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UN Travel Documents and National Passport

Effective Date

Feb 10, 2022

Summary of Changes

​The United Nations Travel Documents Programme (UNTDP) within the Travel and Transportation Section (TTS) of the Department of Operational Support (DOS) has issued an amendment to “Standard Operating Procedure for the Issuance of United Nations Travel Documents” (SOP). Updated guidance for the provision of ‘Red Laissez-Passers Without Insert’ (referred to as Exceptional Red Laissez-Passers or ERLPs) is outlined in the new SOP. A submission template for ERLP requests is provided. RRs at the D1 level or below will not receive a red UNLP unless the request is signed off by the UNDP Administrator and approved by the USG of DOS.

Rules and Procedures for the UNDP Compliance Review Panel (CRP)

Effective Date

Feb 28, 2022

Summary of Changes

​The Rules and Procedures for the UNDP Compliance Review Panel (CRP) are now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Rank-in-Post

Effective Date

Feb 28, 2022

Summary of Changes

​The Rank-in-Post policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Visas at Headquarters (New York)

Effective Date

Mar 17, 2022

Summary of Changes
The PT.61 “Application for G-4 Visa” form, available in the Visas at Headquarters (New York) policy under the Templates and Forms section, has been updated to reflect the following:
- Stylistic changes on pages 1 and 2.
- Updated contact details.
- A change in the number of requested copies to 2 for all required documents.
- Addition of the marital status effective date on the supplemental page.


UN Travel Documents and National Passport

Effective Date

Mar 18, 2022

Summary of Changes

​Section 3.0 (procedures) has been updated to reflect the introduction of the UNall Service Portal. Changes were made to steps 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Application for UN Laissez-Passer (UNLP) and UN Family Certificates (UNFCs) procedure. Additionally, changes were made to steps 1 and 2 of the Application for UN Certificates (UNC) procedure.

Home Leave

Effective Date

Mar 18, 2022

Summary of Changes

​ The Home Leave policy procedures were updated in steps 6 and 8 to clarify the staff member’s obligation to inform GSSC/BES of changes to the scheduled home leave travel. In addition, staff who do not certify their home leave travel within 90 days from return, will have their home leave lump-sum recovered.

Write-Off Requests, Excluding Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets

Effective Date

Apr 19, 2022

Summary of Changes

​The purpose of the Write-Off Requests, Excluding Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets policy and procedures is to provide Country Offices, Regional Bureaus, Central Units and HQ Units (“Offices”) with the relevant policy and procedures, including the required due diligence for submitting a write-off request for approval in line with UNDP’s Financial Rules and Regulations. The policy and accompanying procedures are applicable to all items except for Asset Management: Property, Plant & Equipment (PP&E) and Asset Management: Intangible Assets. Write-offs pertaining to PP&E and Intangible Assets are included in the Administrative Services policy area under the Asset Management – Property, Plant and Equipment policy subchapter and under the Asset Management – Intangible Assets policy subchapter.

Security Policy

Effective Date

Apr 22, 2022

Summary of Changes

​Minor editorial changes have been made to the policy and to the UNMSM Operational Guidelines redirecting links therein to the Security Office SharePoint page.

Framework of Accountability for Security

Effective Date

Apr 22, 2022

Summary of Changes

​Minor editorial changes redirecting links in the policy to the Security Office SharePoint page.

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