PRESS RELEASE : These sanctions are crucial to maintaining pressure on the Houthis – UK explanation of vote at the UN Security Council [November 2024]

The press release issued by the Foreign Office on 13 November 2024.

Explanation of vote by Ambassador Barbara Woodward, UK Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Yemen.

We thank the Council for its show of unity in the adoption of a twelve-month technical rollover. The Council’s continued positive engagement on this file is crucial to rejuvenating the Yemeni peace process.

This demonstration of consensus sends a clear signal that the Council continues to value the critical role Resolution 2140 plays in maintaining pressure on the Houthis, who continue to block the pathway to peace in Yemen.

The international community continues to strongly support the UN’s institutions and mandates, which ensure effective implementation of sanctions, contained in 2140, and the arms embargo, contained in Resolution 2216.

These tools play a vital role in limiting the ability of the Houthis to destabilise Yemen, threaten the Red Sea and hamper peace efforts.

As a Council, we stand ready to support the efforts of UN Special Envoy Grundberg and Yemeni stakeholders in securing a durable peace in Yemen.