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Bring Your Own Device and Acceptable Usage of ICT Resources

Effective Date

Jul 01, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The main Bring Your own Devices and Acceptable Usage of ICT Resources policy changes are as follows:

  • Making undp.org email mandatory to all UNDP personnel;
  • Prohibiting access to malicious hacking/cybercriminal websites and websites which contravene UN values;
  • A clearer naming convention for emails addresses;
  • Introduction of a new state of the art password policy, using sentences, and safe logon procedures.

These changes will also close a 2020 UNBOA recommendation.

Non-Core Contributions

Effective Date

Aug 03, 2021

Summary of Changes

The Non-Core Contributions policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services to Projects

Effective Date

Aug 23, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The procedure tables (step 1) on the page have been modified to align with Prepare Fully Costed Budgets for Projects and Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services content. A link to Stand-Alone DPC project is removed as it is now regulated as Annex 1 of "Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services .

Inventory Management

Effective Date

Aug 23, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Inventory Management policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Multiple Funding Lines for Positions

Effective Date

Aug 26, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Multiple Funding Lines for Positions policy has been updated with the recently published Project Costing and Planning, and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services policies.

Cost Recovery from Other Resources - GMS

Effective Date

Aug 27, 2021

Summary of Changes

Updated the links on the Related Policies section. Updated links on step 2 of the Procedures table. Added template for inter-office memorandum on step 3 of the Procedures table.


Business Continuity Management

Effective Date

Sep 02, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Business Continuity Management policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Establishment and Use of Electronic Banking Systems

Effective Date

Sep 08, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The SOP for e-banking has been updated with version 3 which contains the most current processes aligning with the clustered finance functions in the GSSU.

Corporate Purchasing Card

Effective Date

Sep 17, 2021

Summary of Changes

The policy has been updated to reflect the following changes:

  • Corporate purchasing cards can now make individual purchases up to USD$ 10,000 (increased from USD$ 5,000) where the local offices have been granted the appropriate increase in their micro purchasing thresholds. The monthly credit limits for these approved corporate purchasing cards can also be increased from USD$ 20,000 to USD$ 40,000.
  • The introduction of the new On-Line Purchasing Card Activity Log that replaces paper-based log files and the corresponding responsibilities of cardholders to use the Activity Log as part of their monthly reconciliations.
  • Policy alignment with the revised fixed asset threshold which has been increased to USD$ 5,000.

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