The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution on Sunday calling on Houthi militants to immediately withdraw from Yemeni government offices, after they seized power and dissolved parliament earlier this month.
The resolution demands that the Houthi “immediately and unconditionally” withdraw from government institutions and warns of take "further steps" if the resolution is not implemented, as did an earlier resolution passed by the council.
It also "deplores actions taken by the Houthis to dissolve parliament and take over Yemen's government institutions, including acts of violence", reports Reuters.
Speaking on the resolution British ambassador Mark Lyall Grant said “It was clear the world was waiting for a powerful message from the UN Security Council.” “The Houthis must take responsibility for their actions and stop using violence and coercion as political tools,” he added.
US ambassador Samantha Power said on Sunday that “the people of Yemen deserve a clear path back to the political transition process and a legitimate government.”
Also see our earlier posts:
US closes embassy in Yemen (10 Feb 2015)
UN Security Council ‘gravely concerned’ at Houthi takeover (07 Feb 2015)
Yemen’s Houthis take over government (06 Feb 2015)
Yemen crisis deepens as president quits, US pulls more embassy staff (23 January 2015)
Houthi rebels take control of presidential palace (21 January 2015)
Clashes break out in Yemeni capital (19 January 2015)