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" I believe we can build a human economy where people are the bottom line. "

Winnie Byanyima

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" 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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" Conflict and callous politics drive famine. "

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" We need to tackle extreme inequality because it is morally indefensible and socially corrosive - undermining our health, affecting our well-being, and undermining peaceful societies. "

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" I am angry that the international community has failed to find a permanent solution to the plight of the Rohingya. I am also ashamed that, in not speaking out loudly enough, we - humanitarians - have been complicit. "

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" 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. "

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" We treat a planet at crisis point as an externality that can be shunted into a future generation. We continue to act as if we had the natural resources of several planets, not one. "

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" Poverty is a result of lack of opportunity. Lack of opportunity is about being without power, without being in a position to make choices. "

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" I have learnt to enjoy my own company because I have lived alone many years. "

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" Progressive taxation can offset the effect of growing inequality. "

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" Whatever I do, it will be fighting for social justice. "

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" GDP excludes care work and other unpaid work, most of which falls to women and girls in rich and in poor countries alike. "

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" To reduce gaps between men and women, we will need to change the way people think, behave, and relate to each other. "

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" Governments and civil society must step up to ensure inclusivity in the commissioning, design, delivery, and assessment of vital public services. "

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" Money doesn't just buy a nice car; it also buys better education or healthcare. Increasingly, it can buy impunity from justice, a pliant media, favorable laws, business advantage, and even elections. This, in turn, perpetuates the policies that allow a tiny elite to accumulate ever more wealth at the expense of the majority. "

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" Rather than engineering our economies solely to maximise GDP, Africa's business and political leaders must build economies explicitly designed to end poverty and inequality. "

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" Ultimately, developing countries and groups like Oxfam want to see a new intergovernmental body on cooperation in tax matters under the auspices of the United Nations. "

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" The struggles to overturn colonial rule were long and often bitter. But, over time, most were inevitably successful. "

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" My life has been varied, involving many jobs, but I have always been impatient with injustice. "

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" If the civil society is not transparent, honest, and accountable, then you cannot be a champion of social justice. "

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" Fundamental is the need for governments to protect the space for citizens to claim their rights, organize, and express themselves. "

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" Leadership is so defined by men, and we need to revise that - we need to be able to say that the people we honor are not the conquerors but the peacemakers. "

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" People who are denied access to power are also denied the opportunity to make or influence decisions to live a better life out of poverty and claim their rights. "

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" Civil society space provides the oxygen for citizens to participate and meaningfully hold their governments and the private sector to account - and ensure that decisions are made in the interest of the majority and not the few. Without it, citizens have limited space to dissent and challenge the elites. "

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" We have international organizations for health, trade, and football - even for coffee - but not tax. Why not? "

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" Rule of law, access to justice, and financial transparency happen by design, not accident. "

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" The move to a zero-carbon future is unstoppable. "

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" 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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" The proud fight against colonialism is one that should be consigned to history. "

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" Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging. "

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