Coverage gap · Week 45 · Nov 2–8, 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.
- 13.8 million displaced · 10 outlets (6 based abroad) · 378,801 people per outlet
UNICEF delivers 50 tons of medical supplies to boost Ebola preparedness in South Sudan · Verified · 2 outlets
Reported by thedawn.com.ss, sudanspost.com, radiotamazuj.org, eyeradio.org, akipress.com and 5 more
- 212.9 million displaced · 49 outlets (31 based abroad) · 263,272 people per outlet
Sudan detains ex-ruling party head Haroun wanted by ICC · Verified · 5 outlets
Reported by darfur24.com, aljazeera.com, allafrica.com, dabangasudan.org, english.aawsat.com and 44 more
- 310.6 million displaced · 52 outlets (38 based abroad) · 203,122 people per outlet
Syria says it foiled Hezbollah plot to attack Homs oil refinery · Verified · 7 outlets
Reported by sana.sy, alwatan.sy, english.aawsat.com, straitstimes.com, thenationalnews.com and 47 more
- 45.2 million displaced · 30 outlets (22 based abroad) · 174,035 people per outlet
World Court Set to Rule in Myanmar Genocide Case · Verified · 9 outlets
Reported by english.dvb.no, irrawaddy.com, myanmar-now.org, khaosodenglish.com, bdnews24.com and 25 more
- 57.2 million displaced · 59 outlets (37 based abroad) · 121,552 people per outlet
Taliban government voices 'serious concern' over US Afghan deportation plans · Verified · 7 outlets
Reported by ariananews.af, amu.tv, kabulnow.com, pajhwok.com, eurasiareview.com and 54 more
- 67.6 million displaced · 66 outlets (51 based abroad) · 115,771 people per outlet
SKNVibes | Venezuelan Man Arrested Near White House After Allegedly Threatening to Kill Trump · Verified · 10 outlets
Reported by elpitazo.net, runrun.es, confidencial.digital, caracaschronicles.com, cooperativa.cl and 61 more
- 71.2 million displaced · 11 outlets (8 based abroad) · 107,664 people per outlet
Bangui : calme au lycée des Martyrs, les cours suspendus jusqu’à lundi · Verified · 2 outlets
Reported by corbeaunews-centrafrique.org, radiondekeluka.org, oubanguimedias.com, alwihdainfo.com, atpe.td and 6 more
- 87.5 million displaced · 71 outlets (52 based abroad) · 106,206 people per outlet
Fuerte sismo de magnitud 5.6 remeció el centro de Colombia esta madrugada · Verified · 8 outlets
Reported by lasillavacia.com, eluniverso.com, eluniversal.com.mx, riotimesonline.com, elcomercio.com and 66 more
- 92.5 million displaced · 25 outlets (20 based abroad) · 99,342 people per outlet
Burkina Faso : 86.000 volontaires enregistrés en moins d’un mois dans la réserve militaire · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by lefaso.net, burkina24.com, libreinfo.net, lanouvelletribune.info, alwihdainfo.com and 20 more
- 107.0 million displaced · 99 outlets (71 based abroad) · 70,852 people per outlet
British man being treated for Ebola in Congo is being evacuated to the UK · Verified · 11 outlets
Reported by actualite.cd, radiookapi.net, allafrica.com, taarifa.rw, straitstimes.com and 94 more
- 112.7 million displaced · 49 outlets (35 based abroad) · 54,915 people per outlet
Rs 5 lakh reward, 10-month manhunt: Punjab gangster Gurwinder alias Afridi deported from Ethiopia · Verified · 7 outlets
Reported by fanamc.com, allafrica.com, capitalethiopia.com, eurasiareview.com, africanews.com and 44 more
- 124.9 million displaced · 96 outlets (64 based abroad) · 50,825 people per outlet
Airstrike kills at least 22 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says · Verified · 28 outlets
Reported by yemenmonitor.com, sabanew.net, sana.sy, english.aawsat.com, aljazeera.com and 91 more
- 131.2 million displaced · 24 outlets (11 based abroad) · 49,276 people per outlet
Cameroon Governor Calls for Metafrique Steel Shutdown After Fire Kills Four, Seriously Injures 16 · Verified · 3 outlets
Reported by businessincameroon.com, mimimefoinfos.com, datacameroon.com, cameroonnewsagency.com, alwihdainfo.com and 19 more
- 144.5 million displaced · 105 outlets (83 based abroad) · 42,626 people per outlet
Israel’s President Selects Eisenkot to Form the Next Government - Jowhar News Leader · Verified · 47 outlets
Reported by allafrica.com, wardheernews.com, jowhar.com, somaliguardian.com, aljazeera.com and 100 more
- 151.8 million displaced · 59 outlets (42 based abroad) · 31,321 people per outlet
Haiti PM says gang leader Mathias Saintil is dead · Verified · 5 outlets
Reported by vantbefinfo.com, lenouvelliste.com, juno7.ht, haitilibre.com, eldia.com.do and 54 more
- 161.4 million displaced · 44 outlets (33 based abroad) · 31,020 people per outlet
Iraq, US envoy discuss regional de-escalation · Verified · 4 outlets
Reported by shafaq.com, iraq-businessnews.com, english.aawsat.com, albiladpress.com, meed.com and 39 more
- 179.0 million displaced · 362 outlets (227 based abroad) · 24,759 people per outlet
Melania Trump to meet Ukrainian, Russian representatives at White House this week · Verified · 62 outlets
Reported by en.interfax.com.ua, pravda.com.ua, tass.com, kyivpost.com, kyivindependent.com and 357 more
- 184.1 million displaced · 237 outlets (140 based abroad) · 17,210 people per outlet
Four Nigerian-Americans win US midterm elections · Verified · 30 outlets
Reported by punchng.com, vanguardngr.com, businessday.ng, dailytrust.com, premiumtimesng.com and 232 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: 86,039 articles from 3,711 outlets in 218 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-W45, and for AI assistants the MCP tool under_reported (how).