Top 116 Quotes & Sayings by Ugandan Authors - Page 2

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

I grew up really being able to stand up to authority.

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.

Protecting space for civil society and citizenry is particularly critical in a world marked by rising political and economic inequality.

Taxing companies, particularly successful multinational companies, is one of the most progressive forms of taxation.

I believe we can build a human economy where people are the bottom line.

Governments, the investor and business community, and civil society organizations and public representatives need to work together to ensure the necessary foundations are in place to align private finance to guarantee sustainable and equitable development and poverty reduction.

Progressive taxation can offset the effect of growing inequality.

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.

The struggles to overturn colonial rule were long and often bitter. But, over time, most were inevitably successful.

It's happy and secure people who the are most creative.

Development cooperation between nations is very important because it is one of the building blocks of shared peace, prosperity, and human rights for all. It is one of the antidotes to the poison of xenophobia.

Billions of people are being left behind by economic growth.

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.

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

When men and women, boys and girls, are denied the right to education, the right to own land, the access to basic services like healthcare and clean water, a fair price for the crops they grow, a fair wage for the work they do, or the right to be part of making decisions that affect them, the result is poverty.

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

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

I grew up in a country that was in a civil conflict for most of my childhood and adolescence. I saw violence and lived as a teenager through the time of a brutal dictator called Idi Amin. I fled and became a refugee.

My life has been varied, involving many jobs, but I have always been impatient with injustice.

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.

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

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

The extremely wealthy have disproportionate influence on policies that impact us all. This corrupts our politics and leads to poorer people being denied the economic opportunity to flourish in life.

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.

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

Developing countries can make great strides towards more progressive and effective taxation and spending through action within their own borders. But the damage caused by exemptions, loopholes, and tax havens requires action beyond national borders - it requires international action and cooperation.

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

We don't want to tell young girls and boys that the odds are stacked against them from the start. Instead, we could tell them that with passion, conviction, and determination we can build a better future. This future is possible by redesigning our economy to truly reward hard work rather than wealth.

I'm ready to do any kind of work, as long as it absorbs my passion for making a just world and equal world.

Ending extreme poverty is possible.

I've never heard an agency say, 'Unless you industrialize I will not support you'.

Marriage is built around complementarity of the sexes, and therefore the institution of marriage is a support for stable families and societies.

Global governance needs recalibrating so it works in the public interest of all the world's citizens - not just for the few.

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.

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

Global governments should start seriously talking about the creation of a World Tax Authority with the mission to ensure that tax systems will deliver for the public interests in all countries.

I am still haunted by the memory of my Ugandan friends dying from HIV years ago because high prices kept the medicines they needed out of reach.

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

If the rights of civil partners are met differently in law to those of married couples, there is no discrimination in law, and if civil partnerships are seen as somehow 'second class' that is a social attitude which will change and cannot, in any case, be turned around by redefining the law of marriage.

Crucially, African governments must ensure they prioritize the eradication of tax evasion and tax avoidance.

Wealth does not trickle down to the poor. Oxfam knows this, the IMF knows this, the World Bank knows this. Poor people have always known this.

Poverty is rooted in injustice.

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.

The Paris Agreement threw people of the world a lifeline, and the United States played a vital role in getting us there, not least by working closely with China to clear the decks to a global deal.

Democracy in Myanmar cannot be achieved with discrimination and gross violations of human rights.

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.

None of the parties want this conflict to go on.

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

I grew up thinking the most decent job to do was to fight injustice.

My own life values were shaped in great part by my mother, who instigated women's clubs in my village. Women were able to organize and stand together. What inspired me most about their work was the power it gave them to assert their rights and the rights of their daughters, be it education or property inheritance.

What a fantastic honour to be given the opportunity to write a column in the first ever 'Sunday Sun.'

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.

We need to harness the boundless energy and creativity of our youth.

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.

Investing in vital infrastructure will help to build more sustainable, equitable economies.