| Atlas User Access Standards | Para.13 'Business Units' is deleted, as access to Atlas of UNDP staff and designated SC holders is subject to the scope of their job duties as referenced in para.2 of the policy. All paragraphs following para.13 have been renumbered accordingly.
| 20/01/2020 | Information and Communications Technology |
| Atlas User Access Standards | The Atlas User Access Standards policy is available in French. To access the content, click the French tab.
| 20/01/2020 | Information and Communications Technology |
| Information Security Policy | The Information Security Policy is now available in French. To access the document, click the French tab.
| 15/01/2020 | Information and Communications Technology |
| ICT Disaster Recovery Standards for UNDP Offices | The ICT Disaster Recovery Standards for UNDP Offices policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.
| 15/01/2020 | Information and Communications Technology |
| Innovation Challenge Agreement Template (Individual) | The Innovation Challenge Agreement Template (Individual) is now available in Spanish in the POPP library. | 14/01/2020 | Procurement |
| Rank-In-Post | The Rank-in-Post policy will be reviewed when the new Mobility Policy currently under discussion, is published. Until such time the POPP requires a clarification that the RR/DRR post selections are filled through the POOLs which straddle multiple grades, hence the Rank-in-Post does not apply to the POOL selections. The Administrator will continue to exercise his prerogative through the Executive Group to determine the grade that the incumbent will serve at.
| 13/01/2020 | Human Resources Management |
| Security Policy | The Security policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.
| 10/01/2020 | Security |
| Security Policy | The Security policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.
| 09/01/2020 | Security |
| Internship | Effective 1 January 2020, UNDP’s internship policy has been updated, within the framework of People for 2030, to:
- Introduce payment of a stipend;
- Expand eligibility to persons completing national service obligations;
- Expand eligibility to students enrolled in postgraduate professional traineeship programmes;
- Introduce accrual of leave at a rate of 1.5 days per month;
- Clarify the obligations of the intern as well as UNDP’s;
- Clarify that interns must be selected from as wide a geographical basis as possible and without distinction as to race, sex or religion;
- Clarify areas of compliance with Sexual Harassment and SEA policies.
| 01/01/2020 | Human Resources Management |
| Home Leave | Para. 62 in the Home Leave policy and Section 8 in the procedures have been updated to align the requirements for post-travel Home Leave certification and documentation by staff members.
| 09/12/2019 | Human Resources Management |
| Internship | Effective 1 January 2020, UNDP's revised Internship policy will come into effect. Until then, colleagues can refer to the linked OHR resource SharePoint page to consult the revised policy, procedures and FAQs.
| 09/12/2019 | Human Resources Management |
| Crisis Assessment and Coordination Resources | The Crisis Assessment and Coordination Resources policy is now available in Spanish. To access the content, click the Spanish language tab. | 04/12/2019 | Crisis Response |
| PPM chapter | The PPM chapter is now available in French.
| 04/12/2019 | Programme and Project Management |
| Atlas User Access Standards | The Atlas User Access Standards policy is available in Spanish. To access the content, click the Spanish tab.
| 04/12/2019 | Information and Communications Technology |
| ICT Security | The Information Security Policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click the Spanish tab
| 04/12/2019 | Information and Communications Technology |
| ICT Disaster Recovery Standards for UNDP Offices |
The ICT Disaster Recovery Standards for UNDP Offices policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.
| 04/12/2019 | Information and Communications Technology |
| Electronic Funds Transfer Standards | The Electronic Funds Transfer Standards policy is available in Spanish. To access the document, click the Spanish language tab.
| 04/12/2019 | Information and Communications Technology |
| Crisis Assessment and Coordination Resources | The Crisis Assessment and Coordination Resources policy is now available in French. To access the content, click the French language tab.
| 02/12/2019 | Crisis Response |
| Electronic Funds Transfer Standards | The Electronic Funds Transfer Standards policy is available in French. To access the document, click the French language tab.
| 13/11/2019 | Information and Communications Technology |
| Information Disclosure Policy (IDP) | UNDP updated the Information Disclosure Policy (IDP) in July 2019. Key proposed changes include the following; Amendment to the number of the Information Disclosure Oversight Panel from five to three, as well as its composition to ensure that a majority of the members are external to UN. The new composition would be two representatives from non-governmental organizations and/or foundations and one from the UN or UN agency. A competitive selection process to appoint panel members.
| 06/11/2019 | Accountability |
| Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases | The deleted Paragraph 6 allows for all premises cases to be presented to General Operations for review and approval, so that UNDP can partner with UN agencies to determine areas of common interest including shared services/offices.
| 05/11/2019 | Administrative Services |
| Innovation Challenge Agreement Template (Individual) |
The Innovation Challenge Agreement Template (Individual) is now available in French in the POPP library.
| 29/10/2019 | Procurement |
| UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-compliance with UN Standards of Conduct | The UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-compliance with UN Standards of Conduct is available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.
| 24/10/2019 | Human Resources Management |
| Select Responsible Parties and Grantees | The French Standard Grant Agreement (Micro-Capital Grant) for Non-Credit Related Activities template is now available. To access the document, click on the French language tab (Procedure table two, step four).
| 23/10/2019 | Programme and Project Management |
| Internal Control Framework | The ICF has been revised to reflect the division of roles and responsibilities between country offices and GSSU with detailed guidance provided for the following 14 business processes services: - bank-to-book (B2B) reconciliation;
- cash management;
- assets management;
- inventory management;
- vendor management;
- accounts payment processing;
- pay cycle;
- general accounting;
- travel processing;
- project financial closure and donor financial reporting;
- VAT processing;
- procurement: LTA Goods, Services and Works;
- procurement: purchases over US$ 150,000 except IC;
- human resources services: (a) recruit, source, and select employees; (b) employee on-boarding; (c) manage employee performance, reward and retention; (d) manage employee well-being; (e) employee development and training; (f) administration of contracts, benefits and allowances; (g) administer payroll.
| 22/10/2019 | Accountability |
| Memorandum for Provision of Services (formerly Management Service Agreements) | The MPS template is now available in French and Spanish. The two language versions are linked in step 1 of the procedure table (section 3.0).
| 18/10/2019 | Financial Resources Management |
| Engaging CSO/NGO as a Responsible Party | The Request For Information template is available in French in the template library (POPP-11-3092).
| 15/10/2019 | Procurement |
| Protection Against Retaliation | The Protection Against Retaliation policy is now available in Portuguese and Arabic.
| 14/10/2019 | Ethics |
| Visas at Headquarters (New York) | TTS has updated two forms related to visas and introduced a new email address used for G-5 visa communication. 1. TTS.1 form to include interns as an option of person type at the top of the application. 2. The visa application for dependents other than spouses / children (P.209) has both been updated. 3. The Visa Committee business email is now dos-vc@un.org (which replaces greco1@un.org)
| 24/09/2019 | Administrative Services |
| Eligibility for International Benefits and Entitlements and Determination of Official UN Nationality | The policy on eligibility for international benefits and entitlements and determination of official UN nationality guides staff members on UNDP's practice and procedures on how it determines the nationality of a new staff member on appointment or when a new nationality is acquired during service. The policy also guides on the eligibility of staff members for international benefits and entitlements in posts subject to international recruitment. The policy also reminds staff of their obligation to inform UNDP if they intend to acquire permanent residence status in any other country other than that of their own nationality of intend to change or obtain a new nationality.
| 23/09/2019 | Human Resources Management |
