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9 January 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment | Furniture and Equipment | Plant and Property | Leasehold Improvements | Corporate Purchasing Card | Lease Management (Premises and Equipment) | Establishing UNDP-supported presence outside a country office | Management of Local Presences | Duty Travel | Travel Requirements | Vehicle Management

The following policies have been updated to reflect UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system. Asset Management - Property, Plant and EquipmentAsset Management Property Plant Equipment PPE Furniture and EquipmentAcquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) Plant and PropertyAcquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centra ...

The following policies have been updated to reflect UNDP’s transition to its new cloud-based management platform Quantum in January 2023, replacing its previous ATLAS system. Asset Management - Property, Plant and EquipmentAsset Management Property Plant Equipment PPE Furniture and EquipmentAcquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment) Plant and PropertyAcquisition and Maintenance (Plant and Property)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property)Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) Leasehold Improvements Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements) Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) Corporate Purchasing Card Corporate Purchasing Card Lease Management (Premises and Equipment) Type of Leases and Treatment in UNDP Books Acquisition, Renewal and Termination of Premise Leases Equipment Leases Management of Local Presences Developing a Business Case for Local Presence Clearing a Local Presence Setting Up a Local PresenceClosing a Local Presence Duty TravelAuthorizing Official Business TravelPost travelUN Travel Documents and National Passport (policy and procedures)Route, Mode of Transportation, and Standard of AccommodationVisas at Headquarters (New York) (policy and procedures) Vehicle ManagementVehicle Management

The Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off policy has been updated to clarify that vehicle mileage is not a blank approval for vehicle disposal but is only a trigger to assess the vehicle for disposal and that full disclosure of the case and reasoning for vehicle disposal shall be provided in the RAD disposal form.

11 February 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment | Furniture and Equipment | Plant and Property | Leasehold Improvements | Intangible Assets | Establishing UNDP-supported presence outside a country office | Management of Local Presences

The following policies are now available in Spanish. To access the content, click on the Spanish language tab of the respective policy page: Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E) Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment)Acquisition and and Maintenance (Plant and Property) Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvement ...

The following policies are now available in Spanish. To access the content, click on the Spanish language tab of the respective policy page: Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E) Acquisition and Maintenance (Furniture and Equipment)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Furniture and Equipment)Disposal and Write-Off (Furniture and Equipment)Acquisition and and Maintenance (Plant and Property) Disposal and Write-Off (Plant and Property) Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Plant and Property) Acquisition and Maintenance (Leasehold Improvements)Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (Leasehold Improvements) Disposal and Write-Off (Leasehold Improvements) Acquisition, Development and Maintenance (Intangible Assets) Amortizations, Reconciliations, Reports and Centralized Functions (Intangible Assets) Disposal and Write-Off (Intangible Assets)Developing a Business Case for Local PresencesClearing a Local PresenceSetting up a Local PresenceClosing a Local Presence

​The UNDP Service Request Form User Guide is now available in the POPP templates library (POPP 11-3143) and linked in the following clauses of the policies below:Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 9)Furniture and Equipment: Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (clause 20)Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off (clause 1)Leasehold Improvements: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 31.a.)Leasehold Improvements: Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (clause 9)Plant and Property: Acquisition and Maintenance (clau ...

​The UNDP Service Request Form User Guide is now available in the POPP templates library (POPP 11-3143) and linked in the following clauses of the policies below:Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 9)Furniture and Equipment: Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (clause 20)Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off (clause 1)Leasehold Improvements: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 31.a.)Leasehold Improvements: Depreciation, Reconciliations Reports and Centralized Functions (clause 9)Plant and Property: Acquisition and Maintenance (clause 11.b.)Plant and Property: Disposal and Write-Off (clause 5)

UNDP has changed its asset capitalization threshold from US $1,500 to US $5,000. This policy change will significantly reduce the volume (i.e. quantity) of assets in the asset register thereby allowing UNDP to focus attention on higher value items. The change in policy should also result in a more effective verification and certification process.   UNDP has updated the following policies to reflect the changed asset capitalization threshold: 1.Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off The following clause has been amended accordingly: 40 Additionally, the Asset Disposal Authority has inc ...

UNDP has changed its asset capitalization threshold from US $1,500 to US $5,000. This policy change will significantly reduce the volume (i.e. quantity) of assets in the asset register thereby allowing UNDP to focus attention on higher value items. The change in policy should also result in a more effective verification and certification process.   UNDP has updated the following policies to reflect the changed asset capitalization threshold: 1.Furniture and Equipment: Disposal and Write-Off The following clause has been amended accordingly: 40 Additionally, the Asset Disposal Authority has increased from US $2,500 to US $5,000. Clauses 2, 4, 5, 15, 17, 19 and 22 of the policy have been updated accordingly. 2.Furniture and Equipment: Acquisition and Maintenance The following clauses have been amended accordingly: 3, 5-7; 14; 35-37; 41, 43, 46, 48; 73 and 83. 3.Plant and Property: Acquisition and Maintenance The following clauses have been amended accordingly: 1, 3, 5 and 21 4.Plant and Property: Disposal and Write-Off The Asset Disposal Authority has increased from US $2,500 to US $5,000. Clause 4 has been updated accordingly. 5.Furniture and Equipment: Property, Plant and Equipment (PPandE)  The following clauses have been amended accordingly: 1, 4, and 5

The updated PP&E section clarifies the nature of NGO involvement in Asset Management processes in response to the newly revised Programme and Project Management (PPM) chapter and also reflect the change to the asset certification process approved by the Senior management as part of the recent business streamlining initiatives.