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8 men have the same wealth as 3.6 billion of the world's poorest people. We must rebalance this unjust economy

Internally displaced Somali women wait for food at a camp in the capital Mogadishu, July 20, 2011. The United Nations on Wednesday declared famine in two regions of southern Somalia, and warned that this could spread further within two months in the war-ravaged Horn of Africa country unless donors step in. REUTERS/Omar Faruk  (SOMALIA - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY CONFLICT) TEMPLATE OUT - RTR2P2Z8

'Wealth does not trickle down to the poor' Image: REUTERS/Omar Faruk

Winnie Byanyima
Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Director, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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