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" 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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" 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. "

Winnie Byanyima

Women

Power

Peace

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

" Billions of people are being left behind by economic growth. "

" Wealth does not trickle down to the poor. Oxfam knows this, the IMF knows this, the World Bank knows this. Poor people have always known this. "

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

" Wealth is used to entrench inequality, not to trickle down and solve it. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

Winnie Byanyima

Delivery

Design

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Poverty is rooted in injustice. "

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

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

" 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. "

" African countries lose billions every year because of tax dodging by big corporations and wealthy individuals. They lose billions more from overly generous tax incentives in a misguided belief that this is the only way to attract foreign investment. "

" Having an economy that works for the 99% is achievable. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The world belongs to the wealthy, and nowhere is this injustice more apparent than in the workplace. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" A good leader, in my view, should have a clear vision of the future they want and the society they need to build. They must also have a connection with the people who work for them and be able to mobilise their best energies to create teams where people can be most creative and happy. "

" 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

" 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. "