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" Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights. "
Winnie Byanyima
Democracy
Discrimination
Human Rights
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" Ending extreme poverty is possible. "
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" A global tax body would give all countries - not just the rich and powerful - an equal say in how the global rules on taxation are designed. "
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Rules
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" By allowing super wealthy corporations and individuals to avoid paying their fair share of tax, tax havens are denying governments' revenue that could and should be spent on schools, healthcare, and other essential services. "
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" You are not going to lift everybody out of poverty through the kindness of wealthy people. "
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" Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging. "
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Losing
" Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development. "
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Human
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" My life has been varied, involving many jobs, but I have always been impatient with injustice. "
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Been
Always
Injustice
" The world belongs to the wealthy, and nowhere is this injustice more apparent than in the workplace. "
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World
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" Development cooperation between nations is very important because it is one of the building blocks of shared peace, prosperity, and human rights for all. It is one of the antidotes to the poison of xenophobia. "
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Building
Peace
" Oxfam is part of a global movement for social justice. We mainly work to fight for economic and social rights for people without a voice or people who are oppressed. "
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Justice
Work
" That a country has a strong civil society is, I believe, particularly necessary for good development. "
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Believe
Country
Good
" Citizens need to know how their countries are being run so that they can hold governments and big business to account. "
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Run
Hold
Big
" Having an economy that works for the 99% is achievable. "
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Economy
Having
Works
" We don't have to accept an economy that doesn't work just because some people have got rich in the status quo. That is not democracy. "
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Rich
Work
People
" Tackling the extreme gap between the rich and the poor and tackling climate change is part of the same struggle. "
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Struggle
Rich
Change
" Governments, the investor and business community, and civil society organizations and public representatives need to work together to ensure the necessary foundations are in place to align private finance to guarantee sustainable and equitable development and poverty reduction. "
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Community
Business
Together
" We need a world where people do not have to live in fear of the economic repercussions of getting sick or losing their home or job. Where every child gets to fulfil their potential. Where corporations pay their fair share of taxes and work for the good of the majority, not just their shareholders. "
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Work
Live
Job
" The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there, not least by working closely with China to clear the decks to a global deal. "
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People
Paris
Agreement
" The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental problems. "
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Political
World
Environmental
" I grew up thinking the most decent job to do was to fight injustice. "
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Injustice
Fight
Job
" Developing countries can make great strides towards more progressive and effective taxation and spending through action within their own borders. But the damage caused by exemptions, loopholes, and tax havens requires action beyond national borders - it requires international action and cooperation. "
Winnie Byanyima
Cooperation
Own
Tax
" I don't think it's helpful to go dismantling the past, but you can refuse to honor aspects of it that you don't believe in anymore. "
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You
Believe
Past
" Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and influence to ensure the rules align with their interests - no matter the cost. "
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Down
Rules
Power
" To build more human economies in Africa, governments must be far more strategic, wise, and forward-looking in their expenditure and build diverse economies that are going to deliver the jobs for the next generation. "
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Generation
Africa
Build
" The conniving, rich oilmen that were so desperate to prevent and frustrate the Paris Agreement found cheerleaders in Mr. Trump and his party. They choose to protect their profits from a flailing fossil fuel industry over human lives and a clean, inclusive future for us all. "
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Future
Choose
Over
" Progressive taxation can offset the effect of growing inequality. "
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Progressive
Inequality
Effect
" The proud fight against colonialism is one that should be consigned to history. "
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Proud
History
Fight
" A tax system is important because of what it can pay for, but also for how it works. When we pay taxes, we expect something back from the state; it strengthens the relationship and accountability between us and our governments. It also pays for what private finance shouldn't: our needs for healthcare, education and social security. "
Winnie Byanyima
Back
Education
Relationship
" Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax dodging but also increasing taxes on wealth and high incomes to ensure a more level playing field and generate the billions of dollars needed to invest in healthcare, education, and job creation. "
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Education
Wealth
Poverty
" Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality. "
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Space
Society
Rising