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When we talk about women's economic empowerment, we should be careful that we're not just giving women more to do.

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We treat a planet at crisis point as an externality that can be shunted into a future generation. We continue to act as if we had the natural resources of several planets, not one.

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GDP excludes care work and other unpaid work, most of which falls to women and girls in rich and in poor countries alike.

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Tax abuse is a scourge on our global community, but especially for Africa.

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African countries lose the most from tax dodging. African governments must, therefore, do more to push for a full reform of the global tax system and demand action from countries, such as the U.K., whose financial centres sit at the heart of the global network of tax havens.

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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.

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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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Conflict and callous politics drive famine.

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Billions of people are being left behind by economic growth.

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Ending extreme poverty is possible.

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Nationality: Unknown

Type: Politician

Born: January 13th, 1959

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