Coverage gap · Week 42 · Oct 12–18, 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 15% of the news articles WorldPulse placed in a country that week.
- 112.9 million displaced · 23 outlets (16 based abroad) · 560,884 people per outlet
Sudan: Air Strikes Kill Dozens of Gold Miners on Sudan-Egypt Border · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by aljazeera.com, allafrica.com, english.aawsat.com, africanews.com, madamasr.com and 18 more
- 23.8 million displaced · 9 outlets (5 based abroad) · 420,890 people per outlet
South Sudan: As South Sudan Plans for Elections, a Town Counts the Cost of War · 1 outlet
Reported by radiotamazuj.org, eyeradio.org, allafrica.com, theeastafrican.co.ke, abcnews.com and 4 more
- 32.5 million displaced · 7 outlets (6 based abroad) · 354,794 people per outlet
Burkina Faso president to partake in Russia-Africa summit — deputy foreign minister · 1 outlet
Reported by tribune242.com, riotimesonline.com, allafrica.com, graphic.com.gh, premiumtimesng.com and 2 more
- 410.6 million displaced · 31 outlets (20 based abroad) · 340,721 people per outlet
Syrian authorities arrest main suspect in 2013 Baniyas mass killings · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by sana.sy, english.aawsat.com, thenationalnews.com, al-monitor.com, aljazeera.com and 26 more
- 51.2 million displaced · 4 outlets (3 based abroad) · 296,075 people per outlet
One abducted, another shot as armed men burn three houses in Morobo County · 1 outlet
Reported by africanews.com, eyeradio.org, independent.co.ug, news4sanantonio.com
- 67.6 million displaced · 30 outlets (24 based abroad) · 254,696 people per outlet
Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro pleads not guilty to torture charges · Verified · 13 outlets
Reported by bloomberg.com, investing.com, straitstimes.com, aljazeera.com, dw.com and 25 more
- 77.5 million displaced · 30 outlets (17 based abroad) · 251,355 people per outlet
Menor murió en el cuarto bombardeo del gobierno en El Catatumbo · 1 outlet
Reported by lasillavacia.com, riotimesonline.com, english.elpais.com, investing.com, abcnews.com and 25 more
- 85.2 million displaced · 22 outlets (13 based abroad) · 237,320 people per outlet
Myanmar’s coup leader-turned-president wins back neighbours despite war - Dominican Republic Post – Caribbean News, Business, Travel & Culture · Verified · 2 outlets
Reported by irrawaddy.com, myanmar-now.org, nst.com.my, thediplomat.com, aljazeera.com and 17 more
- 97.2 million displaced · 35 outlets (20 based abroad) · 204,901 people per outlet
The Taliban Suspend BBC Broadcasts Across Afghanistan · Verified · 2 outlets
Reported by dawn.com, voanews.com, pajhwok.com, rferl.org, ariananews.af and 30 more
- 104.5 million displaced · 24 outlets (12 based abroad) · 186,488 people per outlet
Somalia sets presidential election for May despite insecurity · Verified · 5 outlets
Reported by allafrica.com, wardheernews.com, africanews.com, theeastafrican.co.ke, horseedmedia.net and 19 more
- 111.8 million displaced · 12 outlets (5 based abroad) · 153,994 people per outlet
UN Security Council renews Haiti sanctions amid escalating gang violence · Verified · 2 outlets
Reported by haitiantimes.com, haitilibre.com, jamaica-gleaner.com, hexham-courant.co.uk, icihaiti.com and 7 more
- 127.0 million displaced · 57 outlets (35 based abroad) · 123,059 people per outlet
DR Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province · Verified · 16 outlets
Reported by africanews.com, allafrica.com, aljazeera.com, straitstimes.com, dw.com and 52 more
- 131.2 million displaced · 14 outlets (6 based abroad) · 84,472 people per outlet
An increase in killings of women in Cameroon spurs protests · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by africanews.com, cameroon-tribune.cm, allafrica.com, businessincameroon.com, abcnews.com and 9 more
- 142.7 million displaced · 39 outlets (24 based abroad) · 68,996 people per outlet
Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed appoints interim Tigray government · Verified · 6 outlets
Reported by fanamc.com, africanews.com, aljazeera.com, allafrica.com, capitalethiopia.com and 34 more
- 154.9 million displaced · 79 outlets (52 based abroad) · 61,762 people per outlet
Houthis attack presidential palace in Aden, Yemen — agency · Verified · 35 outlets
Reported by middleeasteye.net, aljazeera.com, straitstimes.com, al-monitor.com, thehindu.com and 74 more
- 161.4 million displaced · 32 outlets (20 based abroad) · 42,653 people per outlet
OIC foreign ministers meet in Baghdad as regional crises top agenda · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by thenationalnews.com, english.aawsat.com, aa.com.tr, aljazeera.com, al-monitor.com and 27 more
- 174.1 million displaced · 99 outlets (45 based abroad) · 41,200 people per outlet
Pope Leo admitted to hospital for lung operation · Verified · 19 outlets
Reported by punchng.com, vanguardngr.com, premiumtimesng.com, businessday.ng, dailytrust.com and 94 more
- 189.0 million displaced · 257 outlets (118 based abroad) · 34,874 people per outlet
Trump waives latest Russia sanctions amid growing Ukraine-US tensions · Verified · 86 outlets
Reported by tass.com, pravda.com.ua, kyivindependent.com, straitstimes.com, aljazeera.com and 252 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: 35,776 articles from 2,989 outlets in 209 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-W42, and for AI assistants the MCP tool under_reported (how).