UN adopts resolution for fair Africa representation
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution by a majority of 164 members calling for a correction of the world map and a rebalancing of regional representation, especially for Africa, by addressing cartographic distortions inherited from history. The resolution points out that current models, such as Mercator projection, misrepresent the size of continents, making some regions appear larger or smaller than their actual proportions. This impacts awareness, justice, and development. The resolution urges countries and organizations to adopt the "Equal Earth" projection method, which provides a more accurate representation of the sizes of continents, in order to promote recognition of the fair representation of regions on the map.
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