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Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services to Projects

Effective Date

Mar 10, 2026

Summary of Changes

The Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services to Projects policy has been reviewed with only minimal changes introduced. Step 2.0 of the Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services to Projects procedure has been updated with the revised Guidelines on UNDP Country Office Workload Survey, incorporating the broader cost classification categories approved by the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF UN-Women Executive Boards following the Comprehensive Review of the Joint Cost-recovery Policy per DP/FPA/ICEFUNW/2024/1. In addition, Step 3.1 of the Planning and Paying for Delivery Enabling Services to Projects procedure has been updated to introduce the UN DPC Prefinancing Exception Report in Quantum.

Executive Board Papers

Effective Date

Mar 10, 2026

Summary of Changes

The Executive Board Papers policy has been updated to reflect that the Bureau for Management Services provides an update on differentiated cost-recovery rates and General Management services (GMS) cost recovery waivers as part of Annex III to the Structured Funding Dialogue (SFD).

EU Reporting

Effective Date

Mar 10, 2026

Summary of Changes

The EU Reporting policy has been reviewed with no change needed.

Manage Change

Effective Date

Feb 24, 2026

Summary of Changes

The revisions are strictly technical in nature and consist of correcting the names of the relevant business units and updating terminology to replace references to UNDAF with UNSDCF.

ICT Disaster Recovery Standards for UNDP Offices

Effective Date

Feb 20, 2026

Summary of Changes

The ICT Disaster Recovery Standards for UNDP Offices policy has undergone a minor editorial update. References and web links to background materials have been removed; however, this change does not affect the substance or content of the policy statements.

UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-Compliance with UN Standards of Conduct

Effective Date

Feb 16, 2026

Summary of Changes

The updated UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non‑Compliance with UN Standards of Conduct introduces several substantive changes: (1) The authorities and responsibilities of key actors have been refined to reflect current practice or changes in the investigative process; (2) To strengthen whistle‑blower protection and safeguards against retaliation, subjects of investigations will now receive the investigation report at the time charges of misconduct are issued; (3) The Legal Framework also clarifies the rights and responsibilities of investigation subjects and further defines the role of investigators; (4) Provisions on administrative leave have been updated to reflect current practice and to clarify the evidentiary threshold for placing staff members on administrative leave without pay; (5) Disciplinary proceedings have been revised as a result of the changes in investigative procedures; (6) New provisions have been added regarding the organization’s recovery for loss of property or assets, and to reflect current procedures for the placement of subjects in the ClearCheck database; (7) Finally, the updated Legal Framework provides additional clarity on the effects of implementing the disciplinary measure of demotion, the provisions on protection against retaliation, and the policy’s scope of application.

UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-Compliance with UN Standards of Conduct

Effective Date

Feb 16, 2026

Summary of Changes

The updated UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non‑Compliance with UN Standards of Conduct introduces several substantive changes: (1) The authorities and responsibilities of key actors have been refined to reflect current practice or changes in the investigative process; (2) To strengthen whistle‑blower protection and safeguards against retaliation, subjects of investigations will now receive the investigation report at the time charges of misconduct are issued; (3) The Legal Framework also clarifies the rights and responsibilities of investigation subjects and further defines the role of investigators; (4) Provisions on administrative leave have been updated to reflect current practice and to clarify the evidentiary threshold for placing staff members on administrative leave without pay; (5) Disciplinary proceedings have been revised as a result of the changes in investigative procedures; (6) New provisions have been added regarding the organization’s recovery for loss of property or assets, and to reflect current procedures for the placement of subjects in the ClearCheck database; (7) Finally, the updated Legal Framework provides additional clarity on the effects of implementing the disciplinary measure of demotion, the provisions on protection against retaliation, and the policy’s scope of application.

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