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​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

​The Agency Implementation Finances policy has been updated throughout to provide guidance to country offices on the use of local funding to agencies for project implementation via account 16010.

​​The Agency Implementation Finances policy is now available in Spanish. To access the document, click on the Spanish language tab.

The following updates are intended to reduce the staff burden and expedite compliance process in respect of CDRs.Offices are now required to send CDRs to Implementing Partners (IPs) for verification and signature, only for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of the year. The 2nd quarter CDR will cover January to June cumulative expenses. The 3rd quarter CDR will cover from January to September cumulative expenses; and the 4th quarter CDR will cover from January to December cumulative expenses.If no response is received from the IP within 30 days, a follow-up request should be sent indicating that "t ...

The following updates are intended to reduce the staff burden and expedite compliance process in respect of CDRs.Offices are now required to send CDRs to Implementing Partners (IPs) for verification and signature, only for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of the year. The 2nd quarter CDR will cover January to June cumulative expenses. The 3rd quarter CDR will cover from January to September cumulative expenses; and the 4th quarter CDR will cover from January to December cumulative expenses.If no response is received from the IP within 30 days, a follow-up request should be sent indicating that "the Combined Delivery Report will be deemed accepted if no response is received within 15 calendar days." Copies of the CDR (or evidence of follow-up where no responses are received), should be uploaded to theCDR Library (inUNDP's Corporate Planning System) no later than 45 calendar days after the end of each quarter.
​TheCDR Bridge Navigation Guide has been linked in clause 4 of the Combined Delivery Report (CDR) policy, and in step 1 of the CDR procedure table. It is also linked in clause 17 of the Direct Implementation (DIM) Modality policy. The document offers guidance on how to use the CDR Bridge platform, including how to register implementing partners. The guide is also available in the POPP templates library (POPP-11-3234).

​The CDR POPP has been updated to reflect the new CDR Bridge Platform, a digital platform that will be used for certification and as a central repository for CDRs going forward. CDRs will automatically be generated from Atlas after closure of each quarter by OFM and the CDRs delivered to the platform without any manual intervention from UNDP Offices. Offices will be required to review the CDRs in the new platform and have the option to send the reports electronically (via email), and have implementing partners certify the CDRs electronically in the platform. With the launch of the CDR Bridge, ...

​The CDR POPP has been updated to reflect the new CDR Bridge Platform, a digital platform that will be used for certification and as a central repository for CDRs going forward. CDRs will automatically be generated from Atlas after closure of each quarter by OFM and the CDRs delivered to the platform without any manual intervention from UNDP Offices. Offices will be required to review the CDRs in the new platform and have the option to send the reports electronically (via email), and have implementing partners certify the CDRs electronically in the platform. With the launch of the CDR Bridge, uploading of CDRs to the former SharePoint site is discontinued.

The Combined Delivery Report policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab.

The updates are intended to reduce the staff burden and expedite compliance process in respect of CDRs.a) Offices are now required send CDRs to Implementing Partners (IPs) for verification and signature, only for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of the year. The 2nd quarter CDR will cover January to June expenses. b) If no response is received from the IP within 30 days, a follow-up request should be sent indicating that “the Combined Delivery Report will be deemed accepted if no response received within 15 calendar days. Copies of the CDR (or evidence of follow-up where no responses are received ...

The updates are intended to reduce the staff burden and expedite compliance process in respect of CDRs.
a) Offices are now required send CDRs to Implementing Partners (IPs) for verification and signature, only for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of the year. The 2nd quarter CDR will cover January to June expenses.
b) If no response is received from the IP within 30 days, a follow-up request should be sent indicating that “the Combined Delivery Report will be deemed accepted if no response received within 15 calendar days. Copies of the CDR (or evidence of follow-up where no responses are received), should be uploaded to the CDR Library (in UNDP’s Corporate Planning System) no later than 45 calendar days after the end of each quarter.

The policy and the procedures have been updated to reflect the following changes:Revision to approval requirements for non-local currency advances has been added in paragraph 9 of the policy, where payments for specifically identified activities and expenditures expected to be incurred in non-local currency in line with the Letter of Agreement (LOA), the Responsible Party Agreement (RPA), the Performance Based Payment Agreement (PBPA), or similar contracts or agreements, as well as the project document or the annual work plan will be approved by the Head of Office, provided the contractua ...

The policy and the procedures have been updated to reflect the following changes:

  • Revision to approval requirements for non-local currency advances has been added in paragraph 9 of the policy, where payments for specifically identified activities and expenditures expected to be incurred in non-local currency in line with the Letter of Agreement (LOA), the Responsible Party Agreement (RPA), the Performance Based Payment Agreement (PBPA), or similar contracts or agreements, as well as the project document or the annual work plan will be approved by the Head of Office, provided the contractual documents specify disbursement in non-local currency. Other non-local currency payments shall only be made, after seeking UNDP HQ Treasury approval.
  • Revision to paragraph 13 of the policy to include the requirement for UNDP HQ Treasury’s approval where the Partner maintains separate bank accounts for the project. If the project needs advances to make payments in local currency and non-local currency with applicable approval in line with the POPP, then two bank accounts matching the approved currencies of advances should be opened.
  • The explanatory notes in steps 8 and 9 of the procedure have been updated to reflect the changes in the policy.

The changes made are to provide additional clarification on HACT transaction processing in Quantum and references to available reports relevant for management of HACT balances.