The olive branches symbolise peace.

The Flag of the United Nations was adopted on October 20, 1947.

The flag has the official emblem of United Nations in white on a blue background. The emblem is composed of an azimuthal equidistant projection of a world map enclosed in olive branches. The olive branches is a symbol for peace, and the world map represent all the people of the world. A similar looking flag was first used in 1945, with the difference of the drawing of the Earth [1]. White and blue are the official colors of the United Nations.

External kinks

• United Nations Flag Code
• Flags of The World - United Nations Organization