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Managing Prescriptive Content

2 August 2017

Managing Prescriptive Content

The new policy on the management of prescriptive content (Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures -- POPP) provides a full-cycle approach to maintaining the POPP. The cycle starts with conceptualization and preparation of prescriptive content, country office inputs and feedback, inter-Bureau consultations, approval and publication. The Policy sets out key principles on what constitutes prescriptive content, and formalizes new standards for writing polices to ensure that they are short, easy to understand and apply. The Policy requires that policy contain procedures in simple form, pre ...

The new policy on the management of prescriptive content (Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures -- POPP) provides a full-cycle approach to maintaining the POPP. The cycle starts with conceptualization and preparation of prescriptive content, country office inputs and feedback, inter-Bureau consultations, approval and publication. The Policy sets out key principles on what constitutes prescriptive content, and formalizes new standards for writing polices to ensure that they are short, easy to understand and apply. The Policy requires that policy contain procedures in simple form, preferably in tabular form, to facilitate quick reference. Coherence and timely publication and communication of updates and new content is also required.

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Information Disclosure

11 August 2017

Information Disclosure

The policy was updated to reflect best practice in the review and appeal process relating to information disclosure. The new provisions are intended to ensure independence of the Information Disclosure Panel in its decision making on contested disclosures.
Enterprise Risk Management

27 October 2017

Risk Management

The ERM policy has been supplemented with clarification of the end-to-end risk management process to simplify application. The business process provides a summary of risk management at all levels of the Organizational and the risk escalation process. It also provides information on linkages between risk management and how this could be mainstreamed in most key business processes within the Organization.
Business Continuity Management

16 January 2018

Business Continuity Management

The BCM policy has been revised is now available in PoPP. The revision is mainly editorial and does not include any substantive changes. The revised policy has also included a reference to UN Organizational Resilience Management System (ORMS) which was approved by UN CEB in 2014.
 
Protection against Retaliation

11 May 2018

Ethics

The updated Protection against Retaliation policy is in line with the latest Secretariat guidelines ST/SGB/2017/2/Rev1 and includes: protection of individuals who choose to report wrongdoing to an external entity in limited circumstances; reducing the turnaround time for Ethics to complete the preliminary review stage (from 45 to 30 days); changing the definition of retaliation so that it aligns with the most recent SGB; the option of recommending transfer of the alleged retaliator; and explicitly prohibiting retaliation against outside parties. Additionally, UNDP introduced the possibili ...

The updated Protection against Retaliation policy is in line with the latest Secretariat guidelines ST/SGB/2017/2/Rev1 and includes: protection of individuals who choose to report wrongdoing to an external entity in limited circumstances; reducing the turnaround time for Ethics to complete the preliminary review stage (from 45 to 30 days); changing the definition of retaliation so that it aligns with the most recent SGB; the option of recommending transfer of the alleged retaliator; and explicitly prohibiting retaliation against outside parties. Additionally, UNDP introduced the possibility of interim protective measures during the preliminary review stage. The Protect against Retaliation policy is available in French and Spanish. To access the documents, click on the French and Spanish language tabs.

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Protection against Retaliation

11 May 2018

Ethics

The Protect against Retaliation policy is available in French and Spanish. To access the documents, click on the French and Spanish language tabs.
Internal Control Framework

1 July 2018

Internal Control Framework (ICF)

The updated ICF Operational Guide reflects the increase of manager and senior manager thresholds in Atlas in offices whose previous year delivery is above $50 million per year.
Internal Control Framework

19 September 2018

Internal Control Framework (ICF)

The ICF Operational Guide reflects the following changes:
  • Increase the threshold above which Purchase Orders and E- requisitions are required from $2,500 to $5,000.
  • Increase the number of vendor approvers to three staff members in offices whose previous year delivery is above $50 million per year.

    • Managing Prescriptive Content

    14 November 2018

    Managing Prescriptive Content

    The Managing Prescriptive Content main policy is now available in French. To access the document, click on the French language tab. Kindly note that any differences in the English and French texts will be interpreted in accordance with the English version.
    Anti-Fraud Policy

    13 December 2018

    Internal Control Framework (ICF)

    The Anti-Fraud Policy has been updated to reflect UNDP’s review of the policy and assessment of fraud risks faced by the organization. The updates include:1. The UN’s single definition of what constitutes fraud, as well as cases of suspected or presumptive fraud, as recommended by the Joint Inspection Unit of the UN and as formulated, and approved by the High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/238.2. References on criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/62/63, ...

    The Anti-Fraud Policy has been updated to reflect UNDP’s review of the policy and assessment of fraud risks faced by the organization. The updates include:

    1. The UN’s single definition of what constitutes fraud, as well as cases of suspected or presumptive fraud, as recommended by the Joint Inspection Unit of the UN and as formulated, and approved by the High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/70/238.

    2. References on criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/62/63, which states that credible allegations of a crime committed by United Nations officials or experts on mission may be brought by the Secretary-General to the attention of the States against whose nationals such allegations are made.


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