The Detailed annual review of the financial situation (Annex 1) presents a comprehensive review and analysis of UNDP activities at the global and aggregate levels from a financial perspective. An overview of the overall aggregates is shown in the narrative document and assesses funding performance by nature - regular resources, other resources - and provides a summary of the current year financial position of UNDP with prior year comparatives.
Category of costs associated with “programmes” and “development effectiveness” activities which contribute to the effective delivery of development results, as follows:
a) programmes: category of costs associated with specific programme components or projects that contribute to delivery of development results contained in country/regional/global programme documents or other programming arrangements;
b) development effectiveness: category of costs associated with activities of a policy, advisory, technical and implementation nature that are needed for achievement of the objectives of programmes and projects in the focus areas of the organizations. These inputs are essential to the delivery of development results, and are not included in specific programme components or projects in country, regional or global programme documents.
A method of financing the budget of a partner country through a transfer of resources from an external financing agency to the national treasury of the partner government. The funds thus transferred are managed in accordance with the recipient’s budgetary procedures. This includes using the national regulatory framework for financial allocations, procurement and accounting systems.
A system located on the Intranet and can be reached via the OFA website. Users will find a list of Procedures which they can select and navigate to a form where they provide the details of their request and to which they must attach the required documents. Following submission of the form(s), workflows associated with these tasks are automated to ensure appropriate controls, approvals and routing of documentation, as well as regarding service requests to enable the maintenance of their status by CO’s and HQ units. For Inventory Management, DMS serves as document depository which holds Inventory Control Reports and Certifications.
Depending on the archival value to the organization, organizational records fall into two categories: temporary and permanent files. UNDP's retention schedule complies with external Audit requirements. For Programme files the retention period is seven years following the completion of the project.
Contain records originating from, or received by, the organization in written or printed form as well as documents generated by the computer and electronic forms.
The responsibility of anyone handling resources, public office or any other position of trust, to report on and be held responsible for the intended and actual use of the resources or of the designated office. This includes ensuring transparency in the process and procedures to achieve that obligation. Administrative accountability encompasses critical systems of internal control that complement and ensure the proper functioning of checks and balance, including financial ones. These include international civil service standards and incentives, ethics codes, criminal penalties, and administrative review.
The Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement (FAFA) governs our partnership with the European Commission (EC), for the implementation of the European Union (EU) budget. Each EU contribution comes with a contribution-specific agreement signed between UNDP and the EU representatives (in the Country or in Brussels). The agreement sets out the specific reporting requirements.
A financial record is a document either physical or electronic, which creates either: a liability and its settlement; an asset and its liquidation; a receivable; a payment; a record of a deposit