It’s a narrow rectangular office space with west facing... The flags of the 193 United Nations Member States provide a colourful, 500-foot wide curved approach to the Headquarters, along United ...

But there is only one flag that belongs to all of us. That blue flag of the United Nations was a banner of hope for me growing up in wartime Korea. Seven decades after its founding, the United ...

The flagbearer for the United States Olympic Team is normally chosen by his or her fellow athletes or the respective team captains. The practice of carrying the nations’ flags first began at the Games ...

Many nations have official second flags—used by the military, at sea, or in rare formal settings. In this video, we reveal the lesser-known symbols that fly alongside the main banners, and the ...

Behind every flag design, there is a great and fascinating story. Although the flags of most of the world’s countries have a rectangular form with distinctive colors or symbols, there are three ...