Security Council resolution 2643 (2022) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) until 14 July 2023]
Symbol: S/RES/2643 (2022)
Date: 2022-07-13
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/77 [58] YEMEN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X The situation in the Middle East.
Subjects: UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement|Stockholm Agreement (2018)|SPECIAL MISSIONS|PEACE AGREEMENTS|CEASEFIRES|TRUCE SUPERVISION|YEMEN
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ALBANIA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: IRELAND
vote: yes
country: KENYA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: NORWAY
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                    S/RES/2643 (2022)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               13 July 2022




               Resolution 2643 (2022)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 9091st meeting, on
               13 July 2022

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 2014 (2011), 2051 (2012), 2140 (2014), 2175 (2014),
               2201 (2015), 2204 (2015), 2216 (2015), 2266 (2016), 2342 (2017), 2402 (2018), 2451
               (2018), 2452 (2019), 2481 (2019), 2505 (2020), 2511 (2020), 2534 (2020), 2564
               (2021), 2586 (2021), and 2624 (2022), and the Statements of its President of
               15 February 2013, 29 August 2014, 22 March 2015, 25 April 2016, 15 June 2017 and
               15 March 2018 concerning Yemen,
                     Recognising armed conflict exacerbates the COVID-19 pandemic and calling
               for implementation of the ceasefire call in resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021),
                     Welcoming the announcement on 1 April 2022 of a two-month truce in Yemen,
               further welcoming its extension on 2 June 2022 and in particular welcoming the
               Government of Yemen’s flexibility in enabling the entry of fuel ships into Hodeida
               and enabling flights between Sana’a and Amman and Sana’a and Cairo, and
               commending the support of regional partners, and expressing concern about the grave
               humanitarian impact of the continued road closures around Taiz and calling upon the
               Houthis to act with flexibility in negotiations and immediately open the main roads,
               and further calling for a strengthened truce to be translated into a durable ceasefire
               and an inclusive, comprehensive political settlement under the auspices of the United
               Nations,
                     Having considered the letters of the Secretary-General to the President of the
               Security Council of 31 December 2018, 12 June 2019, 14 October 2019, 15 June
               2020, 3 June 2021, and 13 June 2022, which were submitted pursuant to its past
               resolutions,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence, and
               territorial integrity of Yemen and its commitment to stand by the people of Yemen,
                     Reaffirming its endorsement of the agreement reached in Sweden by the
               Government of Yemen and the Houthis on the City of Hodeidah and the Ports of
               Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Issa (the Hodeidah Agreement), and reiterating its call on
               the parties to work cooperatively to implement all its provisions, and highlighting
               ongoing Houthi hindrances to the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement
               (UNMHA) freedom of movement including patrols, and stressing the need to
               facilitate increased and unhindered UNMHA patrolling,




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                     Expressing concern at accounts of the military use of the ports of Hodeidah,
               Salif, and Ras Issa,
                      Reiterating its call upon the parties to work towards the stability of Hodeidah
               including through cooperation in the Redeployment Coordination Committee (RCC)
               and with UNMHA, and stressing the importance of the functioning of the RCC and
               its joint mechanisms to implement the Hodeidah Agreement,
                    Expressing alarm at the devastating impact of landmines and improvised
               explosive devices on the civilian population in Hodeidah and welcoming UNMHA’s
               mine action efforts,
                   Recognising the importance of engagement and consultation with local
               communities, including a diverse range of women’s organisations, to increase
               women’s participation in Agreement implementation and locally led peace initiatives,
                     1.    Decides to extend until 14 July 2023 the mandate of UNMHA to support
               the implementation of the Agreement on the City of Hodeidah and Ports of Hodeidah,
               Salif, and Ras Issa as set out in the Stockholm Agreement, circulated as S/2018/1134;
                     2.   Decides further that, to support the parties in implementing their
               commitments in accordance with the Hodeidah Agreement, UNMHA shall undertake
               the following mandate:
                     (a) to lead, and support the functioning of, the RCC, assisted by a secretariat
               staffed by United Nations personnel, to oversee the governorate -wide ceasefire,
               redeployment of forces, and mine action operations;
                     (b) to monitor the compliance of the parties to the ceasefire in Hodeidah
               governorate and the mutual redeployment of forces from the city of Hodeidah and the
               ports of Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Issa;
                    (c) to work with the parties so that the security of the city of Hodeidah and
               the ports of Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Issa is assured by local security forces i n
               accordance with Yemeni law; and
                     (d) to facilitate and coordinate United Nations support to assist the parties to
               fully implement the Hodeidah Agreement;
                    3.    Reiterates its approval of the proposals of the Secretary-General on the
               composition and operational aspects of UNMHA set out in the annex to his letter of
               31 December 2018 to the President of the Council, and notes that the Mission will be
               headed by the Chair of the RCC at Assistant-Secretary-General level, reporting to the
               Secretary-General through the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Yemen and
               the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs;
                     4.    Underlines the importance of close collaboration and coordination
               between all United Nations entities operating in Yemen in order to prevent duplication
               of effort and to maximise the leveraging of existing resources, including the Office
               of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY), the
               Resident/Humanitarian Co-ordinator and the UN Country Team in Yemen, UNMH A
               and the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM);
                     5.    Requests the Secretary-General to fully deploy UNMHA expeditiously,
               and calls on the parties to the Hodeidah Agreement to support the United Nations as
               set out in S/2019/28, including by ensuring the safety, security, and health of UNMHA
               personnel and the unhindered and expeditious movement into and within Yemen of
               UNMHA personnel and equipment, provisions and essential supplies, and demands
               the Houthis end the restrictions and hindrances to the movement of UNMHA
               personnel, including patrols in Hodeidah governorate, particularly in conflict -affected
               districts, as well as to guarantee the freedom of movement of UNMHA perso nnel,

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           including by allowing announced and unannounced patrols, and expresses support for
           the efforts by UNMHA to support the parties to implement the Hodeidah Agreement
           and welcomes the establishment of an UNMHA presence in Government of Yemen -
           controlled areas to ensure UNMHA’s equal access and impartial assistance to all
           parties;
                 6.   Calls on the parties to observe their commitments, in accordance with the
           Hodeidah Agreement, not to bring any military reinforcements and military objects
           to and through the city, the ports of Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Issa, and the governorate,
           and to remove any military manifestations from the city, and stresses the importance
           of preserving the civilian nature of the ports;
                7.   Requests Member States, particularly neighbouring States, to support the
           United Nations as required for the implementation of UNMHA’s mandate;
                 8.    Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on a
           monthly basis on progress regarding the implementation of this resolution, including,
           inter alia on any obstructions to the effective operation of UNMHA caused by any
           party, any violations of the Hodeidah Agreement ceasefire, any attempts to bring any
           military reinforcements and military objects to and through the city, the ports of
           Hodeidah, Salif, and Ras Issa, and the governorate, any failures to remove any
           military manifestations from the city, and on resolution 2451 (2018), including on any
           non-compliance by any party;
                9.    Further requests the Secretary-General to present to the Council a further
           review of UNMHA, at least one month before UNMHA’s mandate is due to expire;
                 10. Expresses its intention to review UNMHA’s mandate and make any
           necessary adjustments as may be required by developments on the ground including
           inter alia a durable nationwide ceasefire;
                11.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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