Governments should end the extreme concentration of wealth in order to end poverty. This means tackling tax dodging but also increasing taxes… — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development. — 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
Civil society space provides the oxygen for citizens to participate and meaningfully hold their governments and the private sector to account -… — Winnie Byanyima 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
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
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 Copy Share Image
Crucially, African governments must ensure they prioritize the eradication of tax evasion and tax avoidance. — 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
The extremely wealthy have disproportionate influence on policies that impact us all. This corrupts our politics and leads to poorer people being… — Winnie Byanyima 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 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 Copy Share Image
Citizens need to know how their countries are being run so that they can hold governments and big business to account. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Governments, the investor and business community, and civil society organizations and public representatives need to work together to ensure the necessary foundations… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
You are not going to lift everybody out of poverty through the kindness of wealthy people. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
Climate change is the biggest threat to our chances of winning the fight against hunger. — Winnie Byanyima Copy Share Image
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 Image
Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa. — Winnie Byanyima 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 Copy Share Image
