Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to ensure that there is monitoring of the situation in Yemen by the UN Security Council; and whether they intend to seek Security Council agreement of substantive resolutions and statements on the situation in Yemen, including references to the conduct of Saudi Arabia.

The UN Security Council continues to receive regular updates regarding the situation on Yemen. Both the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, and the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, briefed the Security Council on 17 April. We will continue to use our role as penholder on Yemen at the UN Security Council to address the humanitarian crisis and support progress towards a political resolution of the conflict. In March this year, the UK proposed and coordinated a UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST). The PRST builds upon the text agreed on 15 June 2017, also sponsored and coordinated by the UK, by expressing deep concern about the humanitarian situation in Yemen; calling for the parties to agree steps towards a ceasefire; welcoming the new UN Special Envoy for Yemen, and calling for a vaccination programme and unhindered humanitarian access. We will continue to work with our Yemeni, regional and international partners to ensure that words are converted into action.