Critical Infrastructure Resilience: A Matter of Human Security
August 22, 2025
Critical infrastructure and essential resources such as water and energy are at the heart of people-centered security, shaping the well-being and resilience of societies – however they are increasingly transformed, and at times threatened, by emerging technologies. In this context, ParlAmericas hosted a second virtual session in the lead-up to the X Summit of the Americas, Security...
ParlAmericas Board of Directors approves the creation of the Parliamentary Network on Hemispheric Security
August 21, 2025
Amid a hemispheric landscape marked by growing security challenges that threaten democratic stability, human rights, and the well-being of people across the region, the ParlAmericas Board of Directors, at its 72nd meeting held today, approved the creation of a Parliamentary Network on Hemispheric Security. This new permanent body will bring together parliamentarians from the Americas...
ParlAmericas promotes cooperative political dialogue at the Parliamentary Forum and the 16th Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean
August 15, 2025
With the care society as a guiding vision —a paradigm that places the sustainability of life and the care of people and the planet at the center— ParlAmericas actively participated in the Parliamentary Forum of Latin America and the Caribbean, co-organized by ECLAC, UN Women, the Chamber of Deputies, and the Senate of the Republic of Mexico, as...
ParlAmericas Condemns the Assassination of Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay
August 11, 2025
ParlAmericas receives with profound sadness the news of the passing of Colombian Senator and presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay, which occurred today as a result of the attack perpetrated against him on June 7. This heinous crime constitutes a direct attack on democracy, the rule of law, and the institutional life of Colombia, and undermines the...
Legislative action and regional cooperation on the road to COP30
August 8, 2025
With COP30 just months away, Latin America and the Caribbean have a strategic opportunity to present a unified voice on regional priorities in international climate negotiations. Within this context, ParlAmericas participated in the 2nd Parliamentary Summit on Climate Change and Just Transition for Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the ECLAC Parliamentary Observatory on...
Legislating climate ambition: The role of parliaments in global environmental negotiations
July 24, 2025
As the international community prepares for COP30, set to take place this November at the heart of the Amazon region in Belém do Pará, Brazil, parliamentarians across the Americas and the Caribbean are taking proactive steps to strengthen their influence in the discussions and to ensure that the resulting multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) translate into...
Official visit to the Dominican Republic lays groundwork for the Inter-Parliamentary Meeting of the Tenth Summit of the Americas
July 9, 2025
During an official visit to the Dominican Republic, Colombian Senator Germán Blanco, Second Vice-President of ParlAmericas and President of the Open Parliament Network, held meetings with legislative authorities to consolidate cooperation agreements in support of the upcoming Inter-Parliamentary Gathering for the Tenth Summit of the Americas, scheduled to take place on November 27 and 28 in...
ParlAmericas participates at the 55th OAS General Assembly
June 27, 2025
Across the Americas and the Caribbean, calls for solidarity grow louder in the face of rising inequality, democratic strain, and urgent human needs—from the mental health crisis to the situation in Haiti. In these moments, the value of inclusive, multilateral cooperation becomes undeniable. It was in this spirit that ParlAmericas participated in the 55th General...
Preparing for the term ahead: Trinidad and Tobago Parliament holds Post-Election Seminar
June 26, 2025
With the start of a new legislative term in Trinidad and Tobago following the 2025 general elections, ParlAmericas supported the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago in convening a Post-Election Seminar from June 24 to 26, 2025, in Port of Spain. Newly elected and returning parliamentarians came together to refresh...
Global meeting brings together parliamentarians to address growing synthetic drug threats
June 24, 2025
As the rapid rise of synthetic drugs transforms global drug markets and exacerbates public health and security risks, legislators gathered for the first-ever Global Meeting of the International Network for Legislation on Drugs (INLOD), convened by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on June 24-25, 2025. Representing ParlAmericas, His Honour Arthur E. Holder, Speaker of...