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September 4, 2026
UN General Assembly Votes to Adopt Equal Earth Map Projection
- The UN General Assembly has voted to adopt the Equal Earth map projection, moving away from the historically used Mercator projection.
- The resolution, sponsored by Togo, passed with overwhelming support from 164 nations, while the US was the only country to vote against it.
- The resolution is non-binding but encourages governments and organizations to adopt equal-area maps to reflect the true size of nations.
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- UN to vote on adopting new world map that shows true size of all countriesSep 4, 2026 at 5:33 AM · Independent
- Even Trump has been fooled by the distorted world map – it’s time to change itSep 4, 2026 at 9:50 AM · Independent
- UN to vote on adopting new map that would make our world look very differentSep 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM · CNN
- UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true sizeSep 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM · Reuters
- UN votes to adopt a new world map that shows more accurately Africa's sizeSep 4, 2026 at 11:35 PM · AP
- UN votes to adopt new world map that shows true size of all countriesSep 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM · Independent
- US only country to oppose UN resolution correcting Africa's size on world mapsSep 5, 2026 at 12:57 PM · The Hill