UN Documents for Yemen

Selected Security Council Resolutions View All
15 January 2025 S/RES/2768 This resolution extended the Secretary-General’s monthly reporting requirement on Houthi attacks on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea.
13 November 2024 S/RES/2758 This resolution renewed the 2140 Yemen sanctions regime—comprising targeted financial and travel ban measures—for another year, until 15 November 2025. It also extended the mandate of the Panel of Experts (PoE) supporting the 2140 Yemen Sanctions Committee until 15 December 2025.
8 July 2024 S/RES/2742 This resolution renewed the mandate of UNMHA until 8 July 2025.
Selected Security Council Presidential Statements View All
29 August 2019 S/PRST/2019/9 This was on developments in southern Yemen and efforts to resume comprehensive political negotiations.
15 March 2018 S/PRST/2018/5 This was a presidential statement calling for the full and sustained opening of all of Yemen's ports, including Hodeidah and Saleef ports, and for increased access to Sana'a airport.
9 August 2017 S/PRST/2017/14 This was on the threat of famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria.
Selected Secretary-General's Reports View All
27 August 2021 S/2021/761 The present report, the third on the situation of children and armed conflict in Yemen, has been prepared pursuant to Security Council resolution 1612 (2005).
3 June 2019 S/2019/453 This was the Secretary-General's report on children and armed conflict in Yemen.
21 January 2019 S/2019/69 This was a report on the implementation of resolution 2451.
Selected Sanctions Committee Documents View All
9 January 2024 S/2024/50 This was a Secretary-General's letter appointing the armed groups, regional affairs and finance experts of the Yemen Panel of Experts.
2 November 2023 S/2023/833 This was the final report of the Yemen Panel of Experts.
10 July 2023 S/2023/518 This informed the Council of the Secretary-General's appointment of the Yemen Panel Experts' member for regional affairs.
Selected Security Council Letters View All
11 June 2024 S/2024/460 This was the Secretary-General’s annual review of UNMHA.
8 April 2024 S/2024/303 This was a Secretary-General’s letter containing a report, in accordance with resolution 2722, on Houthi attacks on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea covering the period 10 January to 8 April 2024.
27 March 2024 S/2024/269 This was the summary of the IEG’s 26 February meeting on Yemen.
Selected Security Council Meeting Records View All
14 May 2025 S/PV.9915 This was a Security Council meeting on Yemen.
6 March 2025 S/PV.9873 This was a Security Council meeting on Yemen.
13 February 2025 S/PV.9858 This was a Security Council meeting on Yemen.
Selected Security Council Press Statements View All
13 February 2025 SC/15995 This was a press statement on Houthi Detention of United Nations, International Non-governmental Organization Workers.
18 November 2024 SC/15904 This press statement marked one year since the Houthis' seizure of MV Galaxy Leader and called for the release of the vessel and its crew.
18 March 2024 SC/15631 This press statement condemned in the strongest terms Houthi attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea, including the attacks on the True Confidence which killed three sailors on 6 March, and the Rubymar, which sank on 2 March.
Selected General Assembly Documents View All
14 December 1967 A/RES/2310 (XXII) This resolution admitted Democratic Yemen (the People's Republic of Southern Yemen) as a member of the UN.
30 September 1947 A/RES/108 (II) This resolution admitted Pakistan and Yemen as members of the UN.
Selected Human Rights Council Documents View All
10 September 2021 A/HRC/48/20 This was the fourth report of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen.
29 September 2020 A/HRC/45/CRP.7 This was the conference room paper containing the detailed findings of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen from its report A/HRC/45/6.
28 September 2020 A/HRC/45/6 This was a report of the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen, which recommended that the UN Security Council refer the situation in Yemen to the International Criminal Court.
Selected Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict Documents View All
24 June 2022 S/AC.51/2022/1 These were the conclusions on the Secretary-General’s report on children and armed conflict in Yemen, which covers the period from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2020.
8 April 2020 S/AC.51/2020/1 These were the Working Group's conclusions on children and armed conflict in Yemen.
9 December 2013 S/AC.51/2013/3 This document contained the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict conclusions on Yemen.
Selected Other Documents View All
26 February 2018 S/2018/156 This was a draft resolution on the Yemen sanctions regime, which Russia vetoed, objecting to references to the Yemen Panel of Experts’ findings that Iran was in non-compliance with the arms embargo. Eleven members voted in favour, China and Kazakhstan abstained with Bolivia also voting against.