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UN Security Council to Vote on Draft Resolution Demanding Huthi Rebels Pull Back in Yemen

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The UN Security Council is set to vote on Tuesday on a draft resolution demanding that Yemen's Huthi rebels pull back from seized areas and impose an arms embargo and sanctions on the group. The measure, put forward by Jordan and Gulf countries, could be blocked by Russia, which has friendly relations with Iran, the Huthis' ally. The draft resolution also requests humanitarian pauses and asks "all parties" to end the violence.

Key Takeaways:

  • The UN Security Council will vote on a draft resolution on Tuesday, which demands that the Huthi rebels withdraw from seized areas and end their violent campaign.
  • The measure would place Huthi leader Abdulmalik al-Huthi and ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh's eldest son, Ahmed, on a sanctions list, imposing a global travel ban and an assets freeze on the two men.
  • The council imposed targeted sanctions in November on the former president and two Huthi military commanders, Abd al-Khaliq al-Huthi and Abdullah Yahya al-Hakim.
  • The draft resolution provides for an embargo on the sale of arms to the Huthi leaders targeted by sanctions and their allies.
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pleaded for a return to peace talks on Sunday, saying they would prevent "a long, drawn out conflict".
  • More than 600 people have died and 2,000 were injured in the fighting, which UN officials have said is pushing the country to the brink of collapse.
  • The Security Council vote is scheduled for 1500 GMT.

Statistics:

  • 600+: Number of people killed in the fighting
  • 2,000+: Number of people injured in the fighting
  • 1500 GMT: Scheduled time for the Security Council vote
  • March 26: Date on which the Saudi-led coalition launched an air campaign on Yemen

Sources:

  • AFP [Associated Press]
  • UN Security Council [United Nations Security Council]
  • Russia [Russian government]
  • Iran [Islamic Republic of Iran]
  • Saudi Arabia [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia]
  • President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi [President of the Republic of Yemen]
  • Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [Supreme Leader of Iran]
  • UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [Secretary General of the United Nations]

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