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This Accountability System Policy implements the UNDP’s Accountability System set out in document DP/2008/16/Rev.1 which was approved by the Executive Board in decision 2008/37 (DP/2009/2). Editorial updates to the policy’s text have been made to correct inaccuracies considering contextual changes since its 2008 approval by the Executive Board.

The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy has been amended to introduce text to the policy regarding: (i) a Corporate Vetting Committee (the Risk Committee), relating to the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering / Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) policy; (ii) the Senior Designated Officer (SDO) and Chief Risk Officer; and (iii) a revised Summary Table of UNDP Risk Management Roles and Responsibilities. The policy amendments also include text to emphasize the need for coherent and harmonized approach across UNDP’s programme and operations on risk management.

​The Internal Control Framework policy has been updated to clarify the roles and responsibilities of BMS/OHR versus BMS/GSSC for human resources policy versus service delivery, respectively.

​The Internal Control Framework Operational Guide has been updated to align with new processes implemented as part of UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform, Quantum.

Reviewed and edited to align with current practices and processes (no substantive change).

​Reviewed and edited to align with current practices and processes (no substantive change).

​The offline Project Risk Register template and the policy 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 UNDP Policy For Protection Against Retaliation (PaR) has been updated to, inter alia, align the definition of a “prima facie case of retaliation” in the policy with that of the UN Secretariat’s Secretary-General’s bulletin on protection against retaliation for reporting misconduct and for cooperating with duly authorized audits or investigations. The revised policy also now stipulates that any request to the Chairperson of the Ethics Panel of the United Nations (EPUN) to review a PaR determination of the UNDP Ethics Office is to be submitted within 30 days of receiving notification of the ...

​The UNDP Policy For Protection Against Retaliation (PaR) has been updated to, inter alia, align the definition of a “prima facie case of retaliation” in the policy with that of the UN Secretariat’s Secretary-General’s bulletin on protection against retaliation for reporting misconduct and for cooperating with duly authorized audits or investigations. The revised policy also now stipulates that any request to the Chairperson of the Ethics Panel of the United Nations (EPUN) to review a PaR determination of the UNDP Ethics Office is to be submitted within 30 days of receiving notification of the determination.

The AML/CFT Operational Guide supplements the UNDP AML/CFT Policy and provides detailed procedures and guidance for the implementation of the policy across UNDP. The Operational Guide specifies roles and responsibilities in the vetting process, including escalation procedures and available corporate tools.

​The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy and procedures have been updated to align with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy. Appendix 2: ERM Risk Categories and Sub-Categories in the ERM policy has been updated with a new AML/CFT risk sub-category '5.6. Exposure to entities involved in money laundering and terrorism financing' under risk category '5. Reputational'. The Risk Appetite Statement Guidance has been updated with the new AML/CFT risk sub-category in Annex 1 (Risk Categories and Sub-Categories) and Annex 4 (Risk Appetite Summary) ha ...

​The Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) policy and procedures have been updated to align with the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Policy. Appendix 2: ERM Risk Categories and Sub-Categories in the ERM policy has been updated with a new AML/CFT risk sub-category '5.6. Exposure to entities involved in money laundering and terrorism financing' under risk category '5. Reputational'. The Risk Appetite Statement Guidance has been updated with the new AML/CFT risk sub-category in Annex 1 (Risk Categories and Sub-Categories) and Annex 4 (Risk Appetite Summary) has been aligned with the risk categories sequencing in the ERM policy. The Project Risk Register template has been updated with the new AML/CFT risk sub-category in Annex 1 (ERM Risk Categories and Sub-categories) and in Annex 2 Offline Project Risk Register Template in the dropdown list. The updated Project Risk Register template is published in Managing Project-Level Risk (Country, Regional or Global Projects) procedure in the ERM policy (Appendix 6), in step 2 of the Managing Project-Level Risk (Country, Regional or Global Projects) procedure in the ERM policy page and in the following procedure sections in the Programme and Project Management policy area: (a) in steps 1 and 2 of the Social and Environmental Standards procedure; (b) in step 3.3. of the Formulate Development Projects procedure; (c) in step 2.4 of the Monitor procedure