The Interim Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Guidelines are intended to operationalize within the United Nations Environment Programme the "Anti-Fraud and Anti-Corruption Framework of the United Nations Secretariat" (the Framework) issued on 9 September 2016 through ST/IC/2016/25 (https://undocs .org/ST/IC/2016/25) which declares the Secretariat takes a zero-tolerance approach to fraud and corruption involving its staff members, other personnel and third parties in relation to their work with the Secretariat.