--- title: "Neglected displacement crises" description: "Millions are displaced by conflict, persecution and disasters – but their stories are too often overlooked by the media." url: "https://www.nrc.no/neglected" language: "en" published: "2021-05-20T18:56:38Z" modified: "2026-07-23T13:27:13Z" --- # Neglected displacement crises Millions are displaced by conflict, persecution and disasters – but their stories are too often overlooked by the media and world leaders. Updated 23. Jul 2026 [Global](https://www.nrc.no/themes?categoryId=23) How many articles have you seen about the hunger crisis in **the Democratic Republic of the Congo**? Have you heard about the entrenched presence of criminal groups in **Honduras**? Did you know that almost 500,000 people have been displaced by armed conflict and disasters in **Mozambique**? The lack of headlines reflects a lack of political interest. While needs escalate, international efforts to address the root causes of these crises stall or are simply abandoned. And it’s much harder for humanitarian organisations, like the Norwegian Refugee Council, to attract funding to support those in need. As a result, millions of displaced people remain unseen, unsupported, and increasingly unreachable. **We’re here to tell you about the displacement crises no-one talks about.** Each year, we publish a report of the ten most neglected displacement crises in the world. [![See the list of the world's most neglected displacement crises here.](https://www.nrc.no/globalassets/fr2026/neglected/neglected-displacement-crises-2025.jpg)](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2026/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-2025 "The world's most neglected displacement crises") The purpose is to focus on the plight of people whose suffering rarely makes international headlines. People who receive little or no assistance, and who live amid crises that never become the centre of attention for international diplomacy efforts. You may not hear about them in the news, but we ask you to listen. Beatrice lost her husband and one of her children to war. She now cares for her two‑year‑old and three-month-old alone. They fled in search of safety in January 2025. Photo: Ed Prior/NRC ### [Read about the world's most neglected displacement crises here →](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2026/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-2025) ### Voices from neglected crises [From pain to positivity: Habibullah’s story of resilience](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/from-pain-to-positivity-habibullahs-story-of-resilience) [Five things to know about the humanitarian situation in Nigeria](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/five-things-to-know-about-the-humanitarian-situation-in-nigeria) [Young, displaced and building a future](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/young-displaced-and-building-a-future) [From the camp, for the camp](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/from-the-camp-for-the-camp) [“I lost everything, I lost my home, I lost my children”](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2026/i-lost-everything-i-lost-my-home-i-lost-my-children) **Join our newsletter to break the silence.** Receive regular updates about neglected displacement crises, learn how you can help, and be part of the solution. [Sign up to newsletter](https://www.nrc.no/neglected/newsletter) ### Previous reports ## [The world's most neglected displacement crises in 2024](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2025/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-in-2024) 03. Jun 2025 | Feature ## [The world’s most neglected displacement crises in 2023](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2024/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-2023) 03. Jun 2024 | Feature ## [The world’s most neglected displacement crises in 2022](https://www.nrc.no/feature/2023/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-in-2022) 01. Jun 2023 | Feature ## [The world’s most neglected displacement crises in 2021](https://www.nrc.no/shorthand/fr/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-in-2021/index.html) 01. Jun 2022 | Feature ## [The world’s most neglected displacement crises in 2020](https://www.nrc.no/shorthand/fr/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-in-2020/index.html) 27. May 2021 | #neglected ## [The world’s most neglected displacement crises in 2019](https://www.nrc.no/shorthand/fr/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-in-2019/index.html) 10. Jun 2020 | Neglected crises ## [The world's most neglected displacement crises in 2018](https://www.nrc.no/shorthand/fr/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises/index.html) 18. Jul 2019 | Feature ## [The world's most neglected displacement crises in 2017](https://www.nrc.no/feature/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-2017) 19. Jun 2018 | Feature ## [The world's most neglected displacement crises in 2016](https://www.nrc.no/perspectives/2016/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-2016) 01. Jun 2017 | Perspective | **Methodology**

The list of ten countries is compiled using a methodology based on the key characteristics of neglect, namely: funding coverage, media attention and political will. [Read more about our methodology here](https://www.nrc.no/resources/reports/neglected-displacement-crises-report-methodology). | | --- | | **Your support creates real change. Donate today to help us reach the people that the world has neglected.**

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