Forced labour refers to all work or service which is exacted by a vendor from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered themself voluntarily
It is any act or omission, including a misrepresentation, whereby a vendor knowingly misrepresents or conceals a fact (a) in order to obtain an undue benefit or advantage (not limited to financial) or to avoid an obligation for itself, or a third party, and/or (b) in such a way as to cause an individual or entity to act, or fail to act, to his, her or its detriment.
The resources of UNDP that are comingled and untied. These will include voluntary
contributions, contributions from other governmental, intergovernmental or nongovernmental sources and related interest earnings and miscellaneous revenue.
The designated process in a particular case, through which a Vendor that has been Sanctioned regains its eligibility status and the particular entry related to a specific case is updated on UNDP and the UNGM Ineligibility Lists. This only affects Sanctions issued by UNDP, and not any sanction that may be issued at any given time by another Agency.
A request for information is a cost-effective method to continually update a UNDP office’s vendor database and to deepen understanding of markets and existing technologies. Written communications by the vendor provide the company profile, and information about products, services, resources, qualifications and experience.