UN Security Council Approves Ceasefire Monitoring Advance Team Deployment in Yemen's Hodeidah
On June 5, 2026, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved the deployment of a UN advance team to monitor a ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen, following a UN-brokered peace deal in Sweden where warring parties agreed to halt fighting and withdraw fighters from the key humanitarian gateway.
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Global N Press
6/5/20261 min read
On June 5, 2026, the United Nations Security Council unanimously approved the deployment of a UN advance team to monitor a ceasefire in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen, following a UN-brokered peace deal in Sweden where warring parties agreed to halt fighting and withdraw fighters from the key humanitarian gateway. Under the resolution, Secretary-General António Guterres was authorized to deploy, for an initial 30-day period, an advance team led by retired Dutch General Patrick Cammaert. A UN spokesman confirmed the team would be unarmed and un-uniformed and would arrive shortly.
The Council also requested Guterres to submit proposals by month's end on substantive monitoring operations, support for port management and inspections, and strengthening the UN presence in the Hodeidah region. The UK-submitted resolution underwent tough negotiations after the US raised objections and produced its own draft; it was only agreed after language on humanitarian guarantees and war crime accountability was stripped. Diplomats noted the US also sought to condemn Iran over alleged Yemen arms embargo violations, but Russia objected. The UN has described Yemen's food insecurity affecting roughly 20 million people as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
