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" I'm ready to do any kind of work, as long as it absorbs my passion for making a just world and equal world. "
Winnie Byanyima
Kind
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" Tackling the extreme gap between the rich and the poor and tackling climate change is part of the same struggle. "
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" Crucially, African governments must ensure they prioritize the eradication of tax evasion and tax avoidance. "
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" It's happy and secure people who the are most creative. "
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" I have learnt to enjoy my own company because I have lived alone many years. "
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" Global governance needs recalibrating so it works in the public interest of all the world's citizens - not just for the few. "
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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. "
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" Rule of law, access to justice, and financial transparency happen by design, not accident. "
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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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" The people standing up most strongly for our democracies should be celebrated, not prosecuted - be it those countless human rights defenders who defend all our rights or the brave whistle-blowers who expose tax dodging. "
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" Here's something we're rarely told growing up: our world rewards wealth, not hard work or talent. "
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" 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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" I am still haunted by the memory of my Ugandan friends dying from HIV years ago because high prices kept the medicines they needed out of reach. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" We have international organizations for health, trade, and football - even for coffee - but not tax. Why not? "
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" Billions of people are being left behind by economic growth. "
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" 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. "
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" 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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" Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging. "
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" Conflict and callous politics drive famine. "
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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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" Inequality, climate change, and conflict are evicting millions from their homes. But these perils are being met with 'anti-answers' such as nationalism, closed borders, lies, and hatred. "
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" Women, men, and children have fundamental rights to humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet far too many states block aid and attack their own citizens, and too many others - including some of the world's wealthiest countries - turn their back on those fleeing conflict and violence. "
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" Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development. "
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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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" African countries lose the most from tax dodging. African governments must, therefore, do more to push for a full reform of the global tax system and demand action from countries, such as the U.K., whose financial centres sit at the heart of the global network of tax havens. "
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" The U.N. must be made more inclusive, accountable, democratic, effective, and reflective of a world in which political and economic power has shifted. "
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