Gulf states welcome UN resolution calling on Houthi militia to halt attacks

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'Resolution represents a significant step in consolidating the international stance that rejects the treacherous Houthi attacks,' says the GCC secretary-general.

Gulf Cooperation Council's Secretary-General Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi has welcomed a UN Security Council Resolution urging the Houthi militia to halt its attacks immediately.

Albudaiwi "welcomed the international consensus on the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 2837, which demands that the terrorist Houthi militia halt its military escalation and attacks immediately and unconditionally, including assaults targeting civilian populations and civilian infrastructure," according to a statement issued by the bloc on Friday.

The secretary-general appreciated the UK's efforts in submitting the draft resolution.

"This resolution represents a significant step in consolidating the international stance that rejects the treacherous Houthi attacks," he stated, according to the statement.

Albudaiwi also called for turning the resolution into a firm commitment to halt Houthi militia attacks, and reaffirmed GCC support for Yemen’s internationally recognised government to preserve Yemen's sovereignty, unity, and stability.

Yemen has been mired in conflict since the Houthi militia seized Sanaa and other provinces in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene in support of the government in 2015.

A period of relative calm since April 2022 ended with renewed fighting in July, leaving 12,000 people dead or wounded, according to the UN.

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