Security Council resolution 2451 (2018) [on establishment and deployment of the Advance Team to Monitor, Support and Facilitate the Implementation of the Stockholm Agreement in Yemen]
Symbol: S/RES/2451 (2018)
Date: 2018-12-21
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/73 [58] YEMEN--POLITICAL CONDITIONS
S/ X The situation in the Middle East.
Subjects: UN. Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to Yemen|UN. Advance Team to Monitor, Support and Facilitate the Implementation of the Stockholm Agreement in Yemen|UN. Advance Team to Monitor, Support and Facilitate the Implementation of the Stockholm Agreement in Yemen > Establishment|Stockholm Agreement (2018)|PEACE AGREEMENTS|CEASEFIRES|TRUCE SUPERVISION|YEMEN
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CÔTE D'IVOIRE
vote: yes
country: EQUATORIAL GUINEA
vote: yes
country: ETHIOPIA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: KAZAKHSTAN
vote: yes
country: KUWAIT
vote: yes
country: NETHERLANDS
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: POLAND
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                      S/RES/2451 (2018)
               Security Council                                                    Distr.: General
                                                                                   21 December 2018




               Resolution 2451 (2018)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 8439th meeting, on
               21 December 2018

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolutions 2014 (2011), 2051 (2012), 2140 (2014), 2175 (2014),
               2201 (2015), 2204 (2015), 2216 (2015), 2266 (2016), 2342 (2017) and 2402 (2018)
               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,
                      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 support for and commitment to the work of the Special Envoy
               of the Secretary-General for Yemen (the Special Envoy),
                      Reaffirming that the conflict in Yemen can be resolved only through an inclusive
               political process, as called for by relevant Security Council resolutions, including its
               resolution 2216 (2015), and statements as well as by the Gulf Co-operation Council
               initiative and implementation mechanism agreement and the outcomes of the
               comprehensive National Dialogue Conference,
                    Determining that the situation in Yemen continues to constitute a threat to
               regional and international peace and security,
                     1.    Welcomes the consultations with the Government of Yemen and the
               Houthis convened by the Special Envoy in Stockholm from 6 to 13 December 2018,
               thanks the Government of Sweden for hosting the meeting, commends steps taken by
               regional and international leaders in support of the United Nations and notes the vital
               importance of making progress towards a political agreement to end the conflict and
               to relieve the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people;
                     2.    Endorses the agreements reached by the parties on the city and governorate
               of Hodeidah and the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa; an executive mechanism
               on activating the prisoner exchange agreement; and a statement of understanding on
               Taiz, as set out in the Stockholm Agreement circulated as S/2018/1134;
                     3.   Calls on the parties to implement the Stockholm Agreement according to
               the timelines determined in it, insists on the full respect by all parties of the ceasefire
               agreed for Hodeidah governorate, which came into force on 18 December 2018, and
               the mutual redeployment of forces to be carried out from the city of Hodeidah and the
               ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa to agreed locations outside the city and the ports




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      within 21 days of the ceasefire coming into force; a commitment not to bring any
      military reinforcements to the city, the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa, and the
      governorate; and a commitment to remove any military manifestations from the city,
      all of which is central to the successful implementation of the Stockholm Agreement,
      and further calls on the parties to continue to engage constructively, in good faith and
      without preconditions with the Special Envoy, including on continued work towards
      stabilising the Yemeni economy and on Sana’a airport, and participating in a next
      round of talks in January 2019;
           4.    Welcomes the Special Envoy’s presentation of a Framework for
      Negotiations in Stockholm following consultation with the parties, and further
      welcomes the Special Envoy’s plan to discuss it during the next round of talks to pave
      the way for the resumption of formal negotiations towards a political solution and
      underlines the importance of the full participation of women and the meaningful
      engagement of youth in the political process;
           5.    Authorises the Secretary-General to establish and deploy, for an initial
      period of 30 days from the adoption of this resolution, an advance team to begin
      monitoring and to support and facilitate the immediate implementation of the
      Stockholm Agreement, including the request for the United Nations to chair the
      Redeployment Coordination Committee and to update the Council within one week;
            6.    Requests the Secretary-General to submit proposals as soon as possible
      before 31 December 2018 on how the United Nations will fully support the Stockholm
      Agreement as requested by the parties, including, but not limited to: substantive
      monitoring operations for the ceasefire and mutual redeployment of forces from the
      city of Hodeidah and the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa ; playing a leading role
      in supporting Yemen Red Sea Ports Corporation in management of and inspections at
      the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa; and strengthening the United Nations ’
      presence in the city of Hodeidah and Ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ra s Issa, and to
      report to the Security Council on a weekly basis, invites Member States in a position
      to do so to assist the United Nations in carrying out these tasks, and recalls the
      commitment of the parties to facilitate and support the role of the Unit ed Nations in
      Hodeidah;
            7.   Requests the Secretary-General to report on progress regarding
      implementation of this resolution, including any breaches of commitments by the
      parties, on a weekly basis, as called for by the parties, until further notice, and
      expresses its intention to consider further measures, as necessary, to support
      implementation of this resolution and all other relevant Security Council resolutions
      and to alleviate the humanitarian situation and support a political solution to end the
      conflict;
             8.   Reiterates the need for the unhindered flow of commercial and
      humanitarian supplies and humanitarian personnel into and across the country, and in
      this regard, calls on the Government of Yemen and the Houthis to remove bureaucratic
      impediments to flows of commercial and humanitarian supplies, including fuel, and
      on the parties to ensure effective and sustained functioning of all of Yemen ’s ports,
      onward road access throughout the country, and the reopening and safe and secure
      operation of Sana’a airport for commercial flights within an agreed mechanism;
      further calls on the parties to work with the Special Envoy to strengthen the economy
      and the functioning of the Central Bank of Yemen and to deliver payment of
      pensioners and civil servant salaries, and, in this regard, invites international financial



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institutions to provide appropriate assistance to the Special Envoy on request, and
calls on the international community to consider additional funding for the 2019 UN
Humanitarian Response Plan;
      9.    Expresses its deep regret at the loss of life and injuries caused by the
conflict, including those caused by land mines, and the killing, maiming, use and
unlawful recruitment of children in armed conflict, stresses the importance of all
parties to the conflict ensuring the protection of civilians and allowing their safe
movement;
      10. Calls on all parties to the conflict to comply with applicable international
law and to fulfil their obligations under international humanitarian law including to
respect and protect medical facilities and personnel and their means of transportation,
as such, and calls on them to protect civilian objects including schools and objects
indispensable to the civilian population such as those necessary for food distribution,
processing and storage, to withdraw any military personnel from civilian
infrastructure, and to allow and facilitate the safe, rapid and unhindered access for
humanitarian and medical personnel to all those in need, and reiterates that aid should
be disbursed on the basis of need and be gender and age sensitive;
     11.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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