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15 September 2026

Financial Management and Implementation Modalities

The UNDP-supported Guarantees Policy has been updated to allow UNCDF to apply its own Guarantees Policy (as outlined in the ...

The UNDP-supported Guarantees Policy has been updated to allow UNCDF to apply its own Guarantees Policy (as outlined in the UNCDF Supplementary Guidelines to the UNDP Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures (POPP)) when engaged as a Responsible Party on a UNDP project involving a UNDP-supported guarantee. This update provides a clear framework for joint UNDP-UNCDF guarantee operations and resolves previous policy incompatibilities between the two organizations. Under this arrangement, UNCDF will be responsible for the design, implementation, and management of guarantees, including technical, risk, fiduciary, and monitoring functions, in accordance with its established guarantees policies and procedures. The change expands implementation options for UNDP-supported guarantees and strengthens collaboration to help mobilize financing for sustainable development outcomes. The UNDP-supported Guarantees Operational Manual has also been updated to reflect the policy update.

10 September 2026

Internal Control Framework (ICF)

The Internal Control Framework Operational Guide has been updated to include the following three changes:...

The Internal Control Framework Operational Guide has been updated to include the following three changes:

  1. correcting the name of a Quantum role in Section 2.1, point 3. This correction clarifies that for internal supplier registrations, Buyers are not assigned an IDAM Supplier Maintenance supplementary role (L1), but rather a UN Register Suppliers role;
  2. footnote 9 in the same section has been updated to reflect a new timeline for implementation of a revised process to 2027; and
  3. links to expired UNall articles have been refreshed for Project Closure Workbench and Position Management references.

22 July 2026

Cash Management

The Safe Management policy has been reviewed with no change needed.

13 July 2026

Non-Reimbursable Loans

Steps 13 and 14 of the Non-Reimbursable Loan Agreements procedure have been updated to replace the GSSC registration process with Quantum. The responsible party for the registration process has been updated from OHR to the Receiving Office Bureau and IDAM Focal point.

13 July 2026

Risk Management

The Risk Appetite Statement has been updated to align references to the Three Lines Model with the Enterprise Risk Management policy.