The Nineteenth Session of the Governing Council of the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) was held on 30 November 2023, in Shanghai, China. The Council meets annually to review the work report as well as the administrative and financial status of the Centre, and to provide direction for the Centre’s programme work for the coming year. The Governing Council was held back-to-back with the Tenth Regional Forum on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Asia and the Pacific.