(b) Transparency with receiving entities about the legal obligations binding the Organization and the core principles governing provision of support; and (c) An effective implementation framework, including: (i) Procedures for monitoring the recipient entity’s compliance with international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law; (ii) Procedures for determining when and how to intercede with a view to putting an end to grave violations of any of those bodies of law and for deciding, if need be, upon the suspension or withdrawal of support; and
(ii) Combined with a failure to take effective measures to investigate and prosecute the violators. 13. “United Nations” includes any office, department, agency, programme, fund, operation or mission of the United Nations. C. Risk assessment 14. Before engaging in support, the United Nations entity directly concerned must conduct an assessment of the potential risks and benefits involved in providing support. This assessment should include consideration of the following elements (where a United Nations entity has an existing mechanism in place, this may be used to conduct the assessment in accordance with paragraph 19 below): (a) The record of the intended recipient(s) in terms of compliance or non‐compliance with international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law, including any specific record of grave violations; (c) Financial support, including payment of salaries, bursaries, allowances and expenses, whatever the source of the funds; (d) Strategic or tactical logistical support to operations in the field conducted by non-United Nations security forces; (e) Operational support to action in the field conducted by non-United Nations security forces, including fire support, strategic or tactical planning; (f) Joint operations conducted by United Nations forces and non-United Nations security forces. In the peacekeeping context, withholding or withdrawing support in the face of a failure by recipient security forces to comply with the core principles of the policy may significantly diminish the mission’s ability to fulfil the overall mandate and objectives set out by the Security Council. Suspension or withdrawal of logistical, material or technical support may, however, become necessary where continued support would implicate the Organization in grave violations of international humanitarian, human rights or refugee law. The Secretary-General should keep the Council informed of measures taken by a peacekeeping operation under this policy and, where it is thought that application of this policy would have a critical impact on the ability of the operation to discharge its mandate, should advise the Council in a timely manner and seek the Council’s advice regarding the way forward. Similarly, should the withholding or withdrawal of support by a United Nations agency, fund or programme affect the ability of that entity to fulfil its mandate, the Executive Head of the said agency, fund or programme will advise the governing body of the agency, fund or programme in a timely manner, and seek its advice regarding the way forward. F. Accountability 29. Following endorsement of the present policy framework by the Secretary-General, senior managers at Headquarters (Under-Secretaries-General, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Executive Directors of funds and programmes) are responsible for ensuring that support for non-United Nations security forces and institutions and implementation of the policy are kept under regular review in their areas of responsibility. They are also responsible for ensuring that significant developments in the implementation of this policy, including mitigatory actions taken under it, are brought to the timely attention of the Secretary-General and the relevant legislative bodies. 30. Where relevant, integrated mission task forces and integrated task forces should include in their agendas a standing item on review and evaluation of support provided to non-United Nations security forces. 31. A further submission to the Policy Committee should be prepared in one year’s time, in the light of experience gained to determine, inter alia, if any further implementation measure(s) or mechanisms are required. I. Princípios gerais 7.2 Salvo disposição em contrário do presente Acordo, ou outra disposição em contrário acordada por escrito entre as Partes, o apoio prestado por uma Parte à outra ao abrigo do presente Acordo é prestado contra reembolso dos custos. Os pormenores específicos dos custos de cada atividade de apoio e o respetivo método de cálculo são apresentados de forma mais precisa nos convénios de execução técnica pertinentes referidos no artigo 3.o. 7.3 As Partes asseguram que os custos incorridos com a prestação de apoio: i) são comprovados por registos e documentos exatos e atualizados e incluem apenas os custos efetivamente incorridos que sejam diretamente imputáveis ao apoio recebido pela outra Parte, e ii) são reembolsados se cumprirem os critérios definidos no presente Acordo, bem como quaisquer condições adicionais descritas nos convénios de execução técnica e previamente acordadas. 7.4 O prestador apresenta faturas ao beneficiário após a entrega ou a prestação do apoio. Pelo menos uma vez por ano, o prestador apresenta ao beneficiário as faturas relativas a todas as transações não faturadas anteriormente. As faturas são acompanhadas dos documentos comprovativos necessários e são pagas no prazo de sessenta (60) dias a contar da data da fatura. O pagamento é efetuado na moeda do prestador ou sob outra forma que tiver sido acordada. II. Fornecimento de bens, material ou serviços logísticos e prestação de apoio em matéria de segurança