Winnie Byanyima

“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.”

“Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging.”

“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.”

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

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

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

“Corporations are driving down wages and working conditions across the globe to maximize returns for their shareholders. They use their power and influence to ensure the rules align with their interests - no matter the cost.”

“Conflict and callous politics drive famine.”

“People who are denied access to power are also denied the opportunity to make or influence decisions to live a better life out of poverty and claim their rights.”

“We need a world where people do not have to live in fear of the economic repercussions of getting sick or losing their home or job. Where every child gets to fulfil their potential. Where corporations pay their fair share of taxes and work for the good of the majority, not just their shareholders.”

“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.”

“We need to tackle extreme inequality because it is morally indefensible and socially corrosive - undermining our health, affecting our well-being, and undermining peaceful societies.”

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