Pic Of The Day #3474

Posted on October 23, 2026 | 3 Comments

UN Day is tomorrow. Flags of member nations were on display today, on the Ruth Steinkraus Cohen Bridge. (Photo/Susan Garment)

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3 responses to “Pic Of The Day #3474”

  1. Steve Lunt | October 24, 2026 at 7:34 am | Reply

    I’m confused. Why is the Palestinian flag flying, when it’s not a UN member state?

    Were the flags chosen by the UN or by a Westport representative? Dan, do you know?

  2. Dermot Meuchner | October 26, 2026 at 3:45 pm | Reply

    167 of 193 countries recognize Palestine as a state. They are a non voting member.

    • Steve Lunt | October 26, 2026 at 9:23 pm | Reply

      To be precise, Palestine is a Non-Member Observer State, of which there are two. The other being the Holy See (representing The Vatican). Neither are actual members.

      There are 193 UN Member States and, as there’s seemingly only enough spaces for 170 flags on the bridge, it was a rather strange decision to choose a Non-Member’s flag, instead of one of the other 23 Full Member’s flags.

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