New Delhi: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has appointed Cynthia McCaffrey as India's representative. After being appointed as the representative of India by UNICEF, he met Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. McCaffrey has served in the headquarters of UNICEF in several positions. He has over 25 years of experience working for UNICEF. She was UNICEF's representative in China before being appointed as India's representative.

As a representative of India, it will be his responsibility to provide leadership and strategy for UNICEF's programs for children. After meeting Foreign Secretary Sanjay Verma, McCaffrey said that India has made great progress in the last decades for children, youth and women. I look forward to working together across the country to build UNICEF's strong partnership with the Indian government and advance the rights of every child.

McCaffrey joined UNICEF in 2001 as a Senior Program Advisor, leading the relationship between the United Nations Children's Agency and the governments of the United States, Canada and Ireland. He then served as Senior Vice President at the US Fund for UNICEF to mobilize support for the agency's work around the world. In addition, he has served in the Office of the US Executive Director at the World Bank, where he coordinated Africa, debt relief, health, education and post-conflict issues.

Cynthia McCaffrey, a United States citizen, holds a master's degree in public policy from the LBJ School of the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University. He then began his career with his international development with the International Rescue Committee.