The U.N. backs a new world map showing Africa in its true relative size

The U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

UN Backs Africa’s Push To ‘Correct The Map’, Urges Use Of More Accurate World Map

UN General Assembly adopts a Togo-led resolution backed by 164 nations to promote the Equal Earth projection and accurately ...
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UN votes to approve new world map which will show true size of Africa

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UN general assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of all ...
New African Magazine

‘Correct the map’ – how we made it happen

Robert Dussey, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Togolese Abroad of Togo, briefs reporters ...
Foreign Policy Journal

Africa’s Push To Correct The Map Wins UN Backing As A Broader Decolonization Movement Takes Hold

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse the use of equal-area map projections, dealing a symbolic blow to ...
Black Enterprise

USA Is The Only Nation To Vote Against Africa’s Push To ‘Correct The Map’

The U.S. was the only country to vote against a U.N. resolution encouraging maps that more accurately represent Africa’s true size. The United States stood alone at the United Nations last week when ...
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What’s in a map? Why size matters for Africa

An African-led campaign to change how the world’s continents are represented on maps recently won backing at the United Nations, moving an advocacy campaign into a multilateral policy framework.The ...
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Colin Sheridan: 'Correct the Map' initiative shows there are different perspectives on the world

Earlier this month, the UN passed a resolution entitled 'Correct the Map', part of an African-led campaign which argues that presenting Africa on a world map as smaller than it really is has consequen ...