But of course.
At the United Nations, Arafat was honored as a head of state although the Palestinians only have observer status at the world body.At Secretary-General Kofi Annan's request, the U.N. General Assembly accorded Arafat the honors of a head of state because that's the way he was treated for many years by the 191-member body, AP reported U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard as saying.
As a result, the blue-and-white U.N. flag flew at half-staff outside U.N. headquarters on Thursday, and the General Assembly held a memorial tribute to the Palestinian leader, AP said.
The story also mentions that three days of mourning have been declared in North Korea.
