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Following the introduction of the new Portfolio Policy and the Portfolio Document Template, the Offline Risk Register Template has been updated to reflect the portfolio as a new delivery instrument.

Following the launch of the new platform for the Social and Environmental Standards Procedures (SESP) and the Project Quality Assurance in Quantum+ (under Risk Tools) the Social and Environmental Standards procedures have been updated, as follows: Step 1.0 Conduct Social and Environmental Screening to identify potential social and environmental risks, including dispute risks - The new Social and Environmental Screening Procedure (SESP) (Quantum+) link and the new SESP User Guide (Quantum+) have been added.

The Social and Environmental Standards policy and procedures have been updated to reflect the revised policy and procedures, which come into effect on 1 January 2021.The updated Social and Environmental Standards Toolkit was also updated to reflect changes from the revised policy and procedures, which come into effect on 1 January 2021.

​The project risk register template has been updated to align with the updated Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy which has been harmonized with the Social and Environmental Standards (SES) policy. The risk sub-categories in the Quantum + corporate planning system (capturing programme level risks) and in the Atlas project risk registers are now fully aligned with the project-level social and environmental standards. The offline project risk register template (Annex 2) is aligned with the risk entry system in the Quantum + corporate planning system and with the risk appetite to risk signif ...

​The project risk register template has been updated to align with the updated Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy which has been harmonized with the Social and Environmental Standards (SES) policy. The risk sub-categories in the Quantum + corporate planning system (capturing programme level risks) and in the Atlas project risk registers are now fully aligned with the project-level social and environmental standards. The offline project risk register template (Annex 2) is aligned with the risk entry system in the Quantum + corporate planning system and with the risk appetite to risk significance in the risk matrix (Annex 3).  The updated project risk register template has been published as follows: (a) in steps 1 and 2 of the Social and Environmental Standards procedures; (b) in step 3.3. of the Formulate Development Projects procedures; (c) in step 2.4 of the Monitor procedures.

Updates were made across the programme and project management chapter of the POPP to reflect the shift from the UNDAF to the UN Cooperation Framework. Updates were also made under programme appraisal to reflect the shift from the HQ PAC, which quality assured completed CPDs at the end of programme design, to the IPAC, which assesses the programme's theory of change closer to the start of the process as a learning function.Social and Environmental Standards Formulate Programmes and Projects Development Services  Select Implementing Partner Appraise and ApproveMonitor Provide Oversight Manage Ch ...

Updates were made across the programme and project management chapter of the POPP to reflect the shift from the UNDAF to the UN Cooperation Framework. Updates were also made under programme appraisal to reflect the shift from the HQ PAC, which quality assured completed CPDs at the end of programme design, to the IPAC, which assesses the programme's theory of change closer to the start of the process as a learning function.Social and Environmental Standards Formulate Programmes and Projects Development Services  Select Implementing Partner Appraise and ApproveMonitor Provide Oversight Manage ChangeReport 

​The offline Project Risk Register template has been updated to reflect UNDP's transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system.

​A minor update to the Social and Environmental Risk Screening Template Question 6.3 has been implemented, modifying the presumption of risk significance. The change guides the screener to assume that affirmative answers to the question should rate the project at least as Moderate risk instead of Substantial, as was previously the case. This modification is based on lessons learned and aimed at streamlining the environmental and social assessment process

The updates reflect the introduction in the policy of the Digital by Default approach as a mandatory requirement for programme quality. In the procedure, the updated Programme QA Template features two new questions: 1) Digital transformation, and 2) UN Volunteers. In addition, links to the new guidance on Project QA is provided in Step 1.0, Step 2.0, and Step 3.0 of the Quality Assurance (Projects) procedure.

Following the launch of the new platform for the Social and Environmental Standards Procedures (SESP) and the Project Quality Assurance in Quantum+ (under Risk Tools) the Quality Assurance (Projects) procedures have been updated as follows: Step 1.0 Conduct a design stage project QA Assessment, including identifying management actions to address any areas that need improvement - The new Project Quality Assurance (QA) Design and Appraisal (Quantum +) link and the Project QA Design and Appraisal User Guide (Quantum +) have been added, and the QA Assessor has been described under Explanatory Note ...

Following the launch of the new platform for the Social and Environmental Standards Procedures (SESP) and the Project Quality Assurance in Quantum+ (under Risk Tools) the Quality Assurance (Projects) procedures have been updated as follows: Step 1.0 Conduct a design stage project QA Assessment, including identifying management actions to address any areas that need improvement - The new Project Quality Assurance (QA) Design and Appraisal (Quantum +) link and the Project QA Design and Appraisal User Guide (Quantum +) have been added, and the QA Assessor has been described under Explanatory Notes. Step 1.2 Review project QA Assessment, make adjustments as needed and approve - The QA Approver has been described under Explanatory Notes. Step 2.0 Conduct implementation stage project QA Assessment every two years, including identifying management actions to address any areas that need improvement - The new Project QA Implementation and Monitoring (Quantum +) link and the Project QA - Implementation and Monitoring User Guide (Quantum+) have been added. Step 3.0 Conduct closure stage project QA Assessment and add summary comments and lessons learned as needed - The new Project QA Closure (Quantum +) link and the Project QA - Closure User Guide (Quantum+) have been added.

New Programming Instruments To reflect new elements introduced by the Policies on Quality Standards for Programming and Monitoring, most references to the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) has been eliminated. When the reference to CPAP appears, it is alongside the UN Development Assistan+ce Framework (UNDAF) as CPAP to serve as country programme document signed with government that established national ownership of the programme. Annual Work Plans were replaced with Multi-Year Work Plans. The PPM chapter also updated links and references to the new project document template. It also remove ...

New Programming Instruments To reflect new elements introduced by the Policies on Quality Standards for Programming and Monitoring, most references to the Country Programme Action Plan (CPAP) has been eliminated. When the reference to CPAP appears, it is alongside the UN Development Assistan+ce Framework (UNDAF) as CPAP to serve as country programme document signed with government that established national ownership of the programme. Annual Work Plans were replaced with Multi-Year Work Plans. The PPM chapter also updated links and references to the new project document template. It also removed references and links to old considerations of quality programming and project document check list, and replaced them with references to the new Quality Standards for Programming and the Quality Assurance rating tools at various stages. It also added pre-Project Appraisal Committee requirements for Country Programme Documents (CPD).