UN Council Renews Yemen Sanctions Through 2027

The U.N. Security Council unanimously renewed targeted sanctions related to Yemen on Thursday, extending asset freezes and travel bans until November 14, 2027, while demanding that the Houthis halt attacks and military escalation. The council also renewed the mandate of the sanctions-monitoring Panel of Experts until December 15, 2027.

The resolution condemns Houthi military escalation in Yemen and attacks on Saudi Arabia, as well as threats to commercial shipping. It seeks to restrict the group’s access to components and chemicals used to manufacture drones and missiles. The arms embargo imposed under a 2015 resolution remains in force without a specified expiry date.

Security Council members are to decide by January 11 what measures to take concerning specified dual-use items, using a list to be prepared by the expert panel. The resolution also tasks the panel with examining Houthi revenue from key economic sectors and recommending ways to prevent funds from being diverted to military activity.

Pakistan’s U.N. representative, Syed Haider Shah, said his country supported the resolution and called for an immediate and unconditional end to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. He also...