
‘Maps are not innocent drawings’: Africa demands its true size be shown
The African Union is pushing to end Mercator’s distortions and replace it with projections that reflect the continent’s real proportions

The African Union is pushing to end Mercator’s distortions and replace it with projections that reflect the continent’s real proportions
The executive director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme is calling for better urban planning to help cities prepare for population growth and to tackle the global housing crisis

Human rights and humanitarian organizations are sounding the alarm about an increase in sexual violence against children, their presence in gangs, and the risks to their education and future