The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution calling on the Houthi militia in Yemen to immediately stop attacks on ships.
The resolution also called on all countries to respect the arms embargo imposed on the Iranian-backed Houthi group.
The resolution, drafted by the United States and Japan and adopted by the Council by a majority of 11 members, with four abstentions, “demands that the Houthis immediately put an end” to attacks “that obstruct international trade and undermine the rights and freedoms of navigation as well as peace and security in the region.”
The Council also called on the Houthis to release the ship Galaxy Leader and its crew, which were detained on November 19.
The countries that abstained from voting are Russia, China, Algeria and Mozambique.
The main clause of the resolution stipulates the right of UN member states, in accordance with international law, to “defend their ships from attacks, including those that undermine navigational rights and freedoms.”
This provision is implicit support for Operation Prosperity Sentinel, a US-led multinational maritime task force that defends commercial ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden from Houthi missile and drone attacks.
US Representative Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “The threat to navigational rights and freedoms in the Red Sea represents a global challenge that requires a global response.”
For his part, Muhammad Ali Al-Houthi, a leader of the Houthi movement in Yemen, said that the United Nations resolution regarding the security of navigation in the Red Sea is a political game and America is the one violating international law.
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2024-01-10 22:44:55
