Security Council resolution 2624 (2022) [on renewal of sanctions against Yemen imposed by Security Council resolution 2140 (2014) until 28 Feb. 2023 and extension of the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 28 Mar. 2023]
Symbol: S/RES/2624 (2022)
Date: 2022-02-28
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/77 [58] YEMEN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X The situation in the Middle East.
Subjects: UN. Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 2140 (2014)|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 2140 (2014) concerning Yemen|Houthis|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|ARMS EMBARGO|FROZEN ASSETS|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|YEMEN
Votes in favour: 11
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 4
Voting record:
country: ALBANIA
vote: yes
country: BRAZIL
vote: abstention
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GABON
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: INDIA
vote: yes
country: IRELAND
vote: abstention
country: KENYA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: abstention
country: NORWAY
vote: abstention
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/2624 (2022)
               Security Council                                                   Distr.: General
                                                                                  28 February 2022




               Resolution 2624 (2022)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8981st meeting, on
               28 February 2022

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions and statements of its Presid en t
               concerning Yemen,
                      Reaffirming its strong commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence, and
               territorial integrity of Yemen,
                     Strongly condemning the ongoing military escalation, including in Marib city,
               that has led to a growing number of civilians killed and maimed, including children ,
               and has threatened internally displaced persons and other vulnerable populations in
               the area,
                     Reaffirming its press statement dated 21 January 2022 that condemned in the
               strongest terms the heinous terrorist attacks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on
               17 January 2022, as well as in other sites in Saudi Arabia, that were claimed and
               committed by the Houthis,
                     Expressing grave alarm at the stated intention of the Houthis to launch
               additional cross-border attacks, including against civilian targets, and demanding that
               they cease immediately,
                     Calling for immediate de-escalation across Yemen by all parties to the conflict
               without preconditions as well as a nationwide ceasefire, and calling fo r
               implementation of the Secretary-General’s Global Ceasefire call as detailed in
               resolutions 2532 (2020) and 2565 (2021) as well as his ongoing calls for an immedi at e
               cessation of hostilities in Yemen,
                     Calling on all the stakeholders and all the varied and multiple parties, includin g
               inter alia and not limited to the Government of Yemen and the Houthis, t o meet wit h
               the Special Envoy and participate constructively in ongoing framewo rk consultatio n s,
               as well as broader peace efforts, without preconditions,
                    Expressing concern at the ongoing political, security, economic and
               humanitarian challenges in Yemen, including the ongoing violence, enforced
               disappearances and threats arising from the illicit transfer, diversion, destabilisi n g
               accumulation, and misuse of weapons,
                     Emphasising the environmental and humanitarian risk, and to navigation in the
               Red Sea, posed by the condition of the Safer oil tanker, which is located in the Houth i -
               controlled areas, and stressing Houthi responsibility for the situation and for not



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               responding to this major environmental, humanitarian, and navigational risk, and
               underscoring the need for the Houthis to continue close cooperation with the Unit ed
               Nations to achieve an urgent solution,
                      Reiterating its call for all parties in Yemen to adhere to resolving thei r
               differences through dialogue and consultation, reject acts of violence to achiev e
               political goals, and refrain from provocation, and calling for an immediate end to
               incitement to violence by the Houthis against any group or nationality, as document ed
               in annex 10 of the Panel of Experts report (S/2022/50),
                     Reaffirming the need for all parties to comply with their obligations under
               international law, including international humanitarian law and international human
               rights law as applicable, and underlining the need to ensure accountability fo r
               violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of human
               rights in Yemen,
                      Expressing deep concern about the serious humanitarian threat posed to
               civilians by explosive remnants of war including landmines and Improv i sed
               Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Yemen and calling on the Houthis to take measures to
               stop the indiscriminate use of weapons that have indiscriminate effects (such as
               landmines), to record their placement, and to remove existing landmines from areas
               under their control,
                     Expressing its support for and commitment to the work of the Special Envoy of
               the Secretary -Gen eral for Yemen in support of the Yemeni transition process, and an
               inclusive Yemeni-led and Yemeni-owned political process, under UN auspices,
                     Demanding the full, equal, and meaningful participation of women in the peace
               process, and the need for full implementation of Yemen’s Women, Peace, and Securi t y
               National Action Plan in accordance with resolution 1325 (2000), and recalling with
               satisfaction the 30 per cent minimum quota for women in the National Dialog u e
               Conference,
                      Condemning sexual and gender-based violence, including sexual violence in
               conflict and torture, and particularly in detention facilities, and stressing the need fo r
               sufficient and appropriate protections for women and girls in refugee camps and
               elsewhere, including adequate provision of sex-separated facilities for women such
               as latrines, as well as for remedy and assistance for survivors of sexual violence in
               conflict as detailed in resolution 2467 (2019),
                    Calling once again for the full implementation of the Riyadh Agreement and
               underlining the need for the Southern Transitional Council and the Government o f
               Yemen to refrain from taking actions that undermine the Riyadh Agreement,
                      Expressing its alarm that areas of Yemen remain under the control of Al-Qai d a
               in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and about the negative impact of their presen ce,
               violent extremist ideology and actions on stability in Yemen, the Middle East regio n ,
               and the Horn of Africa, including the devastating humanitarian impact on the civilian
               populations, expressing concern at the increasing presence and future potential
               growth of the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL, also known as Da’esh) affiliat es
               in Yemen, and reaffirming its resolve to address all aspects of the threat posed by
               AQAP, ISIL (Da’esh), and all other associated individuals, groups, undertakings and
               entities,
                     Recalling the listing of AQAP and associated individuals on the ISIL (Da’esh )
               and Al-Qaida Sanctions List and stressing in this regard the need for robu st
               implementation of the measures in paragraph 1 of resolution 2368 (2017) as a
               significant tool in combating terrorist activity in Yemen,



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                 Noting the critical importance of effective implementation of the sanctio n s
           regime imposed pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014) and resolution 2216 (201 5 ),
           including the key role that Member States from the region can play in this regard,
                 Taking note of the Panel of Experts’ final report (S/2022/50), and the findin g s
           contained therein confirming weapons were transferred to Yemen,
                 Taking note of the efforts of the Panel of Experts on Yemen established pursuan t
           to resolution 2140 (2014),
                 Expressing grave concern at the threat to peace and security in Yemen arisi n g
           from the illicit transfer, destabilising accumulation, and misuse of small arms and
           light weapons,
                 Recalling the provisions of paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015) imposing a
           targeted arms embargo, and calling on all Member States and other actors to compl y
           with their obligations under the targeted arms embargo,
                 Encouraging regional cooperation over land and at seas to detect and preven t
           violations of the targeted arms embargo imposed pursuant to resolution 2216 (201 5 )
           and subsequent resolutions, as well as reporting any cases of violations in a timel y
           manner to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014),
                  Condemning in the strongest terms the increasing number of incidents off the
           coast of Yemen, including attacks on civilian and commercial ships as well as
           arbitrary or unlawful seizure and detention of commercial vessels, which poses a
           significant risk to the maritime security of vessels in the Gulf of Aden and R ed Sea
           along the coast of Yemen, and expressing concern over maritime smuggling of arms
           and related materials into and out of Yemen in violation of the targeted arms embarg o ,
                 Demanding the immediate release of the crew of the vessel Rawabee, which
           includes nationals of India, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines, and
           who have been under Houthi detention since 2 January 2022, as well as the immedi at e
           release of UN staff detained by the Houthis, and recalling its condemnation of the
           intrusion into the compound formerly used as the U.S. Embassy in Sana’a, durin g
           which dozens of local employees were detained, and its call for the immediate and
           safe release of all those still under detention,
                 Condemning in the strongest terms violations of international humanitarian law
           and international human rights law, as well as human rights abuses, including those
           involving conflict-related sexual violence in Houthi-controlled areas, and the
           recruitment and use of children in armed conflict, including in school s, su mmer
           camps and mosques, as recorded in the Panel of Experts’ final report (S/2022/50),
                 Expressing serious concern at the devastating humanitarian situation in Yemen ,
           including the growing risk of large-scale famine and the negative consequences of the
           COVID-19 pandemic, and all instances of undue hindrances to the effective delivery
           of humanitarian assistance as well as obstacles and the undue limitations on the
           delivery of vital goods to the civilian population occurring throughout Yemen, whi ch
           is preventing vulnerable people from receiving the assistance they need to survive,
                 Emphasising the Security Council’s commitment to facilitating commerci al
           imports through Yemen’s ports and noting Yemen’s very strong dependence on
           commercial imports of food, fuel and other essential commodities to meet civilian s’
           basic survival needs, as well as the essential role of private remittances from Yemen i s
           working abroad that support civilian families with no other sou rce of income,
                Calling on the parties to the conflict to take measures to prevent the furt h er
           fragmentation of Yemen’s economy, including banking and financial institutions,



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                     Emphasising the necessity of discussion by the Committee established pursuan t
               to paragraph 19 of resolution 2140 (2014) (“Committee”) of the recommendat i o n s
               contained in the Panel of Experts reports,
                     Stressing the importance of Member States providing timely and up to date
               information to the Committee on possible arms embargo violations in order to identi fy
               and combat illicit trafficking sources and supply chains,
                     Determining that the situation in Yemen continues to constitute a threat to
               international peace and security,
                     Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                      1.    Strongly condemns the cross-border attacks by the Houthi terrorist group ,
               including attacks on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates striking civilians and
               civilian infrastructure, and demanding the immediate cessation of such attacks;
                      2.   Reaffirms the need for the full and timely implementation of the political
               transition following the comprehensive National Dialogue Conference, in line wit h
               the Gulf Cooperation Council Initiative and Implementation Mechanism, and in
               accordance with its previous relevant resolutions, and with regard to the expectati o n s
               of the Yemeni people, and which will require all parties to end the con flict and choose
               Yemen’s future via a political process that includes and meets the legitimat e
               aspirations of all Yemen’s multiple and varied parties;
                     3.    Emphasises that there is no military solution to the current conflict and
               that the only viable path forward is dialogue and reconciliation among the multip l e
               and varied parties including but not limited to the Government of Yemen and the
               Houthis, Yemen’s major political and regional parties, and women, youth and civil
               society;
                     4.   Decides to renew until 28 February 2023 the measures imposed by
               paragraphs 11 and 15 of resolution 2140 (2014), reaffirms the provisions o f
               paragraphs 12, 13, 14 and 16 of resolution 2140 (2014), and further reaffirms the
               provisions of paragraphs 14 to 17 of resolution 2216 (2015);
                     5.   Decides that the entity listed in the annex of this resolution shall be subject
               to the measures imposed by paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015);
                      6.    Emphasises the importance of facilitating humanitarian assistance and
               facilitating commercial imports, noting that the measures imposed by resoluti o n s
               2140 (2014) and 2216 (2015) are not intended to have adverse humanitari an
               consequences for the civilian population of Yemen, nor civilian access to
               humanitarian assistance, commercial imports or remittances, and reaffirms its
               decision that the Committee established in paragraph 19 of resolution 2140 (201 4 )
               (hereafter, the “Committee”) may, on a case-by-case basis, exempt any activity fro m
               the sanctions measures imposed by the Security Council in resolutions 2140 (201 4 )
               and 2216 (2015) if the Committee determines that such an exemption is necessary to
               facilitate the work of the United Nations and other humanitarian organisations in
               Yemen or for any other purpose consistent with the objectives of these resolutions;
                     7.    Encourages Member States to support capacity building efforts of the
               Yemeni Coast Guard to effectively implement the measures imposed by paragraph 14
               of resolution 2216 (2015), with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integri t y
               of Yemen;
                     8.   Calls on Member States to increase efforts to combat the smuggling of
               weapons and components via land and sea routes, to ensure implementation of the
               targeted arms embargo;



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                 9.    Emphasises that States should ensure that all measures taken by them to
           implement this resolution comply with their obligations under international law,
           including international humanitarian law, international human rights law, and
           international refugee law, as applicable;

           Designation Criteria
                  10. Reaffirms that the provisions of paragraphs 11 and 15 of resolution 2140
           (2014) and paragraph 14 of resolution 2216 (2015) shall apply to individuals o r
           entities designated by the Committee, or listed in the annexes to resolutions 2216
           (2015) and 2564 (2021), as engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the
           peace, security or stability of Yemen;
                11. Reaffirms the designation criteria set out in paragraph 17 of resoluti o n
           2140 (2014) and paragraph 19 of resolution 2216 (2015);
                 12. Reaffirms that sexual violence in armed conflict, or violations against
           children in armed conflict such as the recruitment or use of children in armed confli ct
           in violation of international law, could constitute an act, as specified in paragraph 18 (c)
           of resolution 2140 (2014), and therefore a sanctionable act of engaging in or providin g
           support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Yemen, as descri b ed
           in paragraph 17 of that resolution;
                 13. Affirms that the designation criteria set out in paragraph 17 of resoluti o n
           2140 (2014) may include cross-border launches from Yemen using ballistic and crui se
           missile technology;
                14. Affirms that the designation criteria set out in paragraph 17 of resoluti o n
           2140 (2140) may include attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea or Gulf of Ad en
           by parties to the conflict;

           Reporting
                 15. Decides to extend until 28 March 2023 the mandate of the Panel of Expert s
           as set out in paragraph 21 of resolution 2140 (2014), and paragraph 21 of resoluti o n
           2216 (2015), expresses its intention to review the mandate and take appropriate actio n
           regarding the further extension no later than 28 Febru ary 2023, and requests the
           Secretary-General to take the necessary administrative measures as expeditiously as
           possible to re-establish the Panel of Experts, in consultation with the Committee until
           28 March 2023 drawing, as appropriate, on the expertise o f the members of the Pan el
           established pursuant to resolution 2140 (2014);
                 16. Requests the Panel of Experts to provide a midterm update to the
           Committee no later than 28 July 2022, and a final report no later than 28 January 2023
           to the Security Council, after discussion with the Committee, and also that they
           include information, as appropriate, inter alia about recent trends in the illicit tran sfer
           and diversion of conventional weapons and about the commercially availab l e
           components which have been used by individuals or entities designated by the
           Committee to assemble unmanned aerial vehicles, water-borne improvised explosi v e
           devices, and other weapon systems, and bearing in mind that this request should not
           have an adverse impact on humanitarian assistance or legitimate commerci al
           activities and takes note of the Report (S/2022/50) in this regard;
                 17. Directs the Panel to cooperate with other relevant expert group s
           established by the Security Council to support the work of its Sanctions Committ ees,
           in particular the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team established by
           resolution 1526 (2004) and extended by resolution 2610 (2021);



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                     18. Urges all parties and all Member States, as well as international, regional
               and subregional organisations to ensure cooperation with the Panel of Experts, and
               further urges all Member States involved to ensure the safety of the members of the
               Panel of Experts and unhindered access, in particular to persons, documents and sites,
               in order for the Panel of Experts to execute its mandate;
                    19. Emphasises the importance of holding consultations with concern ed
               Member States, as may be necessary, in order to ensure full implementation of the
               measures set forth in this resolution;
                     20. Condemns the continued supply of weapons and components to Yemen in
               violation of the targeted arms embargo established by paragraph 14 of resolution 2216
               (2015), as a serious threat to peace and stability in Yemen and the region;
                     21. Urges all Member States to respect and implement their obligations to
               prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to, or for, the benefit o f
               designated individuals and entities and those acting on their behalf or at their directi o n
               in Yemen, of arms and related materiel of all types, as set out in paragraph 14 o f
               resolution 2216 (2015);
                     22. Recalls the Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions repo rt
               (S/2006/997) on best practices and methods, including paragraphs 21, 22 and 23 that
               discuss possible steps for clarifying methodological standards for monitori n g
               mechanisms;
                      23. Reaffirms its intention to keep the situation in Yemen under continuou s
               review and its readiness to review the appropriateness of the measures contained in
               this resolution, including the strengthening, modification, suspension or lifting of the
               measures, as may be needed at any time in light of developments;
                     24.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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Annex
           THE HOUTHIS, AKA: ANSARALLAH, AKA: ANSAR ALLAH,
           AKA: PARTISANS OF GOD, AKA: SUPPORTERS OF GOD

                The Houthis have engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security, and stabilit y
           of Yemen.
                  The Houthis have engaged in attacks striking civilians and civilian
           infrastructure in Yemen, implemented a policy of sexual violence and repressi o n
           against politically active and professional women, engaged in the recruitment and use
           of children, incited violence against groups including on the basis of religion and
           nationality, and indiscriminately used landmines and improvised explosive devices
           on the West Coast of Yemen. The Houthis have also obstructed the delivery o f
           humanitarian assistance to Yemen, or access to, or distribution of, humanitari an
           assistance in Yemen.
                The Houthis have conducted attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea
           using waterborne improvised explosive devices and sea mines.
                  The Houthis have also perpetrated repeated cross-border terrorist attack s
           striking civilians and civilian infrastructu re in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the
           United Arab Emirates and threatened to intentionally target civilian sit es.




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