Coverage gap · Week 21 · May 18–24, 2026
Under-reported crises
The 18 countries where at least a million people have been forced from their homes, ranked by how few news outlets reported on them that week: the most people for the fewest outlets first. Together they account for 95.0 million displaced people, and got 10% of the news articles WorldPulse placed in a country that week.
- 14.9 million displaced · 2 outlets (1 based abroad) · 2.4 million people per outlet
The case of the disappearing Christians of Yemen · 1 outlet
Reported by christiandaily.com, freemalaysiatoday.com
- 23.8 million displaced · 2 outlets (1 based abroad) · 1.9 million people per outlet
MSF Warns Aid Used for 'Military Objectives' in S.Sudan · 1 outlet
Reported by english.aawsat.com, freepressjournal.in
- 31.2 million displaced · 1 outlet · 1.2 million people per outlet
Armed conflict in Congo · 1 outlet
Reported by arabnews.com
- 412.9 million displaced · 11 outlets (9 based abroad) · 1.2 million people per outlet
28 killed in a drone strike on a market in Sudan’s West Kordofan, rights group says · Verified · 3 outlets
Reported by aljazeera.com, abcnews.com, al-monitor.com, amnesty.org.au, cbsnews.com and 6 more
- 51.8 million displaced · 2 outlets · 923,962 people per outlet
Texas Rangers' Corey Seager on Injured List with back issue · 1 outlet
Reported by nbcdfw.com, thesouthafrican.com
- 64.5 million displaced · 7 outlets (3 based abroad) · 639,388 people per outlet
Somalia: Famine Looms in Somalia Amid Drought, Dwindling Aid and Middle East War · 1 outlet
Reported by allafrica.com, garoweonline.com, globalsecurity.org, horseedmedia.net, justiceinfo.net and 2 more
- 710.6 million displaced · 17 outlets (11 based abroad) · 621,314 people per outlet
Car bomb in Syrian capital leaves 1 dead, 23 injured: What to know · 1 outlet
Reported by aljazeera.com, voanews.com, abcnews.com, al-monitor.com, arabnews.com and 12 more
- 82.5 million displaced · 4 outlets (1 based abroad) · 620,890 people per outlet
Parade for slain officers: IGP calls for prayers to end terrorism · 1 outlet
Reported by cruiselawnews.com, fnarena.com, guampdn.com, thesun.ng
- 95.2 million displaced · 11 outlets (7 based abroad) · 474,640 people per outlet
Myanmar quakes shake Bangkok · 1 outlet
Reported by myanmar-now.org, economictimes.indiatimes.com, asiatimes.com, bangkokpost.com, eurasiareview.com and 6 more
- 107.5 million displaced · 20 outlets (4 based abroad) · 377,033 people per outlet
Colombia mother searching for missing daughter since 2021 killed in Valle del Cauca · 1 outlet
Reported by lasillavacia.com, eturbonews.com, freemalaysiatoday.com, ibtimes.co.uk, itnews.com.au and 15 more
- 117.2 million displaced · 21 outlets (7 based abroad) · 341,502 people per outlet
Afghan families forced to sell children as hunger crisis deepens · 1 outlet
Reported by pajhwok.com, khaama.com, 3aw.com.au, afghanistannews.net, athens-times.com and 16 more
- 127.6 million displaced · 27 outlets (20 based abroad) · 282,995 people per outlet
Venezuelan protesters clash with police at rally for political prisoners · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by abcnews.com, bloomberg.com, english.elpais.com, investing.com, eurasiareview.com and 22 more
- 131.4 million displaced · 5 outlets (1 based abroad) · 272,978 people per outlet
Suspected cross-channel people smuggling network arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan - The Herald ghana · 1 outlet
Reported by mediaite.com, essexnewsdaily.com, express.co.uk, surinenglish.com, theheraldghana.com
- 142.7 million displaced · 14 outlets (5 based abroad) · 192,202 people per outlet
Ethiopia's 'Medemer' Concept Would Serve Gulf Well in Post-War Era, Says U.S. Analyst · 1 outlet
Reported by thereporterethiopia.com, allafrica.com, africanews.com, baynews9.com, breitbart.com and 9 more
- 157.0 million displaced · 53 outlets (25 based abroad) · 132,347 people per outlet
Ebola outbreak with 88 suspected deaths in Congo declared global emergency by WHO · Verified · 23 outlets
Reported by allafrica.com, africanews.com, bbc.com, businessday.ng, cnbcafrica.com and 48 more
- 161.2 million displaced · 11 outlets (1 based abroad) · 107,510 people per outlet
Curtain Raiser For May 20: Yaounde Comes Alive In Massive Dress Rehearsal Display · 1 outlet
Reported by cameroon-tribune.cm, channelnewsasia.com, cubaheadlines.com, gizmodo.com, kake.com and 6 more
- 179.0 million displaced · 94 outlets (55 based abroad) · 95,348 people per outlet
Large-scale Ukrainian drone attack kills three in Moscow region, says Russia · Verified · 16 outlets
Reported by tass.com, independent.co.uk, lemonde.fr, themoscowtimes.com, yahoo.com and 89 more
- 184.1 million displaced · 65 outlets (20 based abroad) · 62,751 people per outlet
Nigeria-US forces kill 175 ISIS terrorists in N’East operations – DHQ · Verified · 5 outlets
Reported by punchng.com, vanguardngr.com, premiumtimesng.com, dailytrust.com, businessday.ng and 60 more
For comparison
The countries with the most outlets that week
How it's counted
The crises are the countries UNHCR counts at least a million people displaced from, inside the country or abroad as refugees and asylum-seekers (2025 figures, UNHCR Refugee Data Finder, CC BY 4.0). They are ranked by people displaced per outlet, and any crisis no outlet covered comes first.
The coverage is the news websites (outlets) WorldPulse placed in each country: the sites of the articles in its news reports, from the 500+ outlets it reads and the articles GDELT points it to. Data feeds and official press offices don't count, and neither do reports on sports, culture, technology, science or space. This week: 18,056 articles from 2,482 outlets in 205 countries. “Based abroad” counts the outlets in WorldPulse's outlet list whose home country isn't the crisis's own; the other websites GDELT points to count as outlets, but not there.
What it can't tell you: it counts the outlets WorldPulse reads, not all the world's media, and a country's own outlets count too. UNHCR's yearly figures don't include crises newer than them, and leave out the Palestine refugees UNRWA serves and people displaced inside Gaza and the West Bank.
The same figures as data, free and without a key: GET /api/v1/coverage-gap?week=2026-W21, and for AI assistants the MCP tool under_reported (how).