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Tackling the extreme gap between the rich and the poor and tackling climate change is part of the same struggle.

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

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Women, men, and children have fundamental rights to humanitarian assistance and protection. Yet far too many states block aid and attack their own citizens, and too many others - including some of the world's wealthiest countries - turn their back on those fleeing conflict and violence.

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Oxfam is part of a global movement for social justice. We mainly work to fight for economic and social rights for people without a voice or people who are oppressed.

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Wealth is used to entrench inequality, not to trickle down and solve it.

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I don't think it's helpful to go dismantling the past, but you can refuse to honor aspects of it that you don't believe in anymore.

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Leadership is so defined by men, and we need to revise that - we need to be able to say that the people we honor are not the conquerors but the peacemakers.

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Extreme inequality is no temporary blip. It is hard-wired into our economies.

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Our economic system has enabled companies and individuals to use their power and influence to capture and retain an ever-increasing share of the benefits of economic growth while the benefits for the poorest in society have shrunk.

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By allowing super wealthy corporations and individuals to avoid paying their fair share of tax, tax havens are denying governments' revenue that could and should be spent on schools, healthcare, and other essential services.

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Politician

Born: January 13th, 1959

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