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The policy and procedure and the Project Management Criteria for Designation of Intergovernmental Organizations have been updated to incorporate references to portfolio in alignment with the Portfolio Policy as a new delivery instrument.

The Advance Payment Bank Guarantee form is now available in French 

The policy has been updated to incorporate language adjustments for clarity and in alignment with existing UNSMS policies and the following updates to the ‘Other travel related information’ section:

  • The ceilings on the maximum number of passengers per commercial flight have been adjusted and Bureau Directors have been added to the line of approval in alignment with the UNDP’s Framework of Accountability for Security policy
  • Approval from the BMS Director will be required for more than 30 personnel on the same commercial flight. 

The Performance Security Form is now available in French.

 

The policy has been updated to incorporate references to portfolio in alignment with the Portfolio Policy as a new delivery instrument.

The policy has been updated to introduce the Portfolio Policy as a new delivery instrument. A new Formulate Portfolios procedure is published in the policy page which includes the steps necessary to design and initiate portfolios. The previous portfolio model (aggregation of projects) is now retired from the policy.

The UNDP Service Level Agreement (SLA) template has been updated as follows:  Paragraph 3 has been expanded to state that services provided under the SLA do not include the conducting of investigations related to the contractors, personnel or staff under a UNDP Letter of Agreement (LoA) with services limited to the Client related to or arising from any of the services provided.  The paragraph further indicates that if the client requests incidental legal and or investigations services, and UNDP agrees to provide them, these services will be subject to full cost recovery plu ...

The UNDP Service Level Agreement (SLA) template has been updated as follows:  

  • Paragraph 3 has been expanded to state that services provided under the SLA do not include the conducting of investigations related to the contractors, personnel or staff under a UNDP Letter of Agreement (LoA) with services limited to the Client related to or arising from any of the services provided.  The paragraph further indicates that if the client requests incidental legal and or investigations services, and UNDP agrees to provide them, these services will be subject to full cost recovery plus reimbursement of all actual costs and expenses incurred by UNDP, without the need for a separate agreement.
  • Paragraph 4 has been expanded to specify: 1) Appendix I to the SLA template shall apply to Partner Personnel Services Agreement (PPSA) services only; 2) In the event of a conflict between any term of Appendix I and the main body of the SLA, Appendix I shall prevail with respect to such PPSA services only.  
  • Paragraph 5 has been updated to clarify that a request or requests for PPSA services shall be processed in accordance with Appendix I.
  • Paragraph 6 has noted options for the calculation of direct cost recovery: UPL/LPL, GSSC Cost Recovery List, or the cost recovery rates for PPSA services as indicated in Appendix I.

The policy has been updated in para. 5 to clarify the link with the Management of Cash Planning/Forecasting of Cash Flows policy which specifies the amounts of payments that offices can receive locally directly from the agencies.

The Contract Face sheet for Contracts for Goods and/or Services has been revised to include additional instructions on the ‘Effective Date’, removal of Bank Account details from the Face sheet and some minor edits. The Contract Face Sheet (for Goods and/or Services) is also available in French and in Spanish,

27 September 2024

Security Policy

The UNMSM Operational Guidelines have been updated to incorporate clarifications and reflect process transition to UNall without changing the document’s substance. The updates include the following:Request offices to regularly update the Security Office regional teams on the progress of implementation of UNMSM measures to ensure that these are implemented on time and to the required standards/specifications, and to inform of any potential delays affecting the implementation as soon as such circumstances occur.Replace references to the old ERP with the new one (Atlas to Quantum).List the locati ...

The UNMSM Operational Guidelines have been updated to incorporate clarifications and reflect process transition to UNall without changing the document’s substance. The updates include the following:

  • Request offices to regularly update the Security Office regional teams on the progress of implementation of UNMSM measures to ensure that these are implemented on time and to the required standards/specifications, and to inform of any potential delays affecting the implementation as soon as such circumstances occur.
  • Replace references to the old ERP with the new one (Atlas to Quantum).
  • List the location-specific factors that security practitioners should consider when approving funding requests.
  • Reflect the change in platform for the application and utilization of UNMSM resources (from the old SharePoint to UNall).