The UN Security Council adopted resolution 2813 (2026) on 27 January 2026 to renew the mandate of the UN Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement, UNMHA, for a final two‑month period ending 31 March 2026, with liquidation to commence 1 April 2026.

Key facts and figures:

• Vote, Resolution 2813 (2026), adopted 27 January 2026, vote tally 13 in favour, 0 against, 2 abstentions (China, Russia).
• Mandate and timeline, final two‑month renewal through 31 March 2026, liquidation beginning 1 April 2026, transition planning to the Office of the Secretary‑General’s Special Envoy for Yemen required.
• UNMHA history, established 2019 to support the Stockholm Agreement (December 2018), mandated to monitor Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Isa ports’ civilian status and oversee mine clearance among other duties.
• Personnel and detainee concerns, Council statements noted ongoing Houthi restrictions and cited that the Houthis hold 69 UN staff and other NGO and diplomatic personnel, calls for immediate and unconditional release repeated by the Secretary‑General and envoys.
• Positions, UK submitted the resolution and defended the drawdown while thanking UNMHA personnel; Russia abstained citing continued stabilising functions of the mission and disagreement with the “sunset” rationale.

Operational implications:

• The ordered drawdown and mission liquidation compress remaining UN operational capacities at critical maritime entry points for food and medicine, increasing reliance on successor arrangements and political engagement to preserve humanitarian throughput.

Sources:

• UN Security Council resolution 2813 (2026) text and voting record, 27 January 2026 press statements by UK Deputy Permanent Representative Archie Young and Russian Deputy Representative Anna Evstigneeva, UNMHA background documentation.