at the Commonwealth Games (where the four nations in the UK face each other independently).
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/E/England.htm (4337 words)

	United Nations Day -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		United Nations Day is an official (Commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777) flag day in (A Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula) Sweden.
		United Nations Day is celebrated internationally on 24 October for the purpose of informing the people of the world as to the aims, purposes, and achievements of the UN.
		It was first first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of January 1, 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_nations_day.htm (157 words)

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