'DAKAR, 22 February 2008 (IRIN) - Nutrition experts say governments are not investing enough to prevent and treat malnutrition in women and children in poor countries.

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The increase in overseas aid announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review is welcome confirmation of the government's stated ambition to reduce poverty and suffering.

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Just two years ago, Sauri was an ordinary Kenyan village where poverty, hunger, and illness were facts of everyday life.

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New web applications can benefit the world's poor, argue Waleed al-Shobakky and Jack Imsdahl. The term 'Web 2.0' captures the transition of the worldwide web from flat websites offering static information to a new computing platform independent of earlier shackles.

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The Chinese president, Hu Jintao, begins a tour of Africa today to further encourage Beijing's burgeoning trade with the continent while reassuring leaders China will do more than buy up its oil and minerals.

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Have a look at "Walking With Aids" if you would like to understand better how AIDS is killing people in regions less fortunate than Europe or North America.

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