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UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules

This regulations and rules document implements UNDP’s revised financial regulations and rules set out in document DP/2011/36 which was approved by the Executive Board in decision 2011/33 (DP/2012/2). DP/2011/36 also includes in Annex 3 the proposed revised changes to the UNCDF annex to UNDP's financial regulations and rules (Annex I to UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules).

Document Type

Regulations and Rules

Effective Date

Jan 01, 2012

Published in:

General Considerations of Contracting

Effective Date

May 23, 2023

Summary of Changes

The Contract Face Sheet (Goods and/or Services), the General Terms and Conditions for Contracts (for Goods and/or Services) and the General Terms and Conditions for Institutional (de minimis) Contracts (Services) have been updated incorporating provisions on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) to align with the AML/CFT policy. The updated templates are linked in the Templates/Forms/Links section at the end of the General Considerations of Contracting policy document is also published in the Related Documents section of the General Considerations of Contracting policy page. 

Contract Face Sheet (for Goods and/or Services)

Document Type

Template

Effective Date

May 01, 2024

Published in:

General Terms and Conditions for Institutional (de minimis) Contracts (for Contracts Less Than US$ 50,000) (Services)

Document Type

Template

Effective Date

May 23, 2023

Published in:

UN Travel Documents and National Passport

Effective Date

May 15, 2023

Summary of Changes

The Travel and Transportation Section, Division of Administration, United Nations Department of Operational Support has updated the UNLP application form and combined it with the TTS.2 Supplement Form. The updated TTS.2 (5-23)-E (for UNLP) form is published in the Templates and Forms list on page 3 of the policy and in Step 2 of the Applications for UN Laissez-Passer (UNLP) and UN Family Certificates (UNFC).

Pass-Through Management: UNDP as Administrative Agent (AA)

Effective Date

Jul 01, 2016

Summary of Changes

Editorical clean-up has been also done to retire outdated and non-prescriptive content.

Pass-Through Management: UNDP as Administrative Agent (AA)

Effective Date

Oct 01, 2015

Summary of Changes

Updates have been made in line with the UNDG protocols.

Select Implementing Partners

Effective Date

Jan 01, 2009

Summary of Changes

Selection of an Implementing Partner

Pending approval by Operations Group the quidelines will:

  • Offer instruction on selection of government coordinating agency (important in complex multi-partner arrangements where overall results depend as much on cohesion as on individual partners delivering on their commitments);
  • Acknowledge situations in which vertical funds pre-select implementing partners principle recipients/Global Fund, etc.);
  • Clarify the CSOs implementation and linkage to CSO toolkit checklist;
  • Clarify under what circumstances should UNDP sign a letter of understanding with an implementing partner;
  • Clarify further the project oversight role of a country office;
  • Describe in more detail the role of potential implementing partners in defining a programme to address conflicts of interest;
  • Clarify clearance procedures for direct implementation;
  • Explain the circumstances under which cash transfer arrangements should be modified;
  • Emphasize that audits should be harmonized with other United Nations agencies where applicable;
  • Clarify that national partners can be selected for regional programmes;
  • Clarify the role of inter-governmental organizations and non-government organizations as implementing partners and responsible parties.
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