UN Security Council Extends Sanctions on Houthis in Yemen: Details

The United Nations Security Council unanimously voted to extend Resolution 2140, which imposes sanctions on the Houthis in Yemen. These sanctions include financial restrictions, a travel ban for certain individuals, and asset freezes until November 15, 2025, calling for compliance with the resolution’s provisions, particularly the arms embargo.

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The resolution, drafted by the United Kingdom, which oversees the Yemen file at the Security Council, includes financial measures and a travel ban on Houthi leaders for one year, and extends the mandate of the panel of experts on Yemen until mid-December 2025.

Barbara Woodward, the United Kingdom’s Permanent Representative, emphasized in her statement, broadcast by “Al-Hurra,” the importance of extending the sanctions on Yemen. She noted that international consensus sends a clear message that the Security Council values the critical role of Resolution 2140 in applying pressure on the Houthis, whom she accused of continuing to obstruct the peace process in Yemen.

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U.S. Ambassador Robert Wood, Deputy Permanent Representative, stated in his intervention that the United States joins the international consensus on extending the experts’ mandate and prolonging the arms embargo, asset freeze, and travel ban.

The American ambassador underscored that these sanctions remain an important deterrent tool against threats to peace, stability, and security in Yemen. However, he expressed regret over the Security Council’s inability to adopt measures that would reduce the Houthis‘ capacity to continue their destabilizing actions in Yemen and the region.

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Following the voting session, closed-door consultations were held during which Council members received briefings from the UN Special Envoy for Yemen and the Head of the Geneva Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the political, humanitarian, and security developments in Yemen, including the continued detention of several UN employees and other civil society members by the Houthis.

The UK’s representative to the UN also addressed the severe humanitarian crisis in Yemen, noting that “18.2 million Yemenis, more than half of the population, suffer from food insecurity and require humanitarian assistance to survive,” adding that “75 percent of them are women and children.”

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