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United Nations votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map

United Nations votes 164-1 for Equal Earth map after US brands it 'radical ideological project'

The United Nations on Friday was one vote shy of unanimously adopting a new map of the world that shows Africa's true size, making the continent appear far larger than it does on traditional maps.

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United Nations votes 164-1 to shift away from current world map

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United Nations vote to change maps to more accurately represent size of Africa

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U.N. General Assembly endorses a new world map that shows Africa’s size more accurately

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday endorsed a new world map that represents Africa more accurately in its larger size, a culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advoca...

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Wetin di different world maps get right - and wetin dem get wrong

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U.N. Endorses Map That Accurately Shows the Size of Africa

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UN vote to adopt new world map wey go show di true size of Africa

Na only United States vote against am - and six kontris bin no dey

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UN approves resolution in support of map that shows Africa's true size

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U.N. approves African proposal for a new world map

UN endorses new world map showing Africa’s true size

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The U.N. backed a map that shows Africa true to size. The U.S. was sole objector.

The United Nations voted Friday to endorse a world map that more accurately reflects the true size of continents, following an African-led campaign.

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UN backs new world map showing Africa's true size

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UN Backs More Accurate Africa Map Campaign Over US Objections

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The World Just Got A New Map: UN Votes To Redraw Continents To Reflect Their True Size

The United Nations General Assembly voted Friday for a resolution — spearheaded by multiple African countries — to adopt a new world map that more accurately reflects the actual size of continents.

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United Nations adopts new map showing Africa larger

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UN approves new map showing Africa’s true size

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United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental Catastrophe

We now need to "face the inevitability of exceeding global warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius." The post United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental Catastrophe appeared first on Futurism.

The U.N. warns the world is close to crossing a dangerous climate change threshold

The United Nations warns the world is very close to crossing a dangerous climate change threshold in a new report.

Pew Research Center

Many across 37 countries view the UN favorably, but opinions have become more negative in some places

UN more favorably than unfavorably. However, views in some countries have turned more negative in recent years. A median of 55% have a favorable opinion of the UN, according to a spring Pew Research Center survey.

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US plans to pay $850 million of the $5 billion it owes the United Nations

The U.S. government has notified Congress of its plans to pay $850 million of the several billion it owes to the United Nations, the largest payment the Trump administration would make to the world body since it demanded sweeping reforms in exchange for continued support as its largest donor.

Boston Herald

‘Not something to celebrate’: As it turns 80 and faces dwindling global clout, can the UN survive?

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. There’s little to celebrate. Its clout on the world stage is diminished. Facing major ...

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Daily Mail

United Nations says Britain should put statues of 'people of African descent' in public spaces to atone for the slave trade

Legal experts are calling on former slave-trading nations to erect statues of people of African descent because they have an 'obligation to repair' the harm caused by the slave trade.

The Hill

The United Nations is on the verge of irrelevance

Last month, world leaders converged for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The intended agenda focused on the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals on climate change, poverty and inequality. The reality was slightly different.

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Why does the United Nations feel so useless?

From the wreckage of war, the United Nations was born in 1945. Leaders came together to prevent another world war, but what can they do? How much power does the United Nations really have?