NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council on Thursday renewed its sanctions on Yemen and moved to cut off supplies of dual-use components and chemicals the Houthi militia uses to build drones and missiles.
A resolution unanimously adopted by council members also strongly condemned the group’s military escalation inside Yemen and its cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia.
The resolution, adopted by the council by consensus (meaning without a vote as there were no formal objections), demanded that the Houthis halt their military offensive in Yemen, their strikes against Saudi Arabia and their threats to commercial shipping.
It extended a targeted asset freeze and travel ban on members of the militia until Nov. 14, 2027, and renewed the mandate of the panel of experts that monitors the sanctions until Dec. 15, 2027. An arms embargo imposed on the Houthis under Resolution 2216 in April 2015 has no specified end date.
“Today’s adoption by consensus demonstrates this council’s determination to take decisive action against reckless attacks by the Houthis in Yemen and against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the broader region,” said Sarah MacIntosh, the UK’s permanent representative to the UN. Britain is the Council’s penholder on Yemen, which means it has primary responsibility for the council’s activities relating to the issue.
