APCTT is governed by a Governing Council composed of a representative designated by the Government of India, as the host country, and no fewer than eight representatives nominated by other members and associate members of ESCAP. Members of the Governing Council are elected by the Commission for a term of three years. 

The Governing Council meets at least once a year. It provides guidance on the formulation and implementation of the Centre’s programme of work and reviews its administrative and financial status. 

The present Governing Council was elected for the period 2026–2029 at the eighty-second session of ESCAP. It comprises the following nine member States:


 

Current Governing Council Members (2026–2029)

Bangladesh
Bangladesh
China
China
India
India
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Malaysia
Malaysia
Philippines
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Thailand
Thailand
 

Sessions & Documents

2025
 
 
Twenty-first session
Moscow, Russian Federation
4–5 December 2025

Latest

2024
 
 
Twentieth session
Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran
27–28 November 2024
2023
 
 
Nineteenth session
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
6–7 December 2023
2022
 
 
Eighteenth session
Bangkok, Thailand
7–8 December 2022
2021
 
 
Seventeenth session
New Delhi, India
1–2 December 2021
2020
 
 
Sixteenth session
Guangzhou, China
2–3 December 2020
2019
 
Fifteenth session
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6–7 November 2019

For enquiries related to the Governing Council, please contact APCTT at apctt@un.org. The APCTT Statute is available on the Statute page.