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The objectives of the standards are to:</p> <ul class="list big-copy grid-container"> <li>Strengthen the quality of programming by ensuring a principled approach; </li> <li>Maximize social and environmental opportunities and benefits; </li> <li>Avoid adverse impacts to people and the environment; </li> <li>Minimize, mitigate, and manage adverse impacts where avoidance is not possible;</li> <li>Strengthen UNDP and partner capacities for managing social and environmental risks; and</li> <li>Ensure full and effective stakeholder engagement, including through a mechanism to respond to complaints from project-affected people.</li> </ul> <p class="big-copy">The SES are an integral component of UNDP鈥檚 quality assurance and risk management approach to programming. This includes our <b><a href="https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/operations1/undp-social-and-environmental-screening-procedure/" target="_self">Social and Environmental Screening Procedure</a></b>.</p> </div> <div class="coh-wysiwyg" > <p class="big-copy">The standards are underpinned by an <a href="/accountability/audit/secu-srm"><b>Accountability Mechanism</b></a> with two key functions:<br> <br> 1. A <b><a href="/accountability/audit/secu-srm/stakeholder-response-mechanism">Stakeholder Response Mechanism</a> </b>(SRM) that ensures individuals, peoples, and communities affected by UNDP projects have access to appropriate procedures for hearing and addressing project-related grievances; and</p> <p class="big-copy">2. A <a href="/accountability/audit/secu-srm/social-and-environmental-compliance-review"><b>Compliance Review</b></a> process to respond to claims that UNDP is not in compliance with UNDP鈥檚 social and environmental policies.</p> <p class="big-copy">Through application of the SES and Accountability Mechanism, UNDP enhances the consistency, transparency and accountability of its decision-making and actions, improves performance, and strengthens achievement of positive development outcomes.</p> <p class="big-copy"> </p> </div> <h3 class="coh-heading heading h3 coh-style-heading-3-size" > Get involved </h3> <div class="coh-wysiwyg" > <ul class="list big-copy grid-container"> <li>Share your <a href="/accountability/social-and-environmental-responsibility/feedback"><b>feedback</b></a><a href="/accountability/social-and-environmental-responsibility/feedback"> </a>and receive updates on UNDP's Social and Environmental Standards and Accountability Mechanism.</li> <li>If you believe a UNDP-supported project or programme has harmed, or is likely to harm, you, your community, or the environment, <a href="/accountability/audit-and-investigations/social-and-environmental-compliance-review-and-stakeholder-response-mechanism"><b>you may request help</b></a></li> </ul> <p class="big-copy"> </p> </div> <h3 class="coh-heading heading h3 coh-style-heading-3-size" > Learn more </h3> <div class="coh-wysiwyg" > <ul class="list big-copy grid-container"><li>Please visit <a href="https://ses-toolkit.info.undp.org/" target="_blank"><strong>UNDP's Social and Environmental Standards Toolkit</strong></a> to learn more and find resources related to the SES.</li><li>The Social and Environmental Standards came into effect on 1 January 2015 and the <a href="https://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/operations1/undp-social-and-environmental-standards.html" target="_self"><strong>revised Social and Environmental Standards</strong></a><strong> </strong>came into effect on 1 January 2021. 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