AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoUN Map Reform: The UN General Assembly backed the “Equal Earth” projection, a shift meant to show Africa’s true relative size while making North America and Europe look smaller; 164 countries supported it, with the US voting against and six abstaining, and the resolution urges governments, schools and media to use the new standard where accurate area matters. Education & Learning Impact: The UN frames maps as tools that shape education and public imagination, and the change is likely to affect how students and audiences visualize geography for years. Regional Student Assessment: UNESCO is preparing to release ERCE 2025 results, the region’s key primary education learning study across Latin America and the Caribbean, with first findings due in December 2026 for Grade 3 and Grade 6 reading, math and science. Creative Economy & Skills: Nigeria announced Afrocentric Cultural Expo 2026, projecting N125m in local economic injection and positioning arts and culture as a jobs and growth lever. School-Year Context: Cuba is marking the start of the school year as an achievement of its social protection system.
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