Africa's Push To Correct The Map Wins UN Backing As A Broader Decolonization Movement Takes Hold
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At the initiative of African states, the United Nations is refining a resolution proposing representations of the planosphere that are more faithful to the dimensions of the continents. The challenge is to expose the different visions that shape the world order to the peoples.
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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 centuries of cartographic misrepresentation of Africa’s true size. A total of 164 UN member states voted in September to encourage the adoption of the Equal Earth projection and other equal-area maps, replacing the 16th-century Mercator […]
The world map we've seen in schools, atlases and digital platforms for generations could change, as the United Nations is supporting the use of map representations that more accurately show the true size of continents in relation to each other.
On September 4, 2026, the United Nations voted for a resolution to make wider use of the new Equal Earth map, which more accurately reflects the size of parts of the world. In particular, we are talking about clarifying the proportions of Africa in relation to a number of countries and geographical areas of the northern hemisphere, among them the “hypertrophied” size of Russia.
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