Vatican Raises Its Flag at United Nations for Pope's Visit

The Vatican flag was raised for the first time at the United Nations on Friday, shortly after 6:00 am, ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the world body.

Pope Francis is due to address the United Nations in New York on Friday during his first visit to the United States.
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a Palestinian resolution earlier this month which says the flags of non-member states "shall be raised at (U.N.) Headquarters (in New York) and United Nations Offices following the flags of the member states."
The Vatican and Palestine are the only non-member observer states at the United Nations.
Palestinian diplomats will raise their flag during a special ceremony on Sept. 30, the day Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses world leaders at the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly...
  voanews.com
25/9/15
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