The Security Council today extended the mandate of a United Nations political mission overseeing a peace agreement between the Government of Yemen and the Houthi militia in the port city of Hudaydah.

Resolution 2586, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member Council on Wednesday, decides that United  Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA) will continue to facilitate and coordinate UN support to assist the parties to fully implement the Hodeidah Agreement as set out in the December 2018 Stockholm Agreement between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels, Xinhua news agency reports.

Under the Stockholm Agreement, the two sides agreed on a cessation of hostilities in Hodeidah governorate and the mutual redeployment of forces from Hodeidah city and the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa. Resolution 2586 decides that UNMHA will oversee the governorate-wide cease-fire, the redeployment of forces, and mine action operations. It requests UN member states, particularly the neighbouring countries, to support the implementation of UNMHA's mandate.

The resolution requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council on a monthly basis on progress regarding the implementation of the resolution and to present to the council a further review of UNMHA.

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