Qaramada Midoobay waxay ku baaqaysaa adduunka in la joojiyo in la yareeyo meelaha Afrika
Xubnaha Qaramada Midoobay ayaa maalinta Khamiista ku ansixiyay qorshe lagu dhiirrigelinayo in la isticmaalo qoraalada dhulka ee ku habboon, iyadoo 164 codood oo midna ka baxsan ah lagu ansixiyay, iyadoo Mareykanku uu ka hor istaagay.
Qorshaha iyo xaqiiqada
Qorshahan ma joojinayo qoraalka Mercator, balse wuxuu ku dhiirrigelinayaa dowladaha, jaamacadaha iyo shirkadaha inay isticmaalaan qoraalada dhulka ee ku habboon marka la eego saameynta meelaha. Qorshuhu wuxuu sheegayaa in qoraaladan ay ka dhigan yihiin 'adliga afka iyo xasuusta dib-u-dhiska'.
Waxaa hogaamiyay dalka Togo, oo ka mid ah qaarada Afrika, iyadoo wasiirka arrimaha dibadda Robert Dussey uu sheegay in qoraalada ay 'u qaybiyaan waxbarashada iyo xaqiiqada adduunka'. Qoraalka Mercator wuxuu lahaa inuu ka dhigo meelaha Afrika iyo kuwa kale ee dhulka hoose ee adduunka inay yaraanayaan.
Mareykanka iyo dalalka kale
Mareykanku wuxuu aad uga hor istaagay qorshahan, isagoo sheegay inuu yahay 'mid ka mid ah qorsheyaasha fikirka radikaalka ah'. Wuxuu sidoo kale sheegay in qorshuhu uu 'xanaaqinayo shaqada iyo maqsadda hay'addan'.
Dalka Faransiisku wuxuu sheegay inuu diyaar u yahay inuu ka fogaado qoraalka Mercator, halka Ukraine ay sheegtay inay taageerto qorshahan, balse ay ka xun tahay sida qoraalada loo isticmaalo meelaha ay Russia ku jirto.
Xaqiiqada iyo xad-dhaafka
Qorshuhu wuxuu aaminsan yahay in qoraalada Mercator ay ka dhigeen meelaha Afrika iyo kuwa kale ee dhulka hoose inay yaraanayaan, balse wuxuu sheegayaa in qoraal kasta oo dhulka ah uu leeyahay xad-dhaaf.
Dowladaha Yurub iyo Ireland ayaa sheegay inay taageeraan qorshahan, balse ay ka digeen in qoraalada loo isticmaalo meelaha ay Russia ku jirto inay ka dhigto mid aad u xad-dhaaf ah.
By 164 votes to one, the UN General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution urging the global community to adopt map projections that reflect the true size of continents, marking a milestone in an African-led campaign against the 16th-century Mercator projection.
African Nations Push for Fairer Maps
Togo led negotiations on behalf of the African group, framing the initiative as an act of cognitive justice and memorial reparation for generations that have seen their continent shrunk on school walls and newsrooms worldwide.
Robert Dussey, Togo's foreign minister, told the assembly that maps shape education and collective perception, adding that a fair map does not change geography but changes how the world is seen.
United States and Europe Split on the Measure
The United States cast the sole vote against, with its representative calling the resolution a mockery of the institution and part of a radical ideological project, while six countries abstained.
France announced it would abandon Mercator for its own maps, and the European Union backed the resolution but warned it did not endorse the Equal Earth website or alter sovereignty.
Technical Limits and Lasting Impact
The resolution does not ban Mercator or impose a single replacement, acknowledging that no flat projection can perfectly reproduce the curved surface of the Earth without trade-offs in area, shape or direction.
Despite its nonbinding nature, the vote gave near-unanimous international backing to the argument that cartographic choices shape how generations understand the world.
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