January 09, 2023 -
The policy has been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.
September 21, 2021 -
The Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy has been updated to clarify that vehicle mileage is not a blank approval for vehicle disposal but is only a trigger to assess the vehicle for disposal.
February 25, 2021 -
A new SLA between UNDP and UNDSS was signed in 2019, replacing the 2006 MoU. Clause 18 of the Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maint
January 09, 2023 -
The policy has been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.
September 21, 2021 -
The Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy has been updated to clarify that vehicle mileage is not a blank approval for vehicle disposal but is only a trigger to assess the vehicle for disposal.
February 25, 2021 -
A new SLA between UNDP and UNDSS was signed in 2019, replacing the 2006 MoU. Clause 18 of the Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy has been updated to link to the new SLA.
February 11, 2021 -
The Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.
March 13, 2020 -
The International Commercial Terms (INCOTERMS) 2020 has been linked in clause 64 of the Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy, as well as in clause 1 of the Asset Management Atlas User Guide. Differences between Incoterms 2010 and 2020:- The Incoterms FCA (Free Carrier) now provides the additional option to make an on-board notation on the Bill of Lading prior loading of the goods on a vessel.
-The costs now appear centralized in A9/B9 of each Incoterms rule.
- CIP now requires at least an insurance with the minimum cover of the Institute Cargo Clause (A) (All risk, subject to itemized exclusions).
- CIF requires at least an insurance with the minimum cover of the Institute Cargo Clause (C) (Number of listed risks, subject to itemized exclusions).
- The Incoterms rules Free Carrier (FCA), Delivered at Place (DAP), Delivered at Place Unloaded (DPU) and Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) now take into account that the goods may be carried without any third-party carrier being engaged, namely by using its own means of transportation.
- The rule Delivered at Terminal (DAT) has been changed to Delivered at Place Unloaded (DPU) to clarify that the place of destination could be any place and not only a “terminal”.
- The Incoterms 2020 now explicitly shifts the responsibility of security-related requirements and ancillary costs to the seller.
February 14, 2020 -
The UNDP Service Request Form User Guide is now linked in clause 9 of the policy.
February 07, 2020 -
UNDP has changed its asset capitalization threshold from US $1,500 to US $5,000. This policy change will significantly reduce the volume (i.e. quantity) of assets in the asset register thereby allowing UNDP to focus attention on higher value items. The change in policy should also result in a more effective verification and certification process. The following clauses of the policy have been updated to reflect the new asset capitalization threshold: 3, 5-7; 14; 35-37; 41, 43, 46, 48; 73 and 83.
August 23, 2019 -
The Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance policy is available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.
June 12, 2018 -
The updated Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E) section clarifies the nature of NGO involvement in Asset Management processes in response to the newly revised Programme and Project Management (PPM) chapter and also reflect the change to the asset certification process approved by the Senior management as part of the recent business streamlining initiatives Following the OAI recommendation at the end of 2015, the roles and responsibilities for the Regional Bureaus were clarified in Feb 2017. Reviewed and edited (without substantive changes) in Q1 2016.