https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-n-to-vote-on-african-proposal-for-a-new-world-mapContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-n-to-vote-on-african-proposal-for-a-new-world-maphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-n-to-vote-on-african-proposal-for-a-new-world-map#u60025Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:45:47 +0000The United Nations General Assembly adopted an African-led resolution on Friday, September 4, 2026, endorsing world maps that accurately represent the true size of continents, notably correcting the traditional shrinking of Africa. The United States cast the sole opposing vote, while Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine abstained. The vote follows long-standing complaints from the African Union regarding unrealistic continental representations on standard projections like the Mercator map, leading to a newly endorsed equal-scale layout that also alters the shape of Australi https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-n-to-vote-on-african-proposal-for-a-new-world-maphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-n-to-vote-on-african-proposal-for-a-new-world-map#u58710Sun, 06 Sep 2026 03:22:35 +0000The U.N. General Assembly voted 164-1 to endorse the Equal Earth map, which shows Africa's true size compared to the distorted Mercator projection. The U.S. was the only nation to oppose the new map. The Equal Earth projection aims to display countries in their true scale, addressing long-standing complaints from the African Union regarding unrealistic continental representations on traditional map projections.Why it mattersThe adoption of the Equal Earth map is a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to challenge historical geographical distortions https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-n-to-vote-on-african-proposal-for-a-new-world-maphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/u-n-to-vote-on-african-proposal-for-a-new-world-map#u58033Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:31:32 +0000The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution supporting a new world map designed to display Africa and other regions in their true scale. The vote follows a motion brought by Togo and addresses long-standing complaints from the African Union regarding unrealistic continental representations on traditional map projections. Ahead of the global vote, France announced it would abandon the distorted Mercator map projection in favor of a more balanced geography. The reform efforts seek to challenge historical geographical distortions and promote more accurate global visual representation