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Reviewed and edited (no substantive change) in December.

The Sustainable Procurement main policy is now available in French. Kindly note that any differences in the English and French texts will be interpreted in accordance with the English version.

Clause 2 of the policy has been updated to include provisions for human rights, disability inclusiveness and gender in alignment with the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS)


​Reviewed and edited (no substantive change) in December.

The Procurement Overview and Principles policy is now available in French. Kindly note that any differences in the English and French texts will be interpreted in accordance with the English version.

The Ethics and Fraud main policy is now available in French. Kindly note that any differences in the English and French texts will be interpreted in accordance with the English version.

The standard delegated procurement authority of a Resident Representative or head of a business unit is US $200,000, except for Business units granted the exceptional approval to be exempted from the mandatory use ofeTendering which will remain as $150,000.

The standard delegated procurement authority of a Resident Representative or head of a business unit is US $200,000, except for Business units granted the exceptional approval to be exempted from the mandatory use ofeTendering which will remain as $150,000.

The Procurement Authority and Increased Delegated Procurement Authority main policy is now available in French. The Procurement Authority and Increased Delegated Procurement Authority main policy is now available in French.

The following provisions, which previously required Fast Track activation request are no-longer necessary (i.e. integrated into the main policies). a) The authority to grant the increase in Delegated Procurement Authority was devolved to Regional Chief Procurement Officers (RCPOs) in consultation with respective Regional Bureau Director for clearance. The respective RACP Chairpersons then will be responsible for obtaining technical inputs from relevant offices in assessing a request for increased delegation. b) Recognizing the reduction of risks through e-Tendering, the standard del ...

The following provisions, which previously required Fast Track activation request are no-longer necessary (i.e. integrated into the main policies).

a) The authority to grant the increase in Delegated Procurement Authority was devolved to Regional Chief Procurement Officers (RCPOs) in consultation with respective Regional Bureau Director for clearance. The respective RACP Chairpersons then will be responsible for obtaining technical inputs from relevant offices in assessing a request for increased delegation.

b) Recognizing the reduction of risks through e-Tendering, the standard delegated procurement authority of Resident Representative or head of a business unit in an office that systematically uses the e-Tendering has been raised from US$ 150,000 to US $200,000, based on the confirmation by the ACP Chairperson or respective Regional ACP Chairpersons.