Maintenance of International Peace and Security - Security Council, 9958th meeting

Adopting resolution 2787 (2025), Security Council extends reporting requirement on Houthi attacks against merchant, commercial vessels in Red Sea.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:19:37
• Production Date: 15 July 2025
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL LAW; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; TERRORISM; MARITIME TRANSPORT; FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION; SEAFARERS
• Geographic Subject: RED SEA
• MAMS Id: 3426551
• Parent Id: 3424212
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 9958 INTL PEACE SECURITY 15 JUL 2025 PM

Description

The Security Council today extended the request to the Secretary-General to provide written monthly reports through 15 January 2026 on any further Houthi attacks on merchant and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. 

Adopting resolution 2787 (2025) (to be issued as document S/RES/2787(2025)) with a vote of 12 in favour to none against, with 3 abstentions (Algeria, China, Russian Federation), the Council extended the reporting request in paragraph 10 of resolution 2722 (2024), while also recalling all its relevant resolutions on the situation in Yemen and the Red Sea, including resolutions 2216 (2015), 2722 (2024), 2739 (2024) and 2768 (2025). 

Draft resolution contained in document S/2025/462 

Submitted by: Greece, United States of America 

Vote: 12 in favour; 0 against; 3 abstention(s) (Algeria, China, Russian Federation) 

The draft resolution was adopted as resolution S/RES/2787 (2025). 

• Statements after the vote: United States of America, Greece, Somalia, Algeria, Russian Federation, China, Pakistan UN 

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S/RES/2787(2025)

S/RES/2722(2024)

S/PV.9958