Flags of 16 New UN Member Nations Fly at Headquarters
A brief ceremony took place this afternoon at UN Headquarters, in New York, on the occasion of the first raising of the flags of the sixteen new Member States of the United Nations.
This picture, taken from the United Nations Plaza at the end of the ceremony, shows the flags of the Member States of the United Nations with the UN buildings in the background. The new member states have taken their place in the family of nations.