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Danger Pay

Effective Date

Mar 15, 2024

Summary of Changes

The policy has been updated to remove references to actual amounts of danger pay, as these are periodically updated by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC). The updated policy now refers to the ICSC website for current amounts, which were recently revised effective 1 January 2024. In addition, the policy update clarifies the eligibility for danger pay while telecommuting from a location outside the duty station (paragraph 5) and danger pay applicable to local staff on official duty travel outside the country of their duty station (paragraph 11).

Managing Partnerships

Effective Date

Mar 08, 2024

Summary of Changes

Paragraph 17a of the policy has been updated to reflect that all signed MoUs should be stored in the UNITY agreements module which is UNDP’s central non-financial agreements repository and that all MoUs uploaded in UNITY are thereafter accessible by all UNDP personnel through BERA’s Non-Financial Agreements Library.

Home Leave

Effective Date

Mar 05, 2024

Summary of Changes

The Home Leave policy has been updated with minor edits to align with relevant changes in the UN Staff Rules, while updating references and gender-neutralizing the language (no substantive change).

Probation upon Appointment

Effective Date

Mar 04, 2024

Summary of Changes

The policy has been reviewed with minor edits implemented (no substantive change).  

Offline Private Sector Risk Assessment Tool Guide

The private sector due diligence process must be completed using the online Private Sector Risk Assessment Tool in Quantum+. This offline guide is provided as reference guidance to support information sharing and is not intended for offline completion.

The offline guide contains information on the collection of information on potential partner private sector entities, helps to evaluate whether or not UNDP should pursue a partnership with the private sector entity, and determines which cases might need to be escalated to HQ.

The guide contains the practical steps to be followed to reach a decision on a given partnership. It should be used in conjunction with the Policy on Due Diligence and Partnerships with the Private Sector and with the Private Sector Risk Assessment Tool Guidance Note and the Private Sector Due Diligence Risk Assessment Tool User Guide (Quantum+), which explain each of the steps in more detail. Risk assessment is a mandatory requirement for any type of partnership between UNDP and a private sector entity. 

The guide is published in the Related Documents section of the Policy on Due Diligence and Partnerships with the Private Sector page and of the Foundations policy page. 

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Guide

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General Considerations of Contracting

Effective Date

Feb 20, 2024

Summary of Changes

The General Terms and Conditions for Contracts (for Goods and/or Services) have been updated to reflect the following changes:

  • Replacement of two hyperlinks inside the document;
  • Some changes to the data protection clause that are implemented across the board (Art 20);
  • Fixing some cross references inside the document; 
  • Small editorial changes.

Joint Comprehensive Proposal on the Cost-Recovery Policy

DP/FPA-ICEF-UNW/2020/1: Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS; Executive Board of UNICEF; Executive Board of UN-Women

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