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Internally displaced people Somalians gather outside their makeshift shelters in the Hodan district in southern Mogadishu to listen to proceeding of a 2012 parliamentary election.

A BBC program is reuniting Somali families torn apart by conflict

Conflict & Justice

For nearly two decades, the BBC Somali service has aired a straightforward but unusual program. It’s little more than a list of names being read over the air, but it’s become a success in helping reunite families scattered by Somalia’s civil war.For nearly two decades, the BBC Somali service has aired a straightforward but unusual program. It’s little more than a list of names being read over the air, but it’s become a success in helping reunite families scattered by Somalia’s civil war.

Philip Ogola runs Kenya Red Cross's social media command center from his desk in Nairobi.

When there’s no 911, Kenya tweets for help

Conflict & Justice

Progress and obstacles in Haiti relief efforts

Red Cross Appeals for Ceasefire in Syria

Global Politics
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Disaster cleanup in Japan

Development & Education
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Top of the Hour: Aiding Japan, Morning Headlines

Relief efforts continue in Japan, where there are more than 11 thousand people dead or missing. Francis Marcus, East Asian Regional Spokesman for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, explains the enormity of the disaster and the relief efforts.

Quake: ‘Then it Kept Going and Got Worse’

Environment

Erin Sharpe shares how it felt to experience the earthquake that rattled Japan. The BBC’s Tomi Sucipto explains the relief in Indonesia as the tsunami warning was lifted. Sadia Kaenzig from Geneva’s International Red Cross also joins us.

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The United Nations estimates more than 150,000 people displaced in Georgia

Global Politics

Guest: Pascal Meige-Wagner, from the Eastern European Desk of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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