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" I grew up in a country that was in a civil conflict for most of my childhood and adolescence. I saw violence and lived as a teenager through the time of a brutal dictator called Idi Amin. I fled and became a refugee. "

Winnie Byanyima

Violence

Childhood

Conflict

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Being

Authority

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

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

" You are not going to lift everybody out of poverty through the kindness of wealthy people. "

" 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. "

" Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa. "

" Instead of presiding over an economic system that panders to big business and a wealthy elite, a more human economy must be established which meets the needs of African women and young people. "

" Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality. "

" 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. "

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

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

" We don't want to tell young girls and boys that the odds are stacked against them from the start. Instead, we could tell them that with passion, conviction, and determination we can build a better future. This future is possible by redesigning our economy to truly reward hard work rather than wealth. "

" 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. "

" The concentration of wealth in the hands of the few threatens the ability of ordinary people to raise their voices and have a say over how our societies are run. "

" Economic inequality is a corrosive force that undermines economic growth, puts a brake on the fight against poverty, and sparks social unrest. "

" 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. "

" Tackling the extreme gap between the rich and the poor and tackling climate change is part of the same struggle. "

" I grew up thinking the most decent job to do was to fight injustice. "

" The extremely wealthy have disproportionate influence on policies that impact us all. This corrupts our politics and leads to poorer people being denied the economic opportunity to flourish in life. "

" Rather than working for all, power and public policy is increasingly influenced by wealthy elites that are able to bend the rules - and hijack democratic institutions - to their favour. "

" Investing in vital infrastructure will help to build more sustainable, equitable economies. "

Winnie Byanyima

Help

Will

" The high price of medicines is crippling healthcare systems and denying people access to the treatments they so desperately need. "

" Without women's equal access to positions of decision-making power and a clear process to get there, gender equality, global security, and peace will never be realized. "

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

" Here's something we're rarely told growing up: our world rewards wealth, not hard work or talent. "

" The U.N. must be made more inclusive, accountable, democratic, effective, and reflective of a world in which political and economic power has shifted. "

Winnie Byanyima

Political

World

" My own life values were shaped in great part by my mother, who instigated women's clubs in my village. Women were able to organize and stand together. What inspired me most about their work was the power it gave them to assert their rights and the rights of their daughters, be it education or property inheritance. "

" Oxfam believes that any global talks to reform tax rules must include all countries, including the poorest. "