UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale

September 4, 2026 · 2:00 am 1 sources

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• UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows Africa’s true scale
  The Guardian · September 4, 2026 02:00
  Togo-sponsored resolution calls to phase out traditional map that depicts continent as similar size to Greenland The UN general assembly will vote on Friday on a resolution for the world to formally phase out the traditional Mercator map of the globe in favour of one that more accurately displays…