The United Nations General Assembly has voted 164 to 1, with six abstentions, to endorse a new world map. The resolution supports Africa's campaign for cartographic justice by showing the continent's large size more accurately.
The vote encourages governments and institutions around the world to replace the traditional Mercator map, commonly used since the 16th century, with the Equal Earth cartographic projection. According to the resolution, this new map improves the accuracy of the cartographic representation of the world.
The United States was the only country to vote against the resolution. The U.S. described the initiative as a radical ideological project.