Nov 08, 2023
The policy has been updated to align with the updated Policy on Due Diligence and Partnerships with the Private Sector and its updated Procedure for Conducting due diligence for private sector entities of October 12, 2023, as published in the Policy on Due Diligence and Partnerships with the Private Sector page.
Nov 08, 2023
This update is to alert all UNDP country offices and business units that following the introduction of the I-PSA and the N-PSA which replaced all international and local individual contracts as of 31 March 2022, except those which are of lumpsum deliverable-based arrangements, the use of individual contracts is restricted to lump-sum deliverable-based arrangements only. However, the Individual Contract policy is still available in its current form, covering both daily and lump-sum based individual contracts for use by all other UN Agencies until 31 December 2024.
Nov 03, 2023
Paragraph 3 of the Multi-country and South-South Cooperation Projects policy has been updated to include the guidance document: Considerations for South-South Cooperation Design, Implementation and Documentation which provides guidance for the formulation, activities, monitoring and evaluation of UNOSSC South-South projects. The guidance document aims to support teams wishing to explore one or more topics in the mainstreaming of South-South cooperation and is also linked in Step 1.0 of the Multi-Country and South-South Cooperation Projects Procedures.
Jan 18, 2023
The policy and procedures have been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.
This document provides guidance for the formulation, activities, monitoring and evaluation of UNOSSC South-South projects. It aims to support teams wishing to explore one or more topics in the mainstreaming of South-South cooperation.
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Nov 03, 2023
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Oct 12, 2023
This policy revision, approved by OPG in late August 2023, underlines a robust and decentralized approach to risk assessment, decision making, management and escalation, based on the risk levels, aligning with UNDP's Enterprise Risk Management policy and framework. All business units at HQ, Regional and CO levels, are now required to appoint PSDD focal points and establish PSDD committees to advise, quality assure and extend technical support and oversight on the application of the policy and quality of the risk assessment undertaken.
The policy now offers four (instead of two) risk levels - Low, Moderate, Substantial and High, with updated due diligence requirements - Basic, Standard and Enhanced determined by the type of legal agreement, and the type of private sector entity. The policy also includes monitoring protocols, spot checks of the due diligence process as well as the inclusion of Anti Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism Self Certification in the Risk Assessment Tool (RAT).
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