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 UNIS/MA/118
8 October 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY

Media Representatives are invited to attend the

Flag-Raising Ceremony for the State of Palestine

Monday,12 October 2015, at 15:00

The Vienna International Centre Plaza

 Speakers include:

Yury Fedotov

Director-General, United Nations Office at Vienna

Riad Al-Malki

Minister of Foreign Affairs for the State of Palestine

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The flag of the State of Palestine is being raised at the United Nations Office at Vienna, following the adoption of a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly.

On 10 September 2015, the General Assembly decided that the flags of non-member observer States maintaining permanent observer missions at Headquarters shall be raised at Headquarters and United Nations offices following the flags of the Members States of the Organization.

Media representatives who wish to attend and who are not accredited to the VIC should write to press@unvienna.org before Friday, 9 October, 17:00.

Photo identification will be required for entry.

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For more information please contact:

Katharina Goetze
Associate Public Information Officer, UNIS Vienna
Telephone: (+43-1) 26060-4949
Email: katharina.goetze[at]unvienna.org