Policy brief by the HLCP Inequalities Task Team
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Date published
HLCM: UN System Model Code of Conduct 06.11.2019
HLCM: UN System Code of Conduct 06.11.2019
The organizations of the United Nations system are committed to enabling events at which everyone can participate in an inclusive, respectful and safe environment. UN system events are guided by the highest ethical and professional standards, and all participants are expected to behave with integrity and respect towards all participants attending or involved with any UN system event.
FBN: Guidance Note on Coding Definitions for Gender Equality Markers 18.03.2019
FBN: Guidance Note on Quality Assurance of Gender Equality Markers 18.03.2019
HLCM: UN System Model Policy on Sexual Harassment 01.12.2018
Developed by the CEB Task Force, the model policy, is expected to lead to the issuing of consistent and strengthened sexual harassment policies throughout the UN system. It includes, among others, model provisions for formal and informal reporting of sexual harassment, prevention, support to affected individuals, and protection against retaliation.
CEB, in November 2018, endorsed the UN System Model Policy on Sexual Harassment on recommendation of HLCM which had approved the model policy at its 36th session on 10-11 October 2018.
HLCM: MSCIS – Management of Stress and Critical Incidents Stress Policy 10.08.2016
The primary goal of the United Nations Security Management System (UNSMS) is to enable the conduct of United Nations (UN) activities while ensuring the safety, security and well-being of personnel. The conditions under which UNSMS personnel operate in the field have changed drastically over the years, particularly in light of the UN’s shift to a “stay and deliver” approach to operating in high-risk environments. This has substantially increased the number of individuals exposed to stress and critical incident stress. While many individuals who experience stress or critical incident stress are able to resume their daily activities with minimal or no disruption, some may encounter difficulty resuming such activities due to psychological, somatic or social reactions linked to such exposure.
HLCM: Policy on the Organizational Resilience Management System 15.06.2016
The UN ORMS is a comprehensive emergency management system, linking actors and activities across preparedness, prevention, response and recovery, to enhance resilience in order to improve the capacity of the Organization to effectively manage the risks of disruptive events.
CEB: Youth-SWAP Commitments and Measures 23.02.2017
The Youth-SWAP has five overarching goals related to the thematic areas: Employment and Entrepreneurship; Protection of rights and civic engagement; Political Inclusion; Education, including comprehensive sexuality education; H
UNDG: Standard Operating Procedures for countries wishing to adopt the Delivering as One approach 15.06.2016
Following the World Summit of 2005, where the need for UN reform was given new impetus, the Secretary-General appointed the High-Level Panel on System-Wide Coherence in 2006. In the report, entitled Delivering as One, the panel presented a series of recommendations aimed (amongst other issues) at strengthening the UN’s work in partnership with host governments, the UN’s focus on results, and creating unified UN Country Teams, with the capacity to coherently address cross-cutting issues.