Aída Yolanda Avella Esquivel, or Aída Yolanda Abella Esquivel (born 23 January 1949, Sogamoso), is a Colombian pedagogue, psychologist, and politician belonging to the Patriotic Union party.
She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Colombia and a councilor of the city of Bogotá between 1992 and 1996.
Avella was a candidate for Vice President in the 2014 presidential election for the Alternative Democratic Pole and Patriotic Union alliance.
In the 2018 parliamentarian election, Avella was elected to the Colombian Senate.