How many people flew flags at half-mast at the United Nations? (detailed)
They are Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Mao Zedong, Soong Ching Ling (half a day) and Deng Xiaoping.
1, reference news 1976 65438+ 10/2, 3rd edition "The United Nations will mourn for the death of Premier Zhou for a few days": Reuters United Nations 1 9th, in memory of the late Prime Minister of China, the United Nations lowered its flag at half mast today, but the member countries of the United Nations. A spokesman for the United Nations said that such mourning activities would be held. Under normal circumstances, the national flag is only lowered at half mast on the day of the funeral of politicians in important countries.
2. People's Daily, June 24th 1976 6 Edition: In memory of President Zhu De, "On July 8th,1/KLOC-0, flags at United Nations Headquarters were flown at half mast".
3.1September 1976 14 Xinhua News Agency: "Many international organizations and conferences held activities in memory of Chairman Mao. On the 9th, the United Nations lowered its flag at half mast in mourning. At the meeting of the UN Security Council 10, the President of the Council delivered a eulogy, and UN Secretary-General waldheim and representatives of participating countries made speeches expressing their condolences. The meeting also sent a message of condolences to Chairman Mao's death. "
4. The sixth edition of People's Daily 1 981June1Day pays tribute to Soong Ching Ling's honorary chairman. At the top right of the article "The Secretary-General of the United Nations sends his regards to our Permanent Mission", the last sentence is: The flag of the United Nations will be lowered at half mast today.
After the death of comrade, at the request of Qin, our ambassador to the United Nations, the United Nations paid special tribute to the flag flying at half mast.
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International regulations:
1. If the head of state or government of a Member State of the United Nations dies, flags will be flown at half mast at United Nations Headquarters, the United Nations Office at Geneva and the United Nations Office in that Member State.
2. In this case, at Headquarters and Geneva, the flag of the United Nations should be lowered at half-mast immediately on the day when the news of the death is known; However, if the flag has been raised that day, it will generally not be lowered again, and the ceremony of lowering the flag at half-mast will be postponed until the second day after the news of death.
3. If the above procedure (b) cannot be carried out due to weather conditions or other reasons, flags will be flown at half mast on the day of funeral. Under special circumstances, flags will be flown at half mast on both days of death and funeral.
4. If the national symbol, head of state or head of government of a Member State dies, other United Nations agencies, except those referred to in paragraph A, can exercise the right of free decision according to different local conditions after contacting the etiquette department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and/or the local head of the diplomatic mission of the country.
With the authorization of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the heads of specialized agencies of the United Nations may order all departments to fly flags at half mast to show the official condolences of the countries where the agencies are located. He can also authorize the flag to be lowered at half mast at any time during the official mourning period of the specialized agencies.
6. According to the special proposal of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, flags can also be flown at half mast for the death of world leaders who have great relations with the United Nations.
7. Under special circumstances, the Secretary-General of the United Nations may decide to fly the flag at half-mast anywhere during the official mourning of the United Nations.
8. When the flag of the United Nations is flown at half-mast, it should be intermittently raised to the top of the flagpole and then flown at half-mast. Before the flag is lowered (collected) that day, the flag should be raised to the top of the pole before being lowered.
9. When the flag of the United Nations is flown at half mast, the national flags of all Member States will not be raised.
10. Only under the order of the Secretary-General of the United Nations can the flagpole with the United Nations flag in the funeral queue be decorated with pleated ribbons.
1 1. When the coffin is covered with the United Nations flag, the flag is not allowed to go under the grave or touch the ground.
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