UN General Assembly Adopts New World Map
The Pure Report account · 5 sources · as of Sep 05, 12:51 UTC
The UN General Assembly voted to adopt a map that more accurately shows the size of the continents, with 164 member states voting in favor and only the United States voting against the measure, while six other countries abstained. The resolution was sponsored by Togo and backed by members of the African Union. The new map uses the Equal Earth projection, which accurately depicts Africa as 14 times larger than Greenland, contrasting with the Mercator projection that shows them as similar in size.
What we know
- The resolution passed with 164 member states voting in favor, while only the United States voted against it and six countries abstained: Serbia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, and Ukraine.
receipt
“Only the US voted against it while six other countries — Serbia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova and Ukraine — abstained.” — verbatim from New York Post · articlereceipt
“Friday’s resolution, which was sponsored by Togo and backed by members of the African Union, was passed with 164 member states voting in favor.” — verbatim from New York Post · article - The Mercator projection shows Greenland and Africa as appearing to be about the same size, whereas the Equal Earth projection shows Africa in its true proportions, being 14 times larger than Greenland.
receipt
“the Mercator projection shows Greenland and Africa as appearing to be about the same size whereas in the Equal Earth projection that shows continents in their true proportions, Africa is 14 times larger than Greenland.” — verbatim from New York Post · article
How each side framed it · in their own words
Framing spectrum · 5 outlets
Coverage patterns
Earliest report in our feed set (publisher timestamps): BBC (center), Sep 04, 17:26 UTC.
| Lean | Outlets | Articles | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Left | 1 | 1 | NPR |
| Center | 2 | 4 | Al Jazeera English, BBC |
| Right | 1 | 1 | New York Post |
| Unclassified | 1 | 1 | Deutsche Welle |
Report-by-report timeline · 7
Coverage patterns reflect only the ~50 feeds Pure Report ingests — not the full media universe. Timestamps are publisher-reported. Lean labels are Pure Report's classification. Articles are grouped by automated clustering, and counts include syndicated wire copies.