Poor World

China database to track

China is setting up a national DNA database to help trace missing children, as the authorities struggle to tackle people trafficking.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8028256.stm

Edit: A related problem
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8012852.stm

Most countries have declared 18 as the minimum legal age of marriage. Despite the sanctions on child marriage, however, more than 100 million girls are expected to marry in the next decade. 1 While the practice has decreased globally over the last 30 years, it remains common in rural areas and among the poorest of the poor. 2 Impoverished parents often believe that child marriage will protect their daughters. In fact, however, it results in lost development opportunities, limited life options and poor health.

http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2005/presskit/factsheets/facts_child_marriage.htm

Just two of the problems in the poor world.