Sep 30, 2022
The Prepayments policy has been updated to clarify that the requirement for a bank guarantee and limitation of 20% of the contract value is not applicable to UN Agencies.
Sep 30, 2022
The Internal Control Framework policy and Internal Control Framework Operational Guide have been updated to incorporate references to the new Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy (AML/CFT Policy). The AML/CFT Policy is referenced in the list of Supportive Tools in Annex 2, principle 1 'Integrity and Ethical Values' on page 21 of the ICF policy and a new section 2.8 'Mitigating risks associated with money laundering and terrorist financing' has been added on page 12 of the ICF Operational Guide.
Sep 30, 2022
The Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Policy (“AML/CFT Policy”) provides a comprehensive approach to identifying, addressing and managing AML/CFT risks across UNDP. The policy affirms UNDP’s continued commitment to combating money laundering and terrorist financing, by complementing, reiterating, and cataloguing the safeguards and measures that UNDP has in place in this regard. This policy is a part of a broader set of policies aimed at ensuring that UNDP funds are used for the purposes intended.
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Oct 14, 2022
The policy has been updated to align references to awards with the Innovation Challenges policy and with the Performance-Based Payments policy.
Oct 18, 2022
The GCF RACI for NIM projects has been completed. The GCF RACI builds on the same structure and logic of roles for 1st and 2nd layer oversight applied to the GEF RACI, but with additional steps and adjustments to align with the specific requirements and project cycle of the GCF. Minor updates were also made to the GEF RACI where a footnote was added to reflect the augmented design oversight support for CO provided by the NCE tier 1 regional technical specialists deployed by BPPS/NCE. The same footnote is also reflected in the GCF RACI.
Nov 01, 2022
The Organizational Unit Restructuring Policy sets out UNDP’s human resources policy governing the restructuring of organizational units, including special placement of staff and selection measures. The Organizational Restructuring policy establishes one single policy to manage the restructuring which:
Nov 30, 2022
The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy and procedures have been updated to align with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy. Appendix 2: ERM Risk Categories and Sub-Categories in the ERM policy has been updated with a new AML/CFT risk sub-category '5.6. Exposure to entities involved in money laundering and terrorism financing' under risk category '5. Reputational'. The Risk Appetite Statement Guidance has been updated with the new AML/CFT risk sub-category in Annex 1 (Risk Categories and Sub-Categories) and Annex 4 (Risk Appetite Summary) has been aligned with the risk categories sequencing in the ERM policy. The Project Risk Register template has been updated with the new AML/CFT risk sub-category in Annex 1 (ERM Risk Categories and Sub-categories) and in Annex 2 Offline Project Risk Register Template in the dropdown list. The updated Project Risk Register template is published in Managing Project-Level Risk (Country, Regional or Global Projects) procedure in the ERM policy (Appendix 6), in step 2 of the Managing Project-Level Risk (Country, Regional or Global Projects) procedure in the ERM policy page and in the following procedure sections in the Programme and Project Management policy area: (a) in steps 1 and 2 of the Social and Environmental Standards procedure; (b) in step 3.3. of the Formulate Development Projects procedure; (c) in step 2.4 of the Monitor procedure.
Dec 07, 2022
The policy has been updated to provide in detail the structure of certified financial reports in UNDP. Terminology has been revised from “Income, Expenditure” to “Revenue, Expense” to reflect certified financial reports changes against IPSAS 23.
Dec 09, 2022
The UN WWP policy has been updated to reflect a change in the name of the insurance provider and correct reference links.
Dec 09, 2022
The Group Life Insurance plan (GLIP) policy was updated to reflect a change in the name of the insurance provider, align the levels of coverage to reflect the mandatory age of separation and streamline the administrative procedures.
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