The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen for attacking oil facilities in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city on November 23.
In a statement late on Sunday, the council members reiterated their commitment to an inclusive Yemeni-led and Yemeni-owned political process as set out in the relevant UN resolutions, including resolution 2216, as well as by the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism and the outcome of the National Dialogue Conference.
They reaffirmed the international community’s firm commitment to uphold Yemen’s sovereignty, unity, independence and territorial integrity.
They called for the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement and for Yemen’s parties to meet urgently under Martin Griffiths’ auspices to bridge differences on the Joint Declaration. They highlighted the second anniversary of the Stockholm Agreement.
The members condemned military escalation in Yemen, including in Marib, Hodeidah and Taiz, and called for engagement with the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement’s (UNMHA) joint implementation mechanisms and implementation of the Global Ceasefire call detailed in resolution 2532.
