Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development 2026

Mr. Orellana Halkyer holds a PhD in Law, with a specialization in Interlegality and Legal Fields, from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He also has a Master's in Law and Economicsof Climate Change from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Argentina, a Master's in Energy and Environmental Policy and Management from FLACSO Mexico, and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from San Simón University in Bolivia. Before joining FAO, he served as Regional Manager for Mexico and Central America and as Representative in Mexico for the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), a position he held since March 2022. n 2019, he was Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the Eastern Republic of Uruguay and Representative to the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and the Latin American Integration Association (ALADI).

He was Minister for Environment and Water from April 2009 to January 2010, Minister for Water from April 2008 to January 2009, and Vice Minister for Basic Services in 2006.