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Yemen: Votes on Draft Resolutions Extending UNMHA’s Mandate and the Houthi Red Sea Attacks Reporting Requirement

On Monday morning (14 July), the Security Council is scheduled to vote on a draft resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) for another six and a half months, until 28 January 2026. The UK, the penholder on Yemen, authored the text.

Additionally, on Tuesday afternoon (15 July), the Security Council is expected to hold a meeting under the “Maintenance of international peace and security” agenda item to vote on a draft resolution extending until 15 January 2026 the monthly reporting requirement for the Secretary-General on attacks by the Houthi rebel group in Yemen on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Greece and the US, the co-penholders on the Red Sea crisis, authored the text.

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