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The policy and the procedures have been updated to reflect the following changes:Revision to approval requirements for direct payments in non-local currency has been added in paragraph 9 of the policy, where non-local currency payments to international suppliers engaged 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 Head of Office provided the contractual documents specify disbursements in non-lo ...

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

  • Revision to approval requirements for direct payments in non-local currency has been added in paragraph 9 of the policy, where non-local currency payments to international suppliers engaged 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 Head of Office provided the contractual documents specify disbursements in non-local currency.
  • Seeking UNDP HQ Treasury’s approval before non-local currency disbursement are made has been removed in paragraph 9 of the policy in line with the new changes to paragraph 9.
  • The explanatory notes in step 7 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.

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 updated Direct Payments policy is now available. The summary of the major changes and their implication on UNDP Offices are as follows:Clarification has been made in para 2 that direct payments must be performed through an approved FACE form, requesting UNDP to make payment directly to the vendor on behalf of the Partner, and the Implementing Agent code must be the Partner’s code;Clarity has been added for non-local currency denominated payments to national implementation projects in para 8 which should be submitted to UNDP HQ Treasury for appropriate approval in accordance with UNDP ...

​The updated Direct Payments policy is now available. The summary of the major changes and their implication on UNDP Offices are as follows:Clarification has been made in para 2 that direct payments must be performed through an approved FACE form, requesting UNDP to make payment directly to the vendor on behalf of the Partner, and the Implementing Agent code must be the Partner’s code;Clarity has been added for non-local currency denominated payments to national implementation projects in para 8 which should be submitted to UNDP HQ Treasury for appropriate approval in accordance with UNDP Financial Regulations and Rule 125.06;Clarification has been added on reviews of FACE form, including the list of red flags in para 12 and 13 that potential signs of fraud or misuse of funds shall be observed, reviewed, investigated and documented. Direct payment should not be processed until the potential red flags are fully investigated and confirmed to be valid;Procedures offices should take to address unsupported payments reflected in assurance reports, including audits and spot checks, has been added in para 14.

​The Direct Payments policy and procedures have been further updated as follows: Guidance has been added to Para 2 on the ICE template. ICE template guidance has been added to procedure step 1. Fraud red-flags guidance have been added to procedure step 9.

​The Direct Payments policy is 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.