Programme and Operations
Policies and Procedures
Search
icon-language English icon-global Locations
Policy Areas

Programme and Project Management

Crisis Response

Financial Resources Management

Human Resources Management

Procurement

Partnerships

Administrative Services

Accountability

Information and Communications Technology

Security

Formulate Programmes and Projects

Effective Date

Dec 15, 2021

Summary of Changes

​An updated version of the Project Origination SOPs, which now includes additional specific elements for GCF projects/programmes, has been provided which applies to all vertical fund programming. Furthermore, new PISC submission and assessment templates for GEF Enabling Activities (EAs) and Capacity Building Initiatives for Transparency (CBIT) have been developed and uploaded in POPP.

Other Travel Allowances and Expenses

Effective Date

Dec 20, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Other Travel Allowances and Expenses policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Application Development Standards & Scaling Framework

Effective Date

Dec 20, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The framework outlines the technical standards and processes that Country Offices and all UNDP Business Units should follow for application development. Furthermore, it provides a governance framework for application development in UNDP in accordance with industry standards while balancing the need of corporate standards with the need to innovate locally and across business units. This allows Business Units to access technical, advisory, and contractual corporate support resources throughout the application’s lifecycle. The framework also addresses and closes OAI audit recommendation 2277-1.

Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements)

Effective Date

Dec 21, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation

Effective Date

Dec 21, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of Accommodation policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Financial Disclosure

Effective Date

Dec 21, 2021

Summary of Changes

​This Policy has been revised to, inter alia, reflect new conflict of interest avoidance “Relationship questions” added to the online FDP disclosure form, clarify policy definitions and requirements, and enhance confidentiality protections by requiring the deletion of submitted Financial Disclosure statements and verification documentation after stipulated time periods.

Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements)

Effective Date

Dec 22, 2021

Summary of Changes

​The Amortizations, Reconciliations, Reports and Centralized Functions policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Internal Control Framework

Effective Date

Dec 28, 2021

Summary of Changes
The updated ICF Policy and the ICF Operational Guide provide clarity on roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities in the implementation of internal controls for clustered and non-clustered processes. Additionally, the ICF Policy has been aligned with industry best practices, including the COSO (the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission) framework and the Three Lines of Defense model. The COSO framework describes what we do in internal control and the three lines of defense framework describes who does it. Both frameworks have been endorsed by the High-Level Committee on Management. Additionally, the ICF policy specifies: (i) the roles and responsibilities of staff at all levels of the organization in the achievement of internal control objectives, and the ways in which UNDP monitors and assesses internal control effectiveness; and (ii) the roles and responsibilities of participants in UNDP’s shared services delivery model.
The Operational Guide of the Internal Control Framework (“ICF Operational Guide”) serves as a supplementary document to the ICF Policy. Given the complexity of UNDP’s activities and the resulting breadth and depth of POPP content, the purpose of the ICF Operational Guide is to bring together the key internal control requirements included throughout the POPP to help UNDP offices implement effective internal controls in both clustered and non-clustered environments. Specifically, the Operational Guide: (i) articulates the key day-to-day internal control roles and their associated authorities, accountabilities, and responsibilities; (ii) describes at a high level some key process control points; and (iii) identifies the supporting technology roles (i.e., ERP), rights, and available tools to affect and monitor internal control implementation. A series of “Quick Views” have been added to provide more visual content, as requested by stakeholders. This version of the Operational Guide provides guidance on who executes internal control roles (or elements thereof) with respect to both clustered and non-clustered processes. Country Offices should follow the clustered or non-clustered guidance that is relevant to their process clustering implementation status.

Petty Cash Fund for Management Project (PCF)

Effective Date

Jan 10, 2022

Summary of Changes

​The Petty Cash Fund for Management Project (PCF) policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Management of Petty Cash

Effective Date

Jan 10, 2022

Summary of Changes

​The Management of Petty Cash policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

Subscribe to