London will present a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen following last week’s deadly raid on a funeral. Despite this, the UK is not suspending arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which is involved in the conflict.
“We have decided to put forward a draft Security Council resolution on Yemen calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a resumption of the political process,” British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft told reporters in New York.
The resolution will also focus on delivering humanitarian aid to the war-torn country following the escalation in violence after the breakdown of peace talks in August. The draft text is expected to be circulated among the council’s 15 members in coming days.
The British initiative follows one of the deadliest air strikes of the conflict by the Saudi-led coalition, which hit a funeral service in Sana’a last week, killing over 100 people and injuring some 600 mourners.
Immediately after the strike, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that “further tragedies of this sort can be avoided only by ending the violence and resuming a full-fledged political process in which all Yemenis, without outside intervention, will determine their own future.”
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“We have decided to put forward a draft Security Council resolution on Yemen calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a resumption of the political process,” British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft told reporters in New York.
The resolution will also focus on delivering humanitarian aid to the war-torn country following the escalation in violence after the breakdown of peace talks in August. The draft text is expected to be circulated among the council’s 15 members in coming days.
The British initiative follows one of the deadliest air strikes of the conflict by the Saudi-led coalition, which hit a funeral service in Sana’a last week, killing over 100 people and injuring some 600 mourners.
- The UK draft proposal also comes after Russia blocked a statement drafted by Britain that condemned the air strike. Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin said it was “wishy-washy,” as he urged the UNSC members to do “some very serious thinking” on how to halt violence in Yemen, AFP quoted.
Immediately after the strike, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that “further tragedies of this sort can be avoided only by ending the violence and resuming a full-fledged political process in which all Yemenis, without outside intervention, will determine their own future.”
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15/10/16
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