On 31 October 2026, Ms. Kanta Singh took up the role as the Head of Office (ad interim), UN Women China Office. She brings more than 25 years of experience advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment across the development sector and United Nations system. Ms. Singh has over ten years’ experience in supporting women-led development within BRICS and G20 processes, and has been a key global advisor to UN Women in its provision of requested technical support to the G20 and to the BRICS Gender Working Group.
Between December 2021 and October 2026, Ms. Kanta Singh served as UN Women Deputy Country Representative in India. She served as UN Women Country Representative ad interim in India from June 2025 to March 2026. From 2019-21, Ms. Singh was a programme manager for UN Women India Country Office on women’s education, skilling, employment and entrepreneurship; prior to that, she was with UNDP India Country Office as a programme
officer for nine years. Ms. Singh has extensive management experience in ensuring corporate compliance with UN Women’s operational rules and regulations, including in guiding the development and implementation of UN Women’s planning and programming tools. She has worked with national and international organizations to advance women’s participation in the formal economy and in sports.
Ms. Singh holds a master’s degree in Sociology. A former national-level volleyball player, Ms. Singh is a Chevening Gurukul Fellow from the University of Oxford.
