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Effective Date

Sep 23, 2019

Summary of Changes

The policy on eligibility for international benefits and entitlements and determination of official UN nationality guides staff members on UNDP's practice and procedures on how it determines the nationality of a new staff member on appointment or when a new nationality is acquired during service. The policy also guides on the eligibility of staff members for international benefits and entitlements in posts subject to international recruitment. The policy also reminds staff of their obligation to inform UNDP if they intend to acquire permanent residence status in any other country other than that of their own nationality of intend to change or obtain a new nationality.

Effective Date

Sep 24, 2019

Summary of Changes

TTS has updated two forms related to visas and introduced a new email address used for G-5 visa communication.
1. TTS.1 form to include interns as an option of person type at the top of the application.
2. The visa application for dependents other than spouses / children (P.209) has both been updated.
3. The Visa Committee business email is now dos-vc@un.org (which replaces greco1@un.org)

Effective Date

Oct 14, 2019

Summary of Changes

The Protection Against Retaliation policy is now available in Portuguese and Arabic.

Effective Date

Oct 15, 2019

Summary of Changes

The Request For Information template is available in French in the template library (POPP-11-3092).

Effective Date

Oct 18, 2019

Summary of Changes

The MPS template is now available in French and Spanish. The two language versions are linked in step 1 of the procedure table (section 3.0).

Effective Date

Oct 22, 2019

Summary of Changes

The ICF Operational Guide has been revised to reflect the division of roles and responsibilities between country offices and GSSU with detailed guidance provided for the following 14 business processes services:

bank-to-book (B2B) reconciliation;

cash management;

assets management;

inventory management;

vendor management;

accounts payment processing;

pay cycle;

general accounting;

travel processing;

project financial closure and donor financial reporting;

VAT processing;

procurement: LTA Goods, Services and Works;

procurement: purchases over US$ 150,000 except IC;

human resources services: (a) recruit, source, and select employees; (b) employee on-boarding; (c) manage employee performance, reward and retention; (d) manage employee well-being; (e) employee development and training; (f) administration of contracts, benefits and allowances; (g) administer payroll.

Effective Date

Oct 23, 2019

Summary of Changes

The French Standard Grant Agreement (Micro-Capital Grant) for Non-Credit Related Activities template is now available. To access the document, click on the French language tab (Procedure table two, step four).

Effective Date

Nov 05, 2019

Summary of Changes

The deleted Paragraph 6 allows for all premises cases to be presented to General Operations for review and approval, so that UNDP can partner with UN agencies to determine areas of common interest including shared services/offices.

Effective Date

Nov 06, 2019

Summary of Changes

UNDP updated the Information Disclosure Policy (IDP) in July 2019. Key proposed changes include the following; Amendment to the number of the Information Disclosure Oversight Panel from five to three, as well as its composition to ensure that a majority of the members are external to UN. The new composition would be two representatives from non-governmental organizations and/or foundations and one from the UN or UN agency. A competitive selection process to appoint panel members.

Effective Date

Dec 09, 2019

Summary of Changes

Effective 1 January 2020, UNDP's revised Internship policy will come into effect. Until then, colleagues can refer to the linked OHR resource SharePoint page to consult the revised policy, procedures and FAQs.

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Policy Areas

Programme and Project Management

Crisis Response

Financial Resources Management

Human Resources Management

Procurement

Partnerships

Administrative Services

Accountability

Information and Communications Technology

Security

Eligibility for International Benefits and Entitlements and Determination of Official UN Nationality

Visas at Headquarters (New York)

Protection against Retaliation

Engaging CSO/NGO as a Responsible Party

Memorandum for Provision of Services (formerly Management Service Agreements)

Internal Control Framework

Select Responsible Parties and Grantees

Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases

Information Disclosure

Internship