The nineteenth session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) was held on 28 November 2024 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The 2024 SPECA Economic Forum entitled “Green Development in the SPECA Region” held on 26-27 November 2024, as well as annual session of the SPECA Working Group on Water, Energy and Environment on 25 November 2024 preceded the annual session of the Governing Council. The 2024 SPECA high-level meetings were jointly organized by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Chair country of SPECA in 2024, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The 2024 SPECA high-level events were held in a hybrid format allowing for participation both in-person and online