The draft, which was submitted by Britain, had been the subject of tough negotiations among the 15 council members, and was amended several times before the vote. The UN Security Council resolution "insists on the full respect by all parties of the ceasefire agreed" for Hodeida. Food insecurityA week ago, following the talks in Sweden, UN envoy Martin Griffiths asked the Security Council for the quick deployment of observers. On December 8, the UN said that as many as 20 million people in Yemen were "food insecure," calling the situation the "world's worst humanitarian crisis." Charbonneau also called on the Security Council to consider imposing "targeted sanctions" on those who violated the laws of war in Yemen, including "senior Saudi, Emirati and Huthi officials."

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 22, 2018 06:45 UTC