The United Nations General Assembly adopted a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.
The “Correct the Map” resolution – put forward by African Union member states, as well as the Bahamas – passed with overwhelming support: 164 member states voted in favour, six abstained, while the U.S. stood alone and voted against it.
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