WORLD09/06/26

UN Backs Equal Earth Map

The UN voted 164-1 to endorse the Equal Earth map, with the US as sole opponent.

Photo: Fox News World

FRAMING NPR World emphasized US Isolated on World Stage; Fox News World emphasized US Rejects Ideological Agenda.

WHAT BOTH SIDES REPORT

▸The Togo-sponsored resolution passed 164-1, with the US as the only opposing vote. — BBC World, Fox News World, NPR World
▸The US called the resolution a "radical ideological project." — Washington Post World, Fox News World

LEFT / CENTER-LEFT

▸The US stood alone in opposition among all voting UN member nations. — NPR World

RIGHT / CENTER-RIGHT

▸Deputy US UN representative Yaryna Ferencevych said the resolution was presented as an "anodyne effort" masking a larger ideological agenda. — Fox News World
▸The Equal Earth projection depicts countries and continents in their true relative sizes, per the map creator's website. — Fox News World

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DEVELOPING TIMELINE

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Right: Bipartisan senators demand Trump rescind the deal.