Here's something we're rarely told growing up: our world rewards wealth, not hard work or talent. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Global governance needs recalibrating so it works in the public interest of all the world's citizens - not just for the few. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Wealth does not trickle down to the poor. Oxfam knows this, the IMF knows this, the World Bank knows this. Poor people… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
I'm ready to do any kind of work, as long as it absorbs my passion for making a just world and equal… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The world belongs to the wealthy, and nowhere is this injustice more apparent than in the workplace. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The U.N. must be made more inclusive, accountable, democratic, effective, and reflective of a world in which political and economic power has… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Global governments should start seriously talking about the creation of a World Tax Authority with the mission to ensure that tax systems… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The discrimination of women and girls goes to the core of any and all analyses of the world's economic, political, and environmental… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
It is staggering that in the 21st century, half of the world's population - that's three and a half billion people -… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
We need a world where people do not have to live in fear of the economic repercussions of getting sick or losing… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there,… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Women, men, and children have fundamental rights to humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet far too many states block aid and attack their… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and influence to… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
By empowering a woman, we empower a child. By educating a girl child, we make it possible for her to grow up to become… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
A global tax body would give all countries - not just the rich and powerful - an equal say in how the global rules… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax dodging but also increasing taxes on wealth… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
You are not going to lift everybody out of poverty through the kindness of wealthy people. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
Climate change is the biggest threat to our chances of winning the fight against hunger. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
African countries lose billions every year because of tax dodging by big corporations and wealthy individuals. They lose billions more from overly generous tax… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
Global growth and development that is strong, sustainable, and inclusive requires the challenges of inequality to be met head-on. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
Developing countries can make great strides towards more progressive and effective taxation and spending through action within their own borders. But the damage caused… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
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… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
The conniving, rich oilmen that were so desperate to prevent and frustrate the Paris Agreement found cheerleaders in Mr. Trump and his party. They… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share
