Rebecca Simon spent 18 years without a single child. She traveled to Kenya, Uganda and Sudan, but was unable to find a doctor who could treat her condition.
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A woman in Bentiu receives post-surgical care. UNFPA, UNMISS and partners are currently helping women receive treatment for fistulas.
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United Nations Special Representative for Sexual Violence in Conflict, Ms. Pramila Patten, arrives in Malakal.
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“As mothers, because of the children, we will not give up, not on peace". The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, had a clear message to the people in Wau.
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Hundreds of Indian peacekeepers in Upper Nile have received UN medals for their outstanding service.
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Portugal has just sent its first contingent of police officers to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan.