14 July 2015
Ethics
This revised policy includes the increased timeframe for a person could seek protection, from 60 days to six months. Additional clarification is made by adding "more likely than not" a causal connection exists between the protected activities and the detrimental action that has been taken or threatened against the individual, in order to establish a prima facie case.
7 March 2014
This Policy has been revised so non-staff personnel, such as contractors, may be required to file a financial disclosure statement, in accordance with the standards of conduct incorporated into the contract.
The Policy for Protection against Retaliation has been expanded to include protection for non-staff personnel such as contractors, interns and UNVs serving in UNDP or another UNDP administered fund, programme or agency.
18 February 2014
Information Disclosure
The Information Disclosure Policy now includes requirements for “robust reasoning” to exclude information from the public domain. Amendments have been benchmarked against international best practice.
14 March 2011
Internal Control Framework (ICF)
The Results Management and Accountability chapter has been updated with the revised anti-fraud policy which now replaces the UNDP fraud policy statement of August 2005 and brings, in one place, currently dispersed policies and practices.