081 | Roberto Múkaro Borrero

Roberto Múkaro Borrero has a distinguished and  diverse background in policy & program development and human rights  advocacy, including in specialization on the rights of Indigenous  Peoples. He retains over 25 years of experience actively engaging the  United Nations system in thematic areas such as Sustainable Development;  Climate Change; the Information Society; and the Organization of  American States; among others. He has served on the staff of the  International Indian Treaty Council and the American Museum of Natural  History, as well as an independent contracting consultant for UNESCO,  UNDP, PBS, and other notable institutions. A published writer, an  accomplished artist, and musician,  Borrero is a member of the Taíno  Tribal Nation, an Indigenous Peoples whose traditional homelands extend  through the Greater Antilles to the Southern tip of Florida in the U.S.  In 2012, he was traditionally sanctioned a kasike (chief) of the Guainía  Taíno tribal community.  He has an educational background in  communications and cultural studies. In 2013, Borrero was awarded an  honorary Doctorate Degree, Philosophy in Humanities, from Kayiwa  International University, Kampala, Uganda.