Africa: Rwanda Votes for UN Resolution Backing World Maps That Show True Size of Africa
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Africa: Rwanda Votes for UN Resolution Backing World Maps That Show True Size of Africa
The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution on Friday September 4, calling for world maps that more accurately represent the true size of continents, particularly Africa.
The UN General Assembly adopted on Friday a resolution to promote a global cartographic representation more faithful to the real size of the continents, notably expanding Africa and shrinking the United States.... UN article: A new global cartography closer to reality appeared first on .
UN approves true-size Africa map with sole dissent
The US cast the only opposing vote, arguing that the measure mocks the work and purpose of the UNThe UN General Assembly has adopted a nonbinding resolution promoting world maps that show Africa at its true relative size, following longstanding objections that the 16th-century Mercator projection makes the continent appear disproportionately small.The "Correct the Map" resolution, sponsor
The United Nations wants to get rid of the widely used world map on which Africa and other areas around the equator appear smaller than they actually are. The General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling on member states to use maps more frequently that better show actual surface area proportions, reports the news agency Reuters.
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