Today’s adoption underlines this Council’s continued commitment to advancing peace and stability in Yemen.

The resolution will support the Council’s ability to monitor – and therefore deter - violations of the arms embargo. In so doing, it will help constrain the Houthis’ capacity to destabilise Yemen and threaten regional maritime security, while avoiding negatively impacting the humanitarian situation for the people of Yemen.

We welcome Council members’ support in ensuring that the sanctions regime evolves to reflect the increasing complexity and scale of Houthi smuggling and financing.

This includes looking more at issues such as the transfer of dual-use components to the Houthis and the mechanisms for vessels suspected of carrying arms or related materiel.

We continue to call for t

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