AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 minutes agoUN Cartography Reform: The UN General Assembly backed Togo-led “Correct the Map” resolution (164 votes to 1, with 6 abstentions), urging governments, schools and tech firms to use equal-area projections like the 2018 Equal Earth map instead of Mercator when relative size matters—U.S. was the lone no vote. Togo’s Classroom Push: Togo says it will update school geography materials by year-end and work with partners over the next six months to expand adoption across mapping, GPS and other location-based tech. Policy Meets Tech: The resolution is non-binding, but it explicitly calls for cooperation with academia, think tanks and technology groups to strengthen national mapping capabilities and support research and innovation. Circular Economy Networking: In Yokohama, the Asia-Pacific Circular Cities Forum expanded the Asian Circular Cities Declaration to 43 cities and launched its first action plan, with Togo-linked participation via ICLEI Japan. Women’s Digital Finance: AfDB and AXIAN launched a digital finance programme for 34,000 women-led enterprises across five countries, using mobile and training through platforms including Mixx and Mvola.
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