The Results-Based Management (RBM) Policy seeks to establish a clear and agreed vision of RBM at UNFPA. Its purpose is to foster a culture of measurement and results at UNFPA, creating a demand for and improve usage of credible information and evidence on results to inform decision-making. The Policy communicates how RBM can work as a management approach and defines clear roles and responsibilities. It also spells out what accountability for results means at UNFPA, including accountability in respect to results shared with partners in the context of the United Nations reform and United Nations Development Group (UNDG) guidelines.

 

The policy establishes principles and procedures for implementing the UNFPA Social and Environmental Standards in Programming which is intended to ensure that there is no inadvertent harm on people and the environment caused by its programming, and to strengthen and mainstream sustainability and accountability in UNFPA programming in a systematic and comprehensive manner, going beyond a ‘do no harm’ approach.