The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a Togo-led resolution titled "Correct the Map," with 164 countries voting in favour, according to BellaNaija. The resolution promotes the use of equal-area map projections, such as the Equal Earth map, as alternatives to the traditional Mercator projection, which is widely criticised for distorting the relative sizes of continents, particularly shrinking Africa. The vote reflects broad international support for addressing these cartographic distortions.

The UN General Assembly voted 164 to one on Friday to endorse an African-led resolution encouraging wider use of equal-area world map projections, according to SoftPower News. The measure promotes projections such as Equal Earth, which are intended to represent continents’ relative sizes more accurately than commonly used maps. The report frames the vote as overwhelming support for showing Africa’s true scale, but does not detail implementation or whether the resolution is binding.

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted an African-led resolution, dubbed 'Correct the Map,' aimed at addressing geographical distortions in commonly used world map projections. The resolution was passed on September 4, with 164 countries voting in favour, one against, and six abstaining. According to Kenya Insights, the move could see countries like Kenya represented more proportionately on world maps, correcting distortions that shrink the apparent size of Africa and other regions near the equator.

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