The United Nations Organization approved a resolution to adopt a new world map that represents Africa with dimensions more faithful to reality. The proposal was led by Togo and had expressive support from the international community.
The resolution was approved with 164 votes in favor, demonstrating a broad consensus among member countries. The vote highlighted an almost total isolation of the position contrary to the new cartographic representation.
The United States was the only country to vote against the measure, positioning itself in an isolated manner in the vote. The reasons that led the US to oppose the change were not specified.
The traditional map used in institutions such as the UN has been the target of criticism for decades for representing countries in the northern hemisphere as larger than they actually are, while Africa appears underestimated. The new representation seeks to correct these historical distortions in world cartography.
