Equal Earth a 'distraction,' US says

Equal Earth a 'distraction,' US says

As the only country to vote against the resolution, the United States said the Equal Earth projection pushed an "ideological agenda" and distracted attention from "genuine problems of international peace, prosperity or good relations."

"Instead of focusing on genuine problems... this body is debating map projects from the 16th century and their role in promoting reparations and cognitive justice," US representative Yaryna Ferencevych said ahead of the vote.

Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Morocco, Serbia and Ukraine abstained from voting on the resolution.

Edited by: Dmytro Hubenko

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