Many poor countries spent more on debtdebt/dɛt/L1债务；欠款money that you owe to someone and must pay back. than on schools last year, and the UN says this is a big problemproblem/ˈprɒbləm/L1问题；难题a difficult thing that needs to be solved.. In Africa, some countries spent three times more on debt than on schools. They need that money for their schools and children.
Rich countries are giving less aidaid/eɪd/L1帮助，援助（通常是金钱或物资）。help, usually money or things given to a country or people who need it. now, so schools get even less money. Some countries, like Afghanistan and Mali, lost more than 40% of their school help. Some schools cannot pay their teachers or buy books. A UN expert said this keeps poor countries in a traptrap/træp/L1陷阱，困境（很难摆脱的坏情况）。a bad situation that is very hard to escape from.. Children cannot learn well when schools have no money.
This is very unfairunfair/ʌnˈfeər/L1不公平的，不公正的。not right or fair; a situation where some people have less than others for no good reason., and we must help poor countries pay for schools first. If we help, the countries can grow and be strong.
