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    Poverty is a question of political will, not resources, says Oxfam head

    Amitabh Behar says $33.9 trillion is sitting in the pockets of the superrich — and should be taxed.

    By Anna Gawel // 03 July 2025

    A running theme at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development is that resources today are scarce, and the world needs to get creative and make the most of them to tackle crises such as poverty.

    Amitabh Behar, executive director of Oxfam International, argued that there’s no shortage of resources. It’s simply a question of political will as to whether those resources will be directed to fight inequality.

    He cited what he referred to as “startling” statistics to back him up.

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      Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.

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