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Quality Standards for Programming

Effective Date

May 30, 2023

Summary of Changes

Following the launch of the new platform for the Social and Environmental Standards Procedures (SESP) and the Project Quality Assurance in Quantum+ (under Risk Tools) the Quality Assurance (Projects) procedures have been updated as follows: Step 1.0 Conduct a design stage project QA Assessment, including identifying management actions to address any areas that need improvement - The new Project Quality Assurance (QA) Design and Appraisal (Quantum +) link and the Project QA Design and Appraisal User Guide (Quantum +) have been added, and the QA Assessor has been described under Explanatory Notes. Step 1.2 Review project QA Assessment, make adjustments as needed and approve - The QA Approver has been described under Explanatory Notes. Step 2.0 Conduct implementation stage project QA Assessment every two years, including identifying management actions to address any areas that need improvement - The new Project QA Implementation and Monitoring (Quantum +) link and the Project QA - Implementation and Monitoring User Guide (Quantum+) have been added. Step 3.0 Conduct closure stage project QA Assessment and add summary comments and lessons learned as needed - The new Project QA Closure (Quantum +) link and the Project QA - Closure User Guide (Quantum+) have been added.

Other Travel Allowances and Expenses

Effective Date

Jun 01, 2023

Summary of Changes

The updated terminal benefits are in line with ST/IC/2019/16/Amend 1 in the policy when a vehicle is not provided. For travel occurring 1 June onwards, the terminal allowance with respect to each authorized journey for each trip by public transport to and from the air terminal or other point of arrival or departure to the hotel or other place of dwelling has increased.

Security Policy

Effective Date

Jun 01, 2023

Summary of Changes

The policy has been updated to reflect the following:

Page 3, Glossary – 'CISMU' changed its name to 'CISMS' (Critical Incident Stress Management Section)

Page 8, paragraph 20 – New link for 'ACSFP ToR'

page 10, paragraph 42e - New link for 'SMT online training'

page 13, paragraph 65 – 'CISMU' has been changed to 'Critical Incident Stress Management Section (CISMS)

page 15, paragraph 75 - New link for 'UNDP Legal Framework for Addressing Non-compliance' 

page 17, paragraph 90 - New link for 'SMT online training'

Vendor Sanctions

Effective Date

May 17, 2023

Summary of Changes

The Vendor Sanctions Policy was reorganized to ensure clarity and to better align with the functioning of the Vendor Review Commitee. Substantively, the main updates are (i) the inclusion of the Direct Review Process for cases that are deemed not to require a deliberative process; (ii) the clarification of the definition of a UNDP Vendor, providing for an exception under which the VRC may potentially consider cases concerning companies and individuals that do not fall under this category; and (iii) the inclusion of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA), Sexual Harassment (SH), Human Trafficking and Forced Labor as Proscribed Practices. 

Direct Payments

Effective Date

Jun 02, 2023

Summary of Changes

The policy and the 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.

Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT)

Effective Date

Jun 02, 2023

Summary of Changes

The summary of key changes which takes immediate effect and their implication on UNDP Offices are:
1. Updates to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system;
2. Guidance provided with regards to migration of HACT Platform from SharePoint to the cloud-based Quantum+ (Salesforce) including new system approval for macro assessment, micro assessment, assurance; activities, engagement of High-Risk Partners and revision of Partner Risk Rating which have been added in para 22, para 27, para 40, para 6(d), and para 7 respectively;
3. Change of terminology reflected in para 7 from Adjusted Risk Rating to Partner Risk Rating to refine description of the term and align with process in the HACT platform.

Risk Committee Terms of Reference

Document Type

Guide

Effective Date

Aug 29, 2025

Published in:

List of UNDP Systems and Tools for Electronic Records and Approvals

Document Type

Guide

Published in:

UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules

This regulations and rules document implements UNDP’s revised financial regulations and rules set out in document DP/2011/36 which was approved by the Executive Board in decision 2011/33 (DP/2012/2). DP/2011/36 also includes in Annex 3 the proposed revised changes to the UNCDF annex to UNDP's financial regulations and rules (Annex I to UNDP Financial Regulations and Rules).

Document Type

Regulations and rules

Effective Date

Jan 01, 2012

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