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Programming Principles
Principle 1: Leave No One Behind
Principle 2: Human Rights
Principle 3: Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
Principle 4: Sustainability and Resilience
Principle 5: Accountability
Standards
Standard 1: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Standard 2: Climate Change and Disaster Risks
Standard 3: Community Health, Safety and Security
Standard 4: Cultural Heritage
Standard 5: Displacement and Resettlement
Standard 6: Indigenous Peoples
Standard 7: Labour and Working Conditions
Standard 8: Pollution Prevention and Resource Efficiency
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Programming Quality Assurance and Risk Management
Screening (SESP), Assessment and Management
Stakeholder Engagement
Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM)
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Welcome to the UNDP Social and Environmental Standards Toolkit!
UNDP's revised Social and Environmental Standards came into effect on 1 January 2021.
T
his toolkit hosts the latest information on the standards and provides a way for UNDP staff, partners, and stakeholders to navigate through relevant guidance, resources and tools.
UNDP's
Social and Environmental Standards (SES)
underpin our commitment to mainstream social and environmental sustainability in our Programmes and Projects to support sustainable development. The SES objectives are to:
Strengthen the quality of programming by ensuring a principled approach
Maximize social and environmental opportunities and benefits
Avoid adverse impacts to people and the environment
Minimize, mitigate, and manage adverse impacts where avoidance is not possible
Strengthen UNDP and partner capacities for managing social and environmental risks
Ensure full and effective stakeholder engagement, including through a mechanism to respond to complaints from project-affected peo
ple.
The SES are an integral component of UNDP's quality assurance and risk management approach to programming. This includes the project-level
Social and Environmental Screening Procedure (SESP)
.
The standards are underpinned by an
Accountability Mechanism
with two key components: (i) A
Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM)
that ensures individuals, peoples, and communities affected by UNDP projects have access to appropriate grievance resolution procedures for hearing and jointly addressing project-related disputes; and (ii) A
Compliance Review
process to investigate and respond to claims that UNDP is not in compliance with the Social and Environmental Standards.
Key Elements of UNDP’s Social and Environmental Standards (SES)
Programming Principles
Project-Level Standards
Procedures and Accountability
Principle 1:
Leave No One Behind
Principle 2
:
Human Rights
Principle 3
:
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
Principle 4:
Sustainability and Resilience
Principle 5:
Accountability
Standard 1:
Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management
Standard 2:
Climate Change and Disaster Risks
Standard 3:
Community Health, Safety and Security
Standard 4:
Cultural Heritage
Standard 5:
Displacement and Resettlement
Standard 6:
Indigenous Peoples
Standard 7:
Labour and Working Conditions
Standard 8:
Pollution Prevention and Resource Efficiency
Quality Assurance & Risk Management
Screening, Assessment and Management of SES Risks and Impacts
Stakeholder Engagement
and
Response Mechanism
Access to Information
Monitoring, Reporting and Compliance
For feedback and additional information, please contact:
Social and Environmental Standards (SES) team:
info.ses@undp.org
Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU):
SECUhotline@undp.org
Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM):
stakeholder.response@undp.org
Key Resources:
Guidance and Templates
SES Policy 2021 Update
Things to Know
SES Implementation Plan & Roles and Responsibilities
Social and Environmental Standards
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Social and Environmental Screening Procedure
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French
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Social and Environmental Screening Template
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English
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French
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Stakeholder Response Mechanism (SRM)
Roster of Experts
Get Involved!
Social and Environmental Standards Website
SES Yammer Group
[Credentials Required]
