Event Brief
UN backs maps reflecting Africa’s true scale
By The BriefBrief · Sources (19)
Filed: Sep 06, 2026 at 4:08 PM ET
Summary: The UN largely endorsed a resolution promoting maps that reflect the true scale of continents after an African-led campaign to move away from the 16th-century Mercator projection. The United States voted against, calling it part of a “much larger and more radical ideological project,” while several other countries abstained.
WHO: United Nations; United States delegation; Robert Dussey (Togo foreign minister)
WHAT: UN vote endorses a resolution to promote continent maps that reflect true scale, rejecting the Mercator projection as the standard depiction.
WHEN: Sep 05, 2026
WHERE: United Nations (location not specified)
WHY: The resolution was advanced following an African-led campaign to depict Africa more accurately by moving away from the Mercator projection.
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