The level of deprivation that women and girls in rural areas face has existed for decades, to a point where it becomes a vicious cycle, according to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
The withdrawal of Ugandan troops from Bor is in line with the peace deal signed in August by the main sides in South Sudan's 20-month conflict.
Asia's youngest nation, Timor-Leste, releases $80,000 to build a school in Jonglei state, while Japan collaborates with South Sudanese officials in Juba to clean up a million-dollar road that is clogged with trash.
