Hosted by the City of Rabat, in collaboration with the UNESCO Regional Office for the Maghreb and the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, along with numerous other partners, the 24th LivCom Finals and Forum will be held in Rabat, Morocco from 24-27 May, 2027.
Please note the new upcoming deadlines:
15 January, 2027 for registration
15 Feburary, 2027 for written submissions
As we move closer to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, local authorities are facing new challenges. Creating inclusive, smart, and liveable cities means ensuring that technological innovation actively serves human rights and broad community development. With this in mind, the theme for the 24th LivCom event is "Sustainable Humanities and Future Cities", aiming to comprehensively explore how to integrate humanities development and technological changes into urban planning, and look to the relationship between future urban technological innovation and humanities development. The choice of theme responds inter alia to the BRIDGES Manifesto “A Time of Great Consequence”, endorsed on 1 October 2026 by the UNESCO MOST Intergovernmental Council.
LivCom 2027 will be co-organized by the LivCom Committee, the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP), the International Institute on Ageing/INIA (United Nations- Malta), the United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD), the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), UNESCO Rabat Office, the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region & Europe (CEDARE), the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization/ ICESCO, and will be hosted by the City of Rabat in collaboration with the UNESCO Regional Office for the Maghreb. We are also proud to welcome the UNESCO MOST Bridges Coalition as the major partner for this year. Through collaborative efforts from all parties, the LivCom Morocco event is set to become an unparalleled international gathering feast that advances urban sustainability and fosters regional innovation, particularly in the sector of sustainable humanities and future cities.
Details regarding the technical conference, the UN training programme , and other events running alongside the Finals will be shared soon. Please keep an eye on the LivCom website for the latest updates and announcements.