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U.S. rejects U.N.-adopted world map adjusting Africa’s size

‘Radical’: U.S. rejects U.N.-adopted world map adjusting Africa’s size

The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.

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U.N. endorses a new world map that more accurately shows Africa’s size. The U.S. does not

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UN votes to adopt new world map that shows true size of all countries

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India backs UN ‘Correct the Map’ resolution; diplomat says ‘no specific projection’ endorsement

The UN General Assembly adopted the “Correct the Map” resolution with 164 votes in favour, one against and six abstentions, backing wider use of equal-area projections such as “Equal Earth” to address...

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U.N. approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa’s true size

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U.N. Endorses Map That Accurately Shows the Size of Africa

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The World Just Got A New Map: UN Votes To Redraw Continents To Reflect Their True Size

The resolution was backed by 164 countries while the United States voted against it and six other states abstained.

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U.N. Approves African Proposal for a New World Map

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India, 163 other nations back UN's 'Correct the World map' move; US opposes

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What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong

As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.

UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different

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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VN stemt over grote wijziging van de wereldkaart zoals wij ze kennen

Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding van Togo met steun van de Afrikaanse Unie bij de VN.

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United States only nation to vote against new World Map showing true size of other continent

The United States was the only nation to vote against a new United Nations resolution that would adopt a new map reflecting Africa's true size

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United Nations votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map after US brands it 'radical ideological project'

The United Nations adopted the Equal Earth map showing Africa's true size, but the United States was the sole nation to vote against the resolution.

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U.N. to vote to adopt new, more accurate world map

The United Nations will vote Friday to adopt a new map of the world meant to make the countries appear more true to size than on the map we use today.