UN Adopts Equal Earth Map to Better Represent Africa’s Size
The United Nations UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution supporting the transition from the traditional Mercator projection to the Equal Earth map, a move aimed at correcting longstanding distortions in how Africa and other regions are represented. The resolution received support from 164 countries during a session at the
UN committed to help Nigeria attain SDGs- Resident Coordinator
The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator to Nigeria, Mr. Matthias Schmale, says that the UN is committed to assisting Nigeria to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030. Schmale said this at the end of a two-day training organized by the Media Awareness and Information for All Network (MAIN) in
Earthquake: UN, partners launch $187m support for Haiti
The UN and partners on Wednesday launched a 187.3 million dollars appeal to support half a million people affected by the deadly earthquake in southwestern Haiti. The 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Aug. 14, killed more than 2,200 people and injured no fewer than 12,000 others. More than 130,000 homes were