Coverage gap · Week 44 · Oct 26–Nov 1, 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 12% of the news articles WorldPulse placed in a country that week.
- 112.9 million displaced · 46 outlets (34 based abroad) · 280,442 people per outlet
SAF drone strike on busy Sudanese market kills dozens, says MSF · Verified · 16 outlets
Reported by darfur24.com, allafrica.com, dabangasudan.org, africanews.com, aljazeera.com and 41 more
- 23.8 million displaced · 14 outlets (6 based abroad) · 270,572 people per outlet
South Sudan independence figure Joseph Lagu dies aged 94 · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by sudanspost.com, radiotamazuj.org, thedawn.com.ss, eyeradio.org, nilepost.co.ug and 9 more
- 35.2 million displaced · 30 outlets (19 based abroad) · 174,035 people per outlet
Lazaro as ASEAN envoy to visit Myanmar Wednesday --Thai FM · Verified · 5 outlets
Reported by english.dvb.no, irrawaddy.com, khaosodenglish.com, myanmar-now.org, nst.com.my and 25 more
- 410.6 million displaced · 62 outlets (44 based abroad) · 170,360 people per outlet
Jordan strikes targets in Syria after deadly church attack · Verified · 26 outlets
Reported by english.aawsat.com, al-monitor.com, en.ammonnews.net, sana.sy, newsofbahrain.com and 57 more
- 57.5 million displaced · 48 outlets (37 based abroad) · 157,097 people per outlet
Un policía fallecido y seis heridos deja un atentado con explosivos en Colombia · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by lasillavacia.com, riotimesonline.com, latercera.com, thecitypaperbogota.com, eluniversal.com.mx and 43 more
- 61.2 million displaced · 8 outlets (3 based abroad) · 148,038 people per outlet
EE UU deporta a ocho cubanas a la República Centroafricana · Verified · 2 outlets
Reported by oubanguimedias.com, corbeaunews-centrafrique.org, radiondekeluka.org, tass.com, 14ymedio.com and 3 more
- 72.5 million displaced · 21 outlets (18 based abroad) · 118,265 people per outlet
Burkina Faso : 12 Béninois interpellés dans une affaire d’escroquerie présumée · Verified · 2 outlets
Reported by lefaso.net, burkina24.com, libreinfo.net, lanouvelletribune.info, beninwebtv.com and 16 more
- 84.5 million displaced · 43 outlets (28 based abroad) · 104,086 people per outlet
Somalia looks to the future as the UN's political mission closes · Verified · 8 outlets
Reported by wardheernews.com, somalilandstandard.com, somaliguardian.com, allafrica.com, horseedmedia.net and 38 more
- 97.2 million displaced · 72 outlets (41 based abroad) · 99,605 people per outlet
Afghanistan opium production jumps fivefold as farmers find ways round Taliban ban · Verified · 13 outlets
Reported by ariananews.af, amu.tv, kabulnow.com, eurasiareview.com, dawn.com and 67 more
- 107.0 million displaced · 97 outlets (73 based abroad) · 72,313 people per outlet
Congo's Ebola Infections Surpass 10,000 · Verified · 25 outlets
Reported by actualite.cd, radiookapi.net, africanews.com, correiokianda.info, allafrica.com and 92 more
- 117.6 million displaced · 126 outlets (106 based abroad) · 60,642 people per outlet
María Corina Machado recorre cinco estados de Venezuela en caravana hasta Caracas · Verified · 74 outlets
Reported by elpitazo.net, runrun.es, eluniverso.com, eluniversal.com.mx, rpp.pe and 121 more
- 124.9 million displaced · 89 outlets (58 based abroad) · 54,822 people per outlet
UN says Yemeni staff member dies in Houthi custody, demands investigation · Verified · 16 outlets
Reported by yemenmonitor.com, sabanew.net, english.aawsat.com, aljazeera.com, al-monitor.com and 84 more
- 131.2 million displaced · 24 outlets (17 based abroad) · 49,276 people per outlet
Cameroun : Deux frères déterrent les ossements de leur cousin pour fabriquer de la drogue · Verified · 2 outlets
Reported by businessincameroon.com, mimimefoinfos.com, alwihdainfo.com, cameroonnewsagency.com, datacameroon.com and 19 more
- 142.7 million displaced · 68 outlets (47 based abroad) · 39,571 people per outlet
Attackers kill 60 people in Ethiopia's conflict-hit Oromiya region, Orthodox church says · Verified · 19 outlets
Reported by fanamc.com, capitalethiopia.com, allafrica.com, tass.com, newsofbahrain.com and 63 more
- 151.4 million displaced · 36 outlets (25 based abroad) · 37,914 people per outlet
Iraqi court sentences six French nationals to life for IS group membership · Verified · 5 outlets
Reported by shafaq.com, iraq-businessnews.com, english.aawsat.com, thenationalnews.com, straitstimes.com and 31 more
- 161.8 million displaced · 55 outlets (40 based abroad) · 33,599 people per outlet
Haiti Postpones Elections as Gang Violence Runs Rampant · Verified · 11 outlets
Reported by vantbefinfo.com, eldia.com.do, juno7.ht, diariolibre.com, haitiantimes.com and 50 more
- 179.0 million displaced · 305 outlets (199 based abroad) · 29,386 people per outlet
Evacuees from Russian-occupied Oleshky reach Ukraine amid ceasefire · Verified · 49 outlets
Reported by en.interfax.com.ua, pravda.com.ua, tass.com, kyivpost.com, kyivindependent.com and 300 more
- 184.1 million displaced · 152 outlets (94 based abroad) · 26,835 people per outlet
Nigeria's Ebola patient medically evacuated to Switzerland · Verified · 22 outlets
Reported by punchng.com, vanguardngr.com, businessday.ng, premiumtimesng.com, dailytrust.com and 147 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: 64,599 articles from 3,322 outlets in 215 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-W44, and for AI assistants the MCP tool under_reported (how).