Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity - BBC News

Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.

Image source, ReutersImage caption, If a mother cannot provide the name of her child's father, she is often unable to get a birth certificate

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A 17-year-old Sudanese girl holds a young child in her arms with a heavy calm that belies her age and the concerns she has for his future.

"This son of mine has no father, no birth certificate and no national number," Amira, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, tells the BBC.

Looking down at him, she speaks slowly as if still trying to grasp the details of what has happened to her since the civil war erupted in Sudan.