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The Revenue Management for Joint Programming policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.



​The US Letter of Credit (LOC) Agreements policy and accompanying guidelines have been updated as follows:For USAID, there are sometimes contributions to support GEF, Covid-19 and other activities. The policy and related guidance previously limited funds to fund codes 30000 and 16610 for LOC contribution. Therefore, the policy and related guidance were updated to include fund codes for these other activities.The DUNS number: 793511262 was replaced with DUNS number: 645521498. DUNS: 645521498 is the official DUNS number for UNDP which is used by UNDP Business Units applying for ...

​The US Letter of Credit (LOC) Agreements policy and accompanying guidelines have been updated as follows:

  • For USAID, there are sometimes contributions to support GEF, Covid-19 and other activities. The policy and related guidance previously limited funds to fund codes 30000 and 16610 for LOC contribution. Therefore, the policy and related guidance were updated to include fund codes for these other activities.
  • The DUNS number: 793511262 was replaced with DUNS number: 645521498. DUNS: 645521498 is the official DUNS number for UNDP which is used by UNDP Business Units applying for a USAID Grant.


  • ​​The Non-Core Contributions policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

    The GLOC from LIC and MIC (Low- and Middle-Income Countries) policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

    ​The following policies and relevant procedures and guidance notes were updated based on the previously announced accounting policy changes for contributions:Core ContributionsGovernment Contribution to Local Office Costs (GLOC) from LIC and MICNon-Core Contributions New: Revenue Management Guidance: Global Fund (linked in clause 12 of the Non-Core Contributions policy)Revenue Management for Joint ProgrammingGovernment Contributions from Net Contributing Countries (NCCs) and High Middle-Income Countries (High-MICs)US Letter of Credit (LOC) Agreements Updated: US Government Letter of Credit G ...

    ​The following policies and relevant procedures and guidance notes were updated based on the previously announced accounting policy changes for contributions:Core ContributionsGovernment Contribution to Local Office Costs (GLOC) from LIC and MICNon-Core Contributions New: Revenue Management Guidance: Global Fund (linked in clause 12 of the Non-Core Contributions policy)Revenue Management for Joint ProgrammingGovernment Contributions from Net Contributing Countries (NCCs) and High Middle-Income Countries (High-MICs)US Letter of Credit (LOC) Agreements Updated: US Government Letter of Credit Guidelines and Procedures for funding UNDP projects (linked in clause 3 of the US LOC Agreements policy)The summary of the changes and their implication on UNDP Offices are:  With a few exceptions, the announced accounting policy changes for contributions, require the full revenue, including for future periods, to be recorded in the year an agreement/or other binding document is signed and not upon the receipt of cash.The recording of the revenue in Atlas remains with the GSSU Revenue team. UNDP Offices are required to submit the signed agreements to the GSSU within 1 week after an agreement is signed via the Service Request Portal : https://undp.custhelp.com/app/main.The policy revision did not change the ability for UNDP Offices to spend or enter into commitments in Atlas which is still dependent on funds being received (except for USAID Letters of Credit where the current process of enabling the spending ability in Atlas remains unchanged). As is currently the case, UNDP Offices can only incur expenditures or enter into commitments upon receipt of funds or by following budget override procedures outlined in the UNDP's Risk Management Guidelines.For UNDP Offices receiving funding from MPTF, in the past UNDP Offices have been submitting the signed disbursement notifications to GSSU but going forward, the full approved amount committed to UNDP should be provided. Therefore, UNDP Offices should provide the signed Project Document (ProDoc) and the Steering Committee minutes that reflects fully the approved amount for UNDP and not just what is being disbursed in the next tranche.Country Offices are required to submit signed amendment agreements/ letters/amendments within 1 week of signing the agreements/amendment to GSSU so that the revenue can be recorded or adjusted accordingly.At the end of every year, the Head of Office will be required to certify in the annual assertion that all signed agreements/amendments to agreements have been submitted to GSSU on a timely basis prior to the closure of the financial ledgers.  This will help ensure that UNDP revenue is  captured in a timely manner as any late submission of these documents poses a significant management reporting risk and audit risk as revenue will not be reported accurately in the UNDP financial statements, including quarterly financial statements.For the POPP on Government Contributions to Local Office Costs (GLOC) from Low and Middle Income Countries (LIC and MIC), a new GL account (i.e. GLOC – Gov contr Locl Cost Future – 51017) was created to track cases, if and when host governments settle their cash targets in advance, especially when a multi-year target is successfully negotiated.
    The Country Co-Financing Cost Sharing (Fund 11888) and Non-Earmarked Programme Cost Sharing (Fund 30083) policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

    ​The Government Local Office Cost (GLOC) Valuation of the In-Kind Contribution from the Host Government policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

    The Revenue Management for Joint Programming policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

    ​Paragraph 16 was added to the Government Contribution to Local Office Costs (GLOC) from LIC and MIC policy. The paragraph was added to reflect decisions adopted by the Executive Board during the second regular session in 2020. GLOC contributions are a major funding source for country offices' core institutional budgets, and their utilization is subject to UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules. The Executive Board (EB decision 2020/14) recognizes the importance of host government contributions to UNDP local offices costs, and encourages UNDP to work with the respective governments to agree, whe ...

    ​Paragraph 16 was added to the Government Contribution to Local Office Costs (GLOC) from LIC and MIC policy. The paragraph was added to reflect decisions adopted by the Executive Board during the second regular session in 2020. GLOC contributions are a major funding source for country offices' core institutional budgets, and their utilization is subject to UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules. The Executive Board (EB decision 2020/14) recognizes the importance of host government contributions to UNDP local offices costs, and encourages UNDP to work with the respective governments to agree, where possible, to annual and multi-year contributions.

    ​The GLOC from LIC and MIC (Low and Middle Income Countries) policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.