UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution to renew the Yemen sanctions measures of asset freeze and travel ban until Nov. 14, 2027.
Resolution 2837, which was made available on Friday, also decides to extend the mandate of the Panel of Experts tasked to assist in the implementation of the sanctions regime until Dec. 15, 2027, and requests the panel to provide a final report to the Security Council no later than Oct. 15, 2027.
The resolution requests the UN secretary-general to increase the panel to six members from four.
It strongly condemns the military escalation in Yemen by the Houthis, their cross-border and maritime attacks against Saudi Arabia and threats against commercial shipping. It demands that the Houthis immediately and unconditionally cease their military escalation and attacks.
Resolution 2837 reaffirms the targeted arms embargo against the Houthis contained in Resolution 2216 of 2015. The arms embargo does not have an expiry date. ■
