Policy Areas

• Programme and Project Management
  • Programming Standards
    • Quality Standards for Programming
    • Social and Environmental Standards
    • Knowledge Product Production and Quality Assurance
  • Design
    • Formulate Programmes and Projects
    • Portfolio
    • Engagement Facility
    • Multi-Country and South-South Cooperation Projects
    • Development Services
    • Select Implementing Partners
    • Select Responsible Parties and Grantees
    • Performance Based Payments
    • Appraise and Approve
  • Implement
    • Annual Planning
    • Deliver Results
    • Monitor
    • Provide Oversight
    • Manage Change
    • Report
  • Close
    • Close and Transition
• Crisis Response
  • Standard Operating Procedure for Crisis Response and Recovery
    • Standard Operating Procedure for Crisis Response and Recovery
  • Financial Resources for Response
    • Allocation of TRAC 3 Resources for Crisis Engagements
• Financial Resources Management
  • Inventory Management
    • Inventory Management
  • Cash Banking and Investment
    • Banking Arrangement
      • Designation and Responsibilities of Signatories
      • Procurement of Banking Services
      • Opening and Closing of Bank Accounts
      • Establishment and Use of Electronic Banking Systems
    • Cash Management
      • UNFCU Share Account Management
      • Management of Cash Planning/Forecasting of Cash Flows
      • Management of Cash in Crisis or Emergency Situations
      • Management of Zero-Balance Account System
      • Bank Account Reconciliation
      • Issuing Letters of Credit
      • Management of Local Investments
      • Safe Management
      • Handling of Cash and Receipts Treasury
    • Cash Arrangement
      • Management of Petty Cash
      • Petty Cash Fund for Management Project (PCF)
      • Project Petty Cash Fund (PPCF)
      • Project Cash on Hand for DIM Projects (PCH)
      • Project Cash Advance (PCA)
      • Cash Operations
  • Financial Closure of Development Projects and Trust Funds
    • Financial Closure of Development Projects
    • Financial Closure of Trust Funds
    • Refunds to Donors
    • No Refunds
  • Financial Management and Implementation Modalities
    • Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT)
      • Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT)
      • Direct Payments
      • Direct Cash Transfers and Reimbursements
    • National Implementation (NIM) Finances and NGO Implementation Finances
      • UNDP Support Services to National Implementation (NIM)
      • Combined Delivery Report (CDR)
      • National Implementation
      • Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) Implementation
    • Joint Programming
      • Parallel Fund Management
      • Pooled Fund Management
      • Pass-Through Fund Management: UNDP as a Participating UN Organization
      • Pass-Through Management: UNDP as Administrative Agent (AA)
    • Agency Implementation Finances
    • Direct Implementation (DIM) Modality
    • UNDP-supported Guarantees
  • Financial Operations Management
    • Corporate Operations and Information Management
      • EU Reporting
      • Financial Accountability and Internal Controls
      • Maintenance and Usage of Chart of Accounts
      • Record Retention, Data Security and Contingency
    • Statutory Financial Reporting
      • Financial Statements
      • Executive Board Papers
      • Certified Financial Reports
  • Pipeline and Revenue Management
    • Regular Resources
      • Core Contributions
      • Government Contribution to Local Office Costs (GLOC) from LIC and MIC
      • Government Local Office Cost (GLOC) Valuation of the In-Kind Contribution
    • Other Resources
      • Government Contributions from Net Contributing Countries (NCCs) and High Middle-Income Countries (High-MICs)
      • Non-Core Contributions
      • Revenue Management for Joint Programming
      • Accounts Receivable
      • Memorandum for Provision of Services (formerly Management Service Agreements)
      • US Letter of Credit (LOC) Agreements
    • Trust Fund Management
    • Pipeline Management
    • Country Co-Financing Cost Sharing Interest (Fund 11888), Non-Earmarked Programme Cost Sharing (Fund 30083), Country Co-Financing Project Residual balances (Fund 11890)
  • Expense Management
    • Purchase Orders (Obligations, Maintenance and Closure)
    • Prepayments
    • Accounts Payable
    • Disbursing Funds (Making Payments)
    • Regular Maintenance Accounts Payable
    • Hospitality Expense
    • Receipt of Goods, Services and Works
    • Raising E-requisitions
    • Quantum Financial Closure Instructions
    • Supplier Management
    • Write-Off Requests, Excluding Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets
  • Resource Planning and Cost Recovery
    • Cost Recovery from Programmes funded by Regular and Other Resources
      • Harmonized Conceptual Funding Framework and Cost Recovery Methodology
      • Cost Recovery from Other Resources - GMS
      • GMS Fee Set-up and Collection
      • Universal Price List (UPL) and Local Price List (LPL)
      • Expenditure of Income Accrued from Cost Recovery
    • Direct Project Costing
      • Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services to Projects
      • Multiple Funding Lines for Positions
      • Use of UPL and LPL
    • UN Agency Services
      • UN Agency Services
      • Service Clearing Account (SCA): Charging, Billing and Fee Collection
      • Common Services Project Management
  • Working with External Auditors
    • Working with External Auditors
• Human Resources Management
  • Duties, Obligations and Privileges
    • Standards of Conduct
      • UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-Compliance with UN Standards of Conduct
    • Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, and Abuse of Authority
      • Harassment, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, and Abuse of Authority
  • Classification of Posts
    • Job Evaluation​
  • Salaries and Related Allowances
    • Allowances and Benefits
      • Settling-In Grant
      • Danger Pay
      • Language Allowance
      • Mobility and Hardship
      • Safe Driving Bonus (SDB)
      • Uniforms
      • Dependency Status and Allowances
      • Rental Subsidy
    • Recovery Retroactivity Deductions and Contributions
      • Deductions and Contributions
      • Recovery of Overpayments
      • Retroactivity of Payments
    • Salaries
      • Currency of Payments
      • Elements of Remuneration
      • Night Differential
      • Principles of Remuneration
      • Staff Assessment
      • Salary Increments
      • Taxation
      • Salary Advance
      • Salary Surveys
      • Overtime Compensation
      • Pensionable Remuneration
  • Appointment and Promotion
    • Types of Appointment
      • Temporary Appointment
    • Recruitment and Selection
      • Career Transitions
      • Eligibility for International Benefits and Entitlements and Determination of Official UN Nationality
      • Family Relationships
      • Recruitment and Selection Framework Policy
      • Experience and Academic Qualifications
      • Rules and Procedures for the UNDP Compliance Review Panel (CRP)
      • Interim Roster Rules of Procedure
    • Mobility
      • Mobility
    • Rank-in-Post
      • Rank-in-Post
  • Annual and Special Leave
    • Hours of Work
      • Hours of Work
    • Types of Leave
      • Annual Leave
      • Family Leave
      • Parental Leave
      • Sick Leave
      • Special Leave
    • Work Life
      • Flexible Working Arrangements
      • Time off for Breastfeeding
  • Social Security
    • Compensation
      • Compensation for Death, Injury or Illness – Appendix D
    • Insurance Plans
      • Medical insurance: UN NY Empire Blue Cross PPO Medical Insurance
      • Malicious Acts Insurance Policy (MAIP)
      • Medical Insurance: UN NY Aetna Medical Insurance
      • Medical Insurance: UN NY HIP Health Plan
      • Medical Insurance : UN Worldwide Medical Insurance Plan
      • After-Service Health Insurance: ASHI MIP
      • Dental Insurance: UN NY Cigna Dental Plan
      • After-Service Health Insurance: ASHI UN
      • Medical Insurance: Medical Insurance Plan (MIP)
      • Group Life Insurance Plan (GLIP)
    • Pension Fund
      • Pension Fund
    • UN Clinics
  • Travel and Removal Expenses
    • Entitlement Travel
      • Family Visit
      • Home Leave
      • Medical Evacuation Travel (MET)
      • Chartered Medical Evacuation Travel (CMET)
      • Rest and Recuperation
    • Relocation Shipment
      • Relocation Shipment
  • Separation from Services
    • Entitlements upon Separation
      • Certificate of Service
      • Commutation of Annual Leave
      • Death Benefit
      • Last Day for Pay Purposes
      • Repatriation Grant
      • Entitlements upon Separation
    • Types of Separation
      • Mandatory Age of Separation
      • Termination of Appointment
      • Abandonment of Post
      • Death
      • Expiration of Fixed-term Appointment
      • Termination of Appointment for Reasons of Health
  • Disciplinary Measures and Appeals
    • UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-Compliance with UN Standards of Conduct
  • Non-Staff
    • Internship
      • Internship
    • Fellowship
      • Fellowship
    • Personnel Services
      • International Personnel Services Agreement
      • National Personnel Services Agreement
      • Partner Personnel Services Agreement
    • Service Contract
      • Service Contract
    • Non-Reimbursable Loans
      • Non-Reimbursable Loan Agreements
      • Private Sector Non-Reimbursable Loan
  • Workforce Management
    • Organizational Unit Restructuring
      • Organizational Unit Restructuring
    • Performance Management
      • Performance Management and Development
      • Probation upon Appointment
• Procurement
  • Procurement Overview
    • Sustainable Procurement
    • Procurement Overview and Principles
    • Procurement Ethics, Fraud and Corrupt Practices
    • Procurement Authority and Increased Delegated Procurement Authority
  • Procurement Strategy and Planning
    • Procurement Forecasting and Delivery
    • Transactional Procurement Strategies and Procurement Planning
  • Requisition
    • Requisition and Procurement of Goods, Civil Works and Services
  • Sourcing of Suppliers
    • Sourcing and Market Research
    • Vendor Sanctions
  • Procurement Methods
    • Procurement Methods
  • Innovation, CSO engagement
    • Innovation Challenges
    • Quality Assurance for Health Products
    • Engaging CSO/NGO as a Responsible Party
  • Solicitation Process
    • Solicitation
    • Use of Online Quantum System
    • Submission and Receipt of Offers
  • Evaluation of Offers and Pre-award Negotiations
    • Evaluation of Offers
    • Pre-Award Negotiations
  • Procurement Review Committees
    • Procurement Oversight and Procurement Review Committees
  • Award and Management of Contract
    • Contract Management
    • General Considerations of Contracting
    • Shipping and Insurance
    • Handling of Procurement Complaints
    • Payment and Taxes
  • Construction Works
    • Construction Works
  • Individual Contract
    • Individual Contract
  • Long Term Agreements (LTAs) and Cooperation with UN Entities
    • Long Term Agreements (LTAs) and Cooperation with UN Entities
• Partnerships
  • Managing Partnerships
    • Managing Partnerships
  • Private Sector
    • Policy on Due Diligence and Partnerships with the Private Sector
    • Private Sector Partnerships
  • Foundations
    • Foundations
• Administrative Services
  • Asset Management - Property, Plant and Equipment
    • Property, Plant and Equipment
      • Property, Plant and Equipment
    • Furniture and Equipment
      • Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)
      • Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)
      • Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment)
    • Plant and Property
      • Acquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property)
      • Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property)
      • Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property)
    • Leasehold Improvements
      • Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements)
      • Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements)
      • Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements)
  • Asset Management (Intangible Assets)
    • Intangible Assets
      • Amortizations, Reconciliations, Reports and Centralized Functions
      • Intangible Assets: Acquisition, Development and Maintenance
      • Intangible Assets: Disposal and Write-Off
  • Vehicle Management
    • Vehicle Management
  • Lease Management (Premises and Equipment)
    • Type of Leases and Treatment in UNDP Books
    • Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases
    • Equipment Leases
  • Management of Local Presences
    • Establishing UNDP-supported presence outside a country office
      • Developing a Business Case for Local Presence
      • Clearing a Local Presence
      • Setting Up a Local Presence
    • Closing a Local Presence
  • Duty Travel
    • Travel Requirements
      • Vaccinations and Malaria Prevention
      • Medical Clearance
      • Security Clearance
      • UN Travel Documents and National Passport
      • Visas at Headquarters (New York)
    • Authorizing Official Business Travel
    • Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA)
    • Post Travel
    • Other Travel Allowances and Expenses
    • Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation
  • Corporate Purchasing Card
    • Corporate Purchasing Card
• Accountability
  • Accountability System Policy
    • Accountability System Policy
  • Information Disclosure
    • Information Disclosure
  • Internal Control Framework (ICF)
    • Internal Control Framework
    • Anti-Fraud Policy
  • Risk Management
    • Enterprise Risk Management
    • Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy
  • Business Continuity Management
    • Business Continuity Management
  • Delegation of Authorities
    • Delegation of Authorities
    • Participation and Role of UNDP Delegates at Major International Conferences and Events
  • Ethics
    • Gifts Policy
    • Protection against Retaliation
    • Financial Disclosure
  • Evaluation
    • Evaluation Policy
  • Managing Prescriptive Content
    • Managing Prescriptive Content
• Information and Communications Technology
  • ICT Security
    • Information Classification and Handling
    • Information Security Policy
    • Personal Data Protection and Privacy Policy
    • Electronic Signatures Policy
    • System Acquisition, Development and Maintenance Standards
    • ICT Disaster Recovery Standards for UNDP Offices
    • System Logon Banner Standards
    • Bring Your Own Device and Acceptable Usage of ICT Resources
  • ICT Oversight
    • Change Control and Release Management Standards
  • Enterprise Solutions
    • Application Development Standards & Scaling Framework
    • Electronic Funds Transfer Standards
    • Quantum User Access Standards
  • Global Services
    • UNDP ICT Standards
• Security
  • Framework of Accountability for Security
    • Framework of Accountability for Security
  • Security Policy
    • Security Policy
  • Commercial Air Travel Safety
    • Commercial Air Travel Safety Guidelines