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Internship

Effective Date

Apr 08, 2016

Summary of Changes

This enabling Policy provides expanded eligibility by including any student enrolled in the last year of a bachelors' degree and one year after graduation from a master's degree or equivalent studies. It also removes the obligation that interns secure life insurance, as well as the ban on employment following the internship while clarifying that interns may not apply to positions during their internships. ​

UN Agency Services

Effective Date

Apr 05, 2016

Summary of Changes

The Policy provides measures to address UN clients' needs to obtain service provision at the Regional Hub and Global Shared Service Center levels to collaborate with, and support for Country Offices. This Policy also clarifies institutional arrangements for corporate Framework Agreements at Headquarters level, and Service Level Agreements for technical details to avoid duplication of efforts and arrangements. ​

Salary Advance

Effective Date

Mar 04, 2016

Summary of Changes

​The revised policy introduces the principle that UNDP is not a lending institution. Where no lending institutions exist or obtaining loans is impractical, UNDP can disburse a salary advance subject to certain conditions. Among others, the Policy clarifies that where a staff member does not receive his/her regular salary through no fault of his/her own, an advance shall be automatically granted in the amount due. The revised Policy also emphasizes the recovery of outstanding advance balances from final emoluments and any further balances in excess of the final emoluments.​

Universal Price List (UPL) and Local Price List (LPL)

Effective Date

Nov 05, 2015

Summary of Changes

This Policy clarifies cost drivers of UPL for standard services and provides a step-by-step guide to formulate LPL. This also incorporates three main options for implementing DPC, which are:

  • application of the CO workload study results, combined with multiple funding lines for posts;

  • application of the Universal Price Lists (UPL) or Local Price List (LPL) for transactional costs recovery; and

  • creation and management of a stand-alone DPC project.​

    • Engaging CSO/NGO as a Responsible Party

    Effective Date

    Oct 20, 2015

    Summary of Changes

    The new approach under this policy takes into account the objectives of the programme or project; the scope, nature and value of the NGO/CSO engagement; the capacity of the NGO/CSO; and the level of development of the civil society (considering its NGO/CSO environment and availability). The policy also includes the following key features:

    • Identification of relevant NGOs as Responsible Party
    • Capacity assessment-driven
    • Risk assessment-driven
    • Unique collaborative advantage to be determined against a project-specific ToR
    • Designed to engage CSOs that are not legally recognized, under specific circumstances.​​​

    Direct Implementation (DIM) Modality

    Effective Date

    Sep 14, 2015

    Summary of Changes

    ​The requirement for Regional Bureaus to submit annual consolidated reports on directly implemented (DIM) projects has been removed​.

    Individual Contract

    Effective Date

    Sep 03, 2015

    Summary of Changes

    ​With this revised Policy, Delegated Procurement Authority for the management of ICs is USD 150,000 for all Business Units (over 100k, the case must be reviewed by Contract Assets and Procurement Committee.)​

    • COs may have ICs with durations up to 24 months (over 24 months, Bureau Director or Resident Representative (if delegated) approval of duration is required) – though it is important to note that consultancies are typically recommended for short-term interventions, usually up to 12 months
    • COs may have IC daily fees up to USD 1,350 (over $1,350, RR approval is required with notification to the Bureau Director).

    Protection against Retaliation

    Effective Date

    Jul 14, 2015

    Summary of Changes

    This revised policy includes the increased timeframe for a person could seek protection, from 60 days to six months. Additional clarification is made by adding "more likely than not" a causal connection exists between the protected activities and the detrimental action that has been taken or threatened against the individual, in order to establish a prima facie case.

    Non-Core Contributions

    Effective Date

    Jun 22, 2015

    Summary of Changes

    ​Contributions from IFIs and Development Banks to UNDP rose by 44% in 2016 compared to the previous year. In addition to IFI direct contributions, it is important to record indirect contributions received via Government Cost Sharing (originating from loans to governments). As a result, an additional procedure to the Non-Core Contribution Policy was created to provide guidance on how to record contributions from IFIs and development banks, with a list of fund codes to be used for loans, and a list of donor codes to be used for grants.

    Government Local Office Cost (GLOC) Valuation of the In-Kind Contribution

    Effective Date

    May 20, 2015

    Summary of Changes

    As part of improving UNDP's application of IPSAS, new content on the Valuation of the In-Kind Contribution from the Host Government provide Bureau and Country Offices guidance on the valuation of GLOC In-Kind Contributions, and the procedures to follow to facilitate a systematic and structured regular valuation and revaluation of in-kind contributions received from the host Governments. The valuation of the in-kind contribution will form the basis for GLOC-in-Kind contribution that is taken into account in determining annual GLOC Targets for host governments.​

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