The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted resolution 2837, extending Yemen-related sanctions for another year and condemning attacks by Ansar Allah (the Houthis) on Saudi Arabia.
The resolution renews the asset freeze and travel ban on listed individuals and entities until 14 November 2027 and extends the mandate of the Panel of Experts on Yemen until December of that year. It demands that the Houthis halt their escalation immediately and unconditionally, including attacks on civilians, infrastructure, commercial airports and international shipping.
Britain’s permanent representative to the UN, Sarah McIntosh, said the resolution strengthens the arms embargo, including action against dual-use components and chemical precursors used to make weapons locally, adding that the council would draw up a list of such materials in the coming months.
Gulf Cooperation Council Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi welcomed the resolution on Friday and called for it to be translated into action that stops the attacks and protects vital facilities and maritime security. Yemen’s internationally recognised government also welcomed it, while regretting that the Houthis were not designated a terrorist group.
The vote coincided with Houthi claims of new attacks on facilities belonging to Aramco and an oil pipeline inside Saudi Arabia, as clashes with government forces continue on several fronts.
Source: BBC Arabic, United Nations
