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Winnie Byanyima Quotes

- Politician | January 13, 1959 -

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

Friend Freedom Me Growing Up Growing

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

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Women Environmental World Problems

Without women's equal access to positions of decision-making power and a clear process to get there, gender equality, global security, and peace will never be realized.

Winnie Byanyima

Women Power Peace Equality Process

The U.N. must be made more inclusive, accountable, democratic, effective, and reflective of a world in which political and economic power has shifted.

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Power World Political Inclusive More

Billions of people are being left behind by economic growth.

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Growth People Economic Growth Left

Ending extreme poverty is possible.

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Ending Poverty Possible Extreme

Far too many governments are cutting back on their investment in human development.

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Back Investment Development Human

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

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Good Society Believe Strong Country

The importance of tackling inequality in Africa cannot be overstated.

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Inequality Africa Cannot Importance

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.

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Year Lose Tax Investment Belief Way

Rather than engineering our economies solely to maximise GDP, Africa's business and political leaders must build economies explicitly designed to end poverty and inequality.

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Business Engineering End Political

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.

Winnie Byanyima

Women Business People Young Economy

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