The Palestinian flag will be raised at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, on Tuesday 13 December to mark Palestine’s admission to the Organization, the UN agency said in a press statement here Wednesday.The ceremony will be presided over by UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, as well as Foreign Minister Riad Maliki.The President of the UNESCO’s General Conference, Katalin Bogyay, and the Chairperson of the Organization’s Executive Board Alissandra Cummins, will also be present.The flag-raising ceremony will take place at 12 noon.UNESCO’s General Conference admitted Palestine as the Organization’s 195th Member on 31 October and the membership became official on 23 November, when Palestine signed and accepted UNESCO’s Constitution at the National Archives in London.UNESCO will broadcast the events live via the Globecast-SERTE network.A broadcast quality feed with audio in Arabic, French and English will be available free of charge, along with b-roll footage.