Togo’s foreign minister Robert Dussey leads diplomacy as Africa shapes a new map world: Equal Earth takes aim at fairer geography and regional voices.
The UN General Assembly has adopted a non-binding resolution urging member states to shift from the Mercator projection to the Equal Earth map to better reflect continental sizes, led by Togo. The United States votes against; six abstain. France co-sponsors and plans to abandon Mercator in some uses.
UN General Assembly has voted to promote the Equal Earth projection as a nonbinding alternative to Mercator, led by Togo and backed by 164 nations including the UK. The US votes against; six abstain. The measure urges governments, schools, and tech companies to adopt equal-area maps where continental size matters, aiming to normalize more accurate representations globally.
164 member states have backed a resolution encouraging a shift away from the Mercator projection toward the Equal Earth map, praised for better geographic accuracy. The measure stops short of mandating change, but aims to broaden adoption in education, media and policy discussions.