{"id":210748,"date":"2019-09-16T11:33:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/74\/?p=210748"},"modified":"2020-05-05T11:43:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:43:26","slug":"olajobi-makinwa-senior-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/74\/2019\/09\/16\/olajobi-makinwa-senior-adviser\/","title":{"rendered":"Olajobi Makinwa &#8211; Senior Adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.3.2&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_vertical_length=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; text_text_shadow_blur_strength=&#8221;text_text_shadow_style,%91object Object%93&#8243; text_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=&#8221;1px&#8221; 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Prior to this, she served as Chief of Intergovernmental Relations &amp; Africa at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Compact, where she was responsible for high-level interactions with governments to strengthen relations and enhance understanding of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Compact. She aligned priorities of governments and regional inter-governmental bodies with key directions of the work of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Compact.<\/p>\n<p>During her tenure as Chief of Transparency &amp; Anti-Corruption at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Compact,\u00a0 Olajobi successfully led the development of numerous Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Compact projects on transparency and anti-corruption, notably the Siemens Initiative Project on Collective Action in the fight against corruption.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Global Compact, Olajobi was the Executive Director of Amnesty International South Africa. 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