# UN backs Africa-led push for more accurate world maps

https://mins.news/en/item/52358

- CGTN, 2026-09-07 15:55 UTC
- World
- Original: https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-07/UN-backs-Africa-led-push-for-more-accurate-world-maps-1QfBOX0ZRsI/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution encouraging more accurate, equal-area world maps after an Africa-led campaign spearheaded by Togo. It does not prohibit the widely used Mercator projection, instead promoting alternatives such as Equal Earth. The United States voted against and six countries abstained.

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