UN General Assembly votes to adopt new world map projections
Most outlets reported that the UN General Assembly voted to adopt a new world map that more accurately reflects the relative sizes of continents, particularly making Africa appear larger and North America and Europe smaller. Several emphasized that the resolution was spearheaded by African countries and described it as addressing a historical distortion. A few also noted the U.S. response, with one mentioning that Washington "slams resolution" and another that the vote occurred amid African nations urging the UN to "right a centuries-old wrong."
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UN backs new world map showing Africa in its true size
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UN backs new world map showing Africa in its true size
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UN backs new world map showing Africa in its true size
The United Nations General Assembly has backed a resolution calling for greater use of world maps that more accurately represent the size of Africa and other continents. The “Correct the Map” resolution, sponsored by Togo and supported by members of the African Union (AU), was approved with 164 votes in favour. France and the United Kingdom were among those backing the measure, while the United...
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution in support of map showing Africa’s true size
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution in support of map showing Africa’s true size
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution in support of map showing Africa’s true size
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 04 (APP)::The UN General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to encourage governments, schools and tech companies worldwide to stop using maps that make Africa look far smaller than it really is. By 164 votes to one, member states on Friday endorsed a resolution promoting map projections that more accurately reflect the true size...
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UN General Assembly votes to adopt new world map projections
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UN General Assembly votes to adopt new world map projections
Most outlets led with the UN General Assembly's decision to adopt a new world map that more accurately reflects the relative size of Africa, making it appear larger and reducing the visual dominance of North America and Europe. Phrasing varied slightly, with some emphasizing the shift as a correction to historical distortions and others highlighting the African-led initiative. A few excerpts noted the U.S. response, describing it as critical or "slamming" the resolution, while others omitted this detail or framed it as a minor point.
How 7 outlets covered this — an automatically generated summary. Each outlet's own headline and excerpt are below.
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UN backs new World map to show Africa’s true siz...
UN backs a new world map to better show Africa’s true size, challenging centuries-old distortions in the widely used Mercator projection....
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UN approves new world map showing Africa's true size: What changes now?
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday approved a new world map to rectify Africa’s distorted size while giving the continent a true representation on the map. The Friday’s resolution was sponsored by...
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Africa bigger, US smaller - UN adopts new map
The United Nations General Assembly voted Friday to adopt a new world map that makes the African continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe, drawing ire from Washington.
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UN adopts new map showing Africa bigger, US smaller
Equal Earth projection passes with 164 votes as Washington slams resolution
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UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different
NEWS YORK - The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
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UNGA adopts new map showing Africa bigger, US smaller
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to back a resolution spearheaded by several African countries to adopt a map that makes their continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe. Aimed at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, the resolution was supported by 164 countries. The United States voted against it and six other states abst...
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