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\nUNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to send a civilian observer mission to Yemen to monitor a fragile truce in the strategic Red Sea port of Hodeidah and supervise the departure of combatants.
The Britain-drafted resolution was adopted by all 15 council members after a week of tough negotiations. The text also endorsed the results of recent peace talks in Sweden aimed at ending the four-year-long conflict.
Britain\u2019s UN Ambassador Karen Pierce praised the council\u2019s unanimity \u201con this very important issue that affected so many millions of citizens in Yemen today.\u201d
\u201cThe most important matter now is that we turn to urgent implementation,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s vital that the parties follow through on their commitments to pave the way for a formal relaunch of (peace) negotiations, and at the same time deliver real improvements on the ground that make a tangible difference to ordinary Yemenis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nThat revised draft resolution was approved for all 15 Security Council members.
It authorizes UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres \u201cto establish and deploy, for an initial period of 30 days … an advance team to begin monitoring and to support and facilitate the immediate implementation of the Stockholm agreement.\u201d
It also endorses the truce agreement, a prisoner exchange agreement, and a \u201cstatement of understanding\u201d aimed at reducing fighting in the central city of Taiz.
The resolution requests Guterres to submit proposals \u201cas soon as possible before Dec. 31\u201d on how the United Nations will fully support the cease-fire, the redeployment of the rival forces from the Hodeida area and other provisions in the accord.<\/p>\n

\nThe agreement also included a planned prisoner swap involving some 15,000 detainees.<\/p>\n

\nWelcoming the resolution, Saudi Arabia\u2019s deputy permanent representative at the UN, Dr. Khaled Manzalawi, said the resolution confirmed \u201cthe success of the military pressure by the coalition and the Saudi diplomatic efforts in forcing the Houthis to withdraw from Hodeidah.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nThe resolution, he said, granted the UN the right to deploy a team to monitor the cease-fire in Hodeidah, which will reduce Houthis\u2019 room for maneuver and prevent their obstructive attempts and repetitive violations in the past.<\/p>\n

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\n#SaudiArabia<\/a> welcomes the #UK<\/a> led #UNSC<\/a> resolution on #Yemen<\/a>. The resolution affirms the efforts of Saudi diplomacy led by His Excellency the Saudi Foreign Minister @AdelAljubeir<\/a> and the Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the @UN<\/a> Ambassador @amouallimi<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/06S4bkCzqL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 KSA Mission UN (@ksamissionun) December 21, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nThe UN Security Council resolution \u201cinsists on the full respect by all parties of the cease-fire agreed\u201d for Hodeidah.<\/p>\n

\nThe UN envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, had urged rapid deployment of UN monitors as “an essential part of the confidence” needed to help implement the Dec. 13 cease-fire agreement between Yemen’s government and Houthi militia reached in Stockholm, Sweden.<\/p>\n

\nDPR @khaledManzlawiy<\/a>: We extend our deepest thanks to our Kuwaiti @KuwaitMissionUN<\/a> & American @USUN<\/a> colleagues for their efforts in reaching the appropriate resolution which is in the interest of the brotherly people of Yemen and the maintenance of international peace & security<\/p>\n

\n\u2014 KSA Mission UN (@ksamissionun) December 21, 2018<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nThe UN-brokered peace negotiations in Stockholm last week saw Yemen\u2019s warring parties agree to a cease-fire and the withdrawal of fighters in Hodeidah, a key gateway for aid and food imports.
The city is a vital lifeline for millions at risk of starvation, and the cease-fire between government forces backed by the Arab coalition and Iran-backed Houthi militia is seen as the best chance yet of ending four years of devastating conflict.
The latest version of the UN draft \u2014 which was amended several times this week at the request of the United States, Russia and Kuwait \u2014 \u201cinsists on the full respect by all parties of the cease-fire agreed\u201d for Hodeidah.
It authorizes the United Nations to \u201cestablish and deploy, for an initial period of 30 days from the adoption of this resolution, an advance team to begin monitoring\u201d the cease-fire, under the leadership of retired Dutch general Patrick Cammaert.
According to the UN, Cammaert \u2014 who served multiple times as a UN peacekeeper \u2014 was expected to arrive in the Jordanian capital Amman on Friday, before heading to the Houthi-held capital Sanaa and Hodeidah.
The draft resolution also authorizes UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to \u201csubmit proposals as soon as possible before December 31, 2018 on how the United Nations will fully support the Stockholm Agreement as requested by the parties.\u201d
Diplomats said the UN observer mission could consist of 30 to 40 people, tasked with ensuring the withdrawal of the warring parties from Hodeida and the safe passage of humanitarian aid.
The observers will head up monitoring teams made up of government and rebel representatives, under the auspices of a Redeployment Coordination Committee headed by Cammaert.
French Ambassador Francois Delattre said the unanimous vote sent a \u201cstrong signal of the council\u2019s unity and engagement\u201d on Yemen, and that it had put its weight behind the UN-brokered talks.<\/p>\n

\nDiplomats said the UN observer mission could consist of 30 to 40 people, tasked with ensuring the withdrawal of the warring parties from Hodeidah and the safe passage of humanitarian aid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\nThe UN said the first members of the mission were already en route to the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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