XXXV General Assembly of MINURVI 2026

Event type
Conference
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Event information

Start date
America/Montevideo
End date
America/Montevideo
Event type
Conference
Modality
In-person
Description

From 2 to 4 December 2026, Montevideo will host the General Assembly of MINURVI, the in-person meeting that closes the work period under the Presidency of Uruguay and the Vice-Presidencies of The Bahamas and Panama. The Assembly will bring together ministers and senior housing and urban development authorities from across the region to present the outputs of the five working groups established this year (urban renewal and circular economy, the Amazon region, access to housing from a comprehensive habitat approach, vulnerability and climate change adaptation, and strengthening the use of territorial data and information), to discuss them in working sessions with the participation of international organizations and development banks, and to define the regional roadmap towards 2027. The agenda provides for the adoption of a political declaration reflecting the voice of Latin America and the Caribbean on the global urban agenda. It is organized by the Ministry of Housing and Land Management of Uruguay, with ECLAC and UN-Habitat serving as joint technical secretariats.


The event will be livestreamed.


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Schedule

09:00 am ~ 09:30 am
Accreditation and registration
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09:30 am ~ 10:15 am
Opening and welcome remarks
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10:15 am ~ 11:00 am
Regional context

Housing, productivity and efficient land use in Latin America and the Caribbean

Housing and the 2030 Agenda

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11:00 am ~ 11:30 am
Coffee break
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11:30 am ~ 01:00 pm
Round table 1: Urban renewal and the city
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01:00 pm ~ 02:30 pm
Lunch
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02:30 pm ~ 04:00 pm
Round table 2: Data and territorial information for decision-making

Thematic introduction

Structured discussion

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04:00 pm ~ 04:20 pm
Coffee break
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04:20 pm ~ 05:50 pm
Round table 3: Access to housing from a comprehensive habitat approach

Thematic introduction

Structured discussion

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05:50 pm ~ 06:00 pm
Closing of Day I
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07:30 pm
Dialogue and dinner with Uruguayan authorities
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08:30 am ~ 01:00 pm
Urban development in the Amazon region

Space for bilateral meetings

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01:00 pm ~ 02:00 pm
Lunch
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02:00 pm ~ 06:00 pm
Site visit and territorial exchange

Las Piedras, Canelones

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07:00 pm
Ministerial dinner
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09:00 am ~ 09:15 am
Opening of Day III
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09:15 am ~ 09:45 am
Updates on the Open-ended Intergovernmental Expert Working Group on Adequate Housing for All [PC]

UN-Habitat

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09:45 am ~ 11:15 am
Round table 4: Urban vulnerability, resilience and adaptation to climate change

Thematic introduction

Structured discussion

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11:15 am ~ 11:45 am
Coffee break
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11:45 am ~ 01:00 pm
Urbanization and economic development

Ministerial discussion

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02:30 pm ~ 03:00 pm
Election of a new Presidency and Executive Committee of MINURVI for 2027
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03:00 pm ~ 04:30 pm
Discussion of the MINURVI declaration
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04:30 pm ~ 05:00 pm
Closing of the event and handover of the MINURVI Presidency
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