Colombia

Colombia: Law against animal abuse approved in the House of Representatives, Green Party hails a great step towards animal protection

News March 12, 2025

The Animal Protection Bill presented by Ms. Andrea Padilla, Senator on the list of the Partido Alianza Verde, has been approved in the House of Representatives. Good news for the Green Party, which...

Colombian Green Party MP Rosita Jiménez Victim of Intimidation and harassment due to her political commitment

News November 20, 2024

Alianza Verde, the name of the Colombian Green Party, is protesting a new threat against the head of the Magdalena department Rosita Jiménez, who has once again been the subject of intimidation and...

In Colombia, a dissident FARC faction threatens COP16 on biodiversity

News October 28, 2024

"We invite delegates from the national and international community to refrain from attending COP16." This is what the Central General Staff (EMC) guerrilla, a dissident faction of the FARC, wrote on X. A thinly veiled warning issued...

Colombia: Amazon River bed reduced by 90% due to drought

News October 1, 2024

The Amazon River, which flows in the southeast of Colombia, on the border with Peru and Brazil, has seen its level drop by 90% in the last three months due to drought, the government announced on Thursday,...

The Green Party of Colombia advocates for the political participation of the black, Afro-Colombian population and Raizal

News August 1, 2024

As part of the International Day of Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women, Alianza Verde worked to consolidate the anti-racist protocol to eliminate the obstacles to political participation to which black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal and Palenquera populations are subjected...

A member of the Green Party of Colombia was elected president of the House of Representatives

News July 30, 2024

The third legislature of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia began with the election of the new members of the Board of Directors. In the House of Representatives, the competition for the presidency has been intense,...

The Green Alliance of Colombia condemns the attack against the mayor of Tibú Richard Claro

News July 12, 2024

The Green Alliance Party of Colombia expressed dismay at the violent attack perpetrated against the mayor of Tibú, Richar Claro, and his family while they were driving on the highway that connects Tibú to the district of...

The Green Alliance of Colombia files legal complaint against engineering company for alleged links with drug traffickers and politicians

News July 1, 2024

The Green Alliance of Colombia, through its deputy Carolina Giraldo, decides to file a complaint with the Attorney General's Office regarding the link between an engineering company that obtained public works contracts in eight departments of Colombia...

Colombian Green Party denounces acts of corruption within the National Risk Management Unit

News May 12, 2024

The Green Alliance has once again denounced the acts of corruption within the National Risk Management Unit, which affect the current President of the Senate, Iván Name, and the former regional councilor Sandra Ortiz.

Under the leadership of Green Alliance parliamentarians, parity becomes effective in corporate public functions in Colombia

News May 10, 2024

While the proportion of women in the highest positions, in businesses and in administration, is struggling to evolve around the world, the Colombian Constitutional Court has just declared constitutional the draft organic law which modifies the rules...

Colombia: Green Alliance Party wants to promote 1,500 environmental projects nationwide

News April 30, 2024

As part of the Earth Day celebration, the Environmental Commission of the Green Alliance Party convened a group of experts to identify ways to address the water crisis in the country. During this meeting, the Greens committed...

The representative in the House of the Green Alliance in Colombia calls for the expulsion of Senator Hernández from the party for violating the fundamental principles of the Green Party

News March 16, 2024

The deputy of Alianza Verde, Santiago Osorio, sent a letter to the leader of the Green Party requesting the expulsion of Jota Pe Hernández from the party after an incident that occurred in the Senate during a...

2024 UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia: Congress members ask President Petro to host summit in Bogotá

News January 29, 2024

Colombia will host this year's United Nations Biodiversity Conference, COP16, which is one of the most important environmental events in the world. This will be the first time for this Latin American country, which had offered to...

The price of being a Green activist in Latin America

Americas October 13, 2021

Becoming a political candidate requires courage and often implies accepting counterparts, such as becoming constantly exposed publicly. Standing for affirmed policies comes with the reality of encountering adversaries in the political arena and sometimes, even enemies. Being...

The Green Alliance Party of Colombia Seeks International Support and Solidarity for National Massacres

News January 29, 2021

The Green Alliance Party of Colombia (Partido Alianza Verde) is calling for international support and solidarity for the critical situation currently facing the Latin American country. Following the breakdown of an already unstable peace process, the country has...

Towards a Better Colombia: Alianza Verde’s New Green Covenant for Women

News December 14, 2020

In the context of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25), Colombia's Partido Alianza Verde (Green Alliance Party in English), vowed to comply with the Party's new covenant for the prevention and...

Senators of Green Alliance Party call for Colombia to ratify the Escazú Agreement

Americas October 13, 2020

Senators of the Green Alliance Party (Partido Alianza Verde) of Colombia are calling for President Iván Duque to ratify the Escazú Agreement. It is the first multilateral environmental agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean - and...

Canada

Opinion

Colombia

POPULAR CATEGORIES

Editorials

Green Party Using Spotlight to Push Civil Defence Expansion – Not Environmental Justice

Why Won’t Elizabeth May and Mike Morrice Call for Sanctions on...

Jean-Luc Mélenchon and the Rise of the New Popular Front: A...

Opinion

Alex Tyrrell Comments On Federal Election Results

BC Green Party Member Calls for Rational China Policy

Learning from the Past to Build a Stronger, More Independent Canada

POPULAR POSTS

“This Victory is Part of a Larger Struggle” Jordan Wilkie on...

Green Party PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir Ranked Among World’s Most Influential Women

Dimitri Lascaris, Runner-Up in GPC Leadership Race, Will Continue to Advance...

POPULAR CATEGORY