United Nations Flag

International Organisation Flags

The United Nations flag places the UN emblem on a light-blue field. The General Assembly approved the flag on 20 October 1947.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	United Nations Flag
Category	International Organisation Flags
Adopted On	October 20, 1947
Designer	Donal McLaughlin and team
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	2
Main Colors	UN Blue, White
Design Type	Light blue field with a white world map and olive wreath

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
UN Blue		#5B92E5
White		#FFFFFF

Flag Design and Symbols

UN Blue colour	Represents peace, chosen as the opposite of red, the colour of war
White colour	Represents the map and wreath
Azimuthal map	The world seen from the North Pole, showing all inhabited land and deliberately excluding Antarctica so no nation is at the centre
Olive branches	Peace

About the United Nations Flag

The United Nations flag places the UN emblem on a light-blue field. The General Assembly approved the flag on 20 October 1947.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the International Organisation Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Light blue field with a white world map and olive wreath; recorded proportion 2:3.

Reference palette

The stored palette is UN Blue (#5B92E5) and White (#FFFFFF). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Azimuthal map: The world seen from the North Pole, showing all inhabited land and deliberately excluding Antarctica so no nation is at the centre; Olive branches: Peace.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to October 20, 1947. The designer is recorded as Donal McLaughlin and team.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

United Nations — Emblem and Flag — Record-specific source
United Nations — UN emblem and flag — Official organisation source

Facts about the Flag of United Nations Flag

United Nations Flag is filed under International Organisation Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is light blue field with a white world map and olive wreath.
The reference proportion is 2:3.
The stored palette contains UN Blue and White.
The record dates this design to October 20, 1947.
The designer is recorded as Donal McLaughlin and team.
Azimuthal map: The world seen from the North Pole, showing all inhabited land and deliberately excluding Antarctica so no nation is at the centre.
Olive branches: Peace.
The United Nations flag places the UN emblem on a light-blue field. The General Assembly approved the flag on 20 October 1947.

Frequently asked questions about the United Nations Flag

What is the United Nations Flag?

The United Nations flag places the UN emblem on a light-blue field. The General Assembly approved the flag on 20 October 1947.

What type of flag is the United Nations Flag?

It is catalogued under International Organisation Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the United Nations Flag look like?

Light blue field with a white world map and olive wreath, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the United Nations Flag?

The reference proportion stored for this record is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the United Nations Flag?

The reference palette lists UN Blue #5B92E5 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the United Nations Flag mean?

Azimuthal map — The world seen from the North Pole, showing all inhabited land and deliberately excluding Antarctica so no nation is at the centre. Olive branches — Peace.

When is the United Nations Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives October 20, 1947.