The United Nations is voting on a proposal that aims to change the world map so that it represents the actual size of countries with greater accuracy. The initiative seeks to correct cartographic distortions that have existed for centuries.
The proposal was presented by Togo and has the support of African countries. The vote is taking place within the framework of the United Nations, demonstrating the mobilization of the African continent around the cause.
The main objective of the initiative is to make the world map more faithful to geographic reality. Currently, the traditional map shows the African continent significantly smaller than its actual size, which reflects a historical distortion in cartographic representations.
This is not the first time the need to reformulate the world cartographic projection has been discussed. The disparity between the actual size of continents and their representation on maps is an issue that experts and representatives from Global South countries have raised for decades.
