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Protection against Retaliation

Effective Date

Mar 07, 2014

Summary of Changes

The Policy for Protection against Retaliation has been expanded to include protection for non-staff personnel such as contractors, interns and UNVs serving in UNDP or another UNDP administered fund, programme or agency.​

Financial Disclosure

Effective Date

Mar 07, 2014

Summary of Changes

This Policy has been revised so non-staff personnel, such as contractors, may be required to file a financial disclosure statement, in accordance with the standards of conduct incorporated into the contract.​

Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT)

Effective Date

Feb 13, 2015

Summary of Changes

The revised HACT prescriptive content operationalizes the inter agency agreed HACT framework (2014) in UNDP. It clarifies relevant processes/procedures in UNDP as well as provides additional clarifications of UNDP-specific requirements for the purpose of implementing the UNDG-approved revised HACT framework in UNDP. This prescriptive content shall be read in conjunction with the revised HACT framework (including all appendices) issued by UNDG as well as the UNDP NIM/NEX Manual issued in July 2011.​

Refunds to Donors

Effective Date

Mar 18, 2015

Summary of Changes

​This policy introduced the following new text as part of required procedures to refund to donors. "The AP voucher must be processed as soon as practicable after the transfer of funds to account 21030 and after the donor provides written confirmation of its bank account details."​

UN Clinics

Effective Date

Apr 22, 2015

Summary of Changes

This policy covers management and operation of UN Clinics that are administered by UNDP on behalf of UN Common System organizations. This policy outlines the minimum standards for the establishment of UN Clinics which provide primary clinical and occupational health services to authorized UN Common System personnel and their recognized dependents. The UN Clinics policy and procedures clarify the provisions for the recruitment of UN clinic personnel; procuring and accounting; cost sharing mechanisms and management of the UN Clinics.​

Rest and Recuperation

Effective Date

Apr 29, 2015

Summary of Changes

The R&R eligibility criteria for ICs has been aligned with the IC policy.​

Medical Insurance: Medical Insurance Plan (MIP)

Effective Date

Apr 29, 2015

Summary of Changes

Cigna became the third party administrator for UNDP as of 1 April, 2015. New MIP application/request form, claim form and prior approval forms are also introduced. ​

National Implementation

Effective Date

May 08, 2015

Summary of Changes

The revision reflects that the HACT macro- and micro-assessments is the basis for selection of the cash transfer modality used for each implementing partner (IP) and the level of assurance activities used for the IP. The revision also reflects UNDP support services to NIM in terms of requisitions, procurement and accountability. Audit reports of NIM and NGO implemented projects can be shared by UNDP with the Government Coordinating Agency, in addition to supreme audit institution and implementing partner. The audit becomes due in the year following which the cumulative expenditure has reached or exceeded the threshold of $300,000.​

Harmonized Conceptual Funding Framework and Cost Recovery Methodology

Effective Date

May 20, 2015

Summary of Changes
New Guidance on UNDP’s Harmonized Funding Framework has been posted in POPP and reflects the joint decision of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and UNWOMEN to harmonize the classification and attribution of programme and organizational costs and highlights how this has been reflected in UNDP’s integrated budget. The harmonized framework covers the realignment of resources between Regular and Other Resources to help successfully deliver on the results outlined in UNDP’s Strategic Plan.​

Cost Recovery from Other Resources - GMS

Effective Date

May 20, 2015

Summary of Changes

Revised Cost Recovery from Other Resources - (GMS) POPP content have been issued to operationalize the Harmonized Conceptual Funding Framework approved by the joint decision of the Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA, UNICEF and UNWOMEN. The guidelines reflect the new GMS rates approved by UNDP's EB (EB decision 2013/9) effective 1/1/2014, and the new GMS distribution rates approved by UNDP's Executive Group in January 2015. The content details the Management Activities that should be funded from GMS income, and the transition required for non-Management Activities that were previously funded from GMS. The revised policy also highlights the key messages on Cost Recovery that offices need to understand and convey to UNDP's development partners.

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