UN Security Council unanimously agrees moves to halt Houthi drone and missile production

NEW YORK CITY: The UN Security Council on Thursday renewed its sanctions on Yemen and moved to cut off supplies of dual-use components and chemicals the Houthi militia uses to build drones and missiles.

A resolution unanimously adopted by council members also strongly condemned the group’s military escalation inside Yemen and its cross-border attacks on Saudi Arabia.

The resolution, adopted by the council by consensus (meaning without a vote as there were no formal objections), demanded that the Houthis halt their military offensive in Yemen, their strikes against Saudi Arabia and their threats to commercial shipping.

It extended a targeted asset freeze and travel ban on members of the militia until Nov. 14, 2027, and renewed the mandate of the panel of experts that monitors the sanctions until Dec.