Rather than working for all, power and public policy is increasingly influenced by wealthy elites that are able to bend the rules… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
I am still haunted by the memory of my Ugandan friends dying from HIV years ago because high prices kept the medicines… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Without women's equal access to positions of decision-making power and a clear process to get there, gender equality, global security, and peace… — Winnie Byanyima Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
We need a race to the top so that we have policies and regulations that protect human rights, the environment and that… — Winnie Byanyima Economics Copy Share Image
I grew up in a country that was in a civil conflict for most of my childhood and adolescence. I saw violence… — Winnie Byanyima Childhood Copy Share Image
The extremely wealthy have disproportionate influence on policies that impact us all. This corrupts our politics and leads to poorer people being… — Winnie Byanyima Impact 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
To build more human economies in Africa, governments must be far more strategic, wise, and forward-looking in their expenditure and build diverse… — Winnie Byanyima Economics Copy Share Image
African countries lose the most from tax dodging. African governments must, therefore, do more to push for a full reform of the… — Winnie Byanyima Action Copy Share Image
Economic inequality is a corrosive force that undermines economic growth, puts a brake on the fight against poverty, and sparks social unrest. — Winnie Byanyima Economic growth Copy Share Image
Fundamental is the need for governments to protect the space for citizens to claim their rights, organize, and express themselves. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
The people standing up most strongly for our democracies should be celebrated, not prosecuted - be it those countless human rights defenders… — Winnie Byanyima Brave Copy Share Image
Governments and civil society must step up to ensure inclusivity in the commissioning, design, delivery, and assessment of vital public services. — 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 Creation Copy Share Image
Rather than engineering our economies solely to maximise GDP, Africa's business and political leaders must build economies explicitly designed to end poverty… — Winnie Byanyima Business Copy Share Image
In the US a child born into a poor family will become a poor adult. The american dream is just that -… — Winnie Byanyima Adults Copy Share Image
What is concerning is that work in the informal sector is characterised by vulnerability, low wages and no rights. So it is… — 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 Civil society Copy Share Image
People who are denied access to power are also denied the opportunity to make or influence decisions to live a better life… — 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 Climate Copy Share Image
Inequality, climate change, and conflict are evicting millions from their homes. But these perils are being met with 'anti-answers' such as nationalism,… — Winnie Byanyima Change Copy Share Image
Leadership is so defined by men, and we need to revise that - we need to be able to say that the… — Winnie Byanyima Honor 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… — Winnie Byanyima Corporations 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 Discrimination Copy Share Image
Oxfam is part of a global movement for social justice. We mainly work to fight for economic and social rights for people… — Winnie Byanyima Fight Copy Share Image
A global tax body would give all countries - not just the rich and powerful - an equal say in how the… — Winnie Byanyima Body Copy Share Image
Global growth and development that is strong, sustainable, and inclusive requires the challenges of inequality to be met head-on. — Winnie Byanyima Challenges Copy Share Image
Ultimately, developing countries and groups like Oxfam want to see a new intergovernmental body on cooperation in tax matters under the auspices… — Winnie Byanyima Body Copy Share Image
Instead of presiding over an economic system that panders to big business and a wealthy elite, a more human economy must be… — Winnie Byanyima African women Copy Share Image
