The Security Council adopted a resolution on Tuesday to renew the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) for 12 months, till July 15, 2021.

Resolution 2534, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member council, decides that UNMHA shall continue to support the implementation of the Hodeidah agreement as set out in the December 2018 Stockholm Agreement between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels.

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 2534 decides that UNMHA shall oversee the governorate-wide cease-fire, the redeployment of forces, and mine action operations.

It requests UN member states, particularly neighboring 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.

UNMHA was established by the UN Security Council in January 2019, right after the Stockholm Agreement was reached.