About SECU

How SECU Responds

The UNDP's Social and Environmental Standards (SES) are underpinned by an Accountability Mechanism with two key components: i) the Stakeholder Response Mechanism; and ii) the Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU).

SECU investigates alleged non-compliance with UNDP's social and environmental commitments from project-affected stakeholders and recommends measures to address findings of non-compliance.

Standards & Commitments

SECU ensures compliance with:

Note: For older projects (before 2015), SECU applies the standards that were in place at the time of the project.

Our Mission

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