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" 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. "

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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. "

Winnie Byanyima

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Poverty

Political

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

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

" Crucially, African governments must ensure they prioritize the eradication of tax evasion and tax avoidance. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We need to harness the boundless energy and creativity of our youth. "

" When we talk about women's economic empowerment, we should be careful that we're not just giving women more to do. "

" Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development. "

" 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. "

" Global growth and development that is strong, sustainable, and inclusive requires the challenges of inequality to be met head-on. "

" 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. "

" I grew up really being able to stand up to authority. "

Winnie Byanyima

Being

Authority

" It's happy and secure people who the are most creative. "

" 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. "

" Extreme inequality is no temporary blip. It is hard-wired into our economies. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Global governance needs recalibrating so it works in the public interest of all the world's citizens - not just for the few. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Conflict and callous politics drive famine. "

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

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

" Global governments should start seriously talking about the creation of a World Tax Authority with the mission to ensure that tax systems will deliver for the public interests in all countries. "