The United Kingdom says it will work with UN Security Council members to introduce further restrictions on components used by Yemen’s Houthis to manufacture weapons, Al Jazeera reports.
Speaking after the council unanimously renewed sanctions on Yemen, British Ambassador Sarah MacIntosh has said the resolution strengthens enforcement of the existing arms embargo.
She says the measures address the Houthis’ reliance on dual-use components and precursor chemicals to support domestic weapons production.
“We look forward to working with Council members in the coming months to agree a list of dual-use items to be subject to measures within the sanctions regime,” MacIntosh says.
The ambassador also warns of Yemen’s worsening humanitarian crisis, saying more than 22.3 million people need assistance and protection, while recent fighting had displaced more than 330,000 people.
She has called for the immediate and unconditional release of UN, humanitarian, civil society and diplomatic personnel detained by the Houthis. The UN said in October that more than 70 of its personnel were in Houthi detention.
