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

Winnie Byanyima

Space

Society

Rising

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

" 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. "

" I'm ready to do any kind of work, as long as it absorbs my passion for making a just world and equal world. "

" 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. "

" High corruption and the influence of big business and the wealthy elite keeps the poorest Nigerians trapped in poverty and cut off from the benefits of economic growth and basic services. Some people - searching for the means to survive - became vulnerable to groups like Boko Haram. "

" For me, growing up as an activist under an oppressive dictatorship in Uganda, the U.N. was a friend to those of us who fought our way to freedom, as it was for the millions who joined decolonization struggles in the African continent. "

Winnie Byanyima

Growing

Growing Up

" Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights. "

" The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental problems. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" That a country has a strong civil society is, I believe, particularly necessary for good development. "

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

" Citizens need to know how their countries are being run so that they can hold governments and big business to account. "

" 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. "

" When men and women, boys and girls, are denied the right to education, the right to own land, the access to basic services like healthcare and clean water, a fair price for the crops they grow, a fair wage for the work they do, or the right to be part of making decisions that affect them, the result is poverty. "

" Africa's young population could be a huge economic asset if inequality were addressed. "

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

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

Winnie Byanyima

Being

Authority

" Inequality is inextricably linked with distribution of land and natural resources. "

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

Winnie Byanyima

Help

Will

" 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. "