UN Documents for Yemen: Security Council Press Statements

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23 December 2025 SC/16265 This press statement called for de-escalation and underlined strong support towards a political settlement in Yemen and for the Presidential Leadership Council, while also reiterating condemnation of detentions by the Houthis and the demand for the immediate and unconditional release of all those detained.
12 September 2025 SC/16166 This was a press statement condemning the detention of at least 21 UN personnel, forced entry into UN premises, and seizure of UN property by the Houthis, while demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all those detained.
5 June 2025 SC/16079 This was a press statement marking one year since the June 2024 wave of arbitrary detentions of UN and NGO personnel by the Houthis.
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.
1 December 2023 SC/15513 This press statement condemned in the strongest terms recent Houthi attacks against a commercial vessel in the Red Sea, and called for the immediate release of the vessel MV Galaxy Leader and its crew, which the Houthis seized on 19 November.
29 September 2023 SC/15430 This press statement condemned the "egregious and escalatory" drone attack, attributed to the Houthis, on Bahraini forces serving in the Saudi Arabia-led coalition on the southern Saudi border.
27 April 2023 SC/15272 This press statement welcomed the visit to Sana’a by the Saudi and Omani delegations and their support to UN mediation efforts.
4 April 2023 SC/15251 This press statement welcomed the recent agreement between the Yemeni government and Houthis to release prisoners, condemned recent military escalations and called on donors to contribute the outstanding funding required for the emergency phase of the salvage operation of the Safer oil tanker.
26 October 2022 SC/15080 This press statement condemned the Houthi terrorist drone attacks on 21 October that struck the Al-Dubba oil terminal.
5 October 2022 SC/15054 This was a press statement expressing "deep disappointment" on the expiration of Yemen's truce, and reiterating that the parties should find a way forward to reinstate the truce.
12 September 2022 SC/15025 This press statement called on both parties to urgently intensify, and be flexible in, the negotiations to agree on an expanded truce that could be translated into a durable ceasefire.
4 August 2022 SC/14992 This press statement welcomed the renewal of the truce in Yemen.
3 June 2022 SC/14923 This press statement welcomed the 2 June extension of the truce in Yemen.