In October 2015, which country / territory flag was raised at United Nations for the first time?
In October 2015, which country / territory flag was raised at United Nations for the first time?
[A]Timor
[B]Palestine
[C]Syria
[D]Jordan
Palestine
Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas raised the flag of the state of Palestine at United Nations for the first time. The Palestinians campaigned for a General Assembly resolution that was overwhelmingly approved on September 10 allowing the UN observer states to fly their flag alongside those of the 193 UN member states.
Originally written on
October 3, 2015
and last modified on
October 3, 2015.