The United Nations on ‌Friday voted for a shift away from the 16th-century Mercator global map towards one more accurately reflecting countries' true size, a resolution sponsored by African states to counter perceptions that the continent is peripheral.

Source: [France24](https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260905-un-approves-resolution-in-support-of-map-that-shows-africa-s-true-size)

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