Statement on the situation in the Red Sea

We support the international consensus on the need to preserve navigational rights and freedoms in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb, and Gulf of Aden.  Despite multiple warnings from the international community, reckless and indiscriminate Houthi attacks on commercial and naval vessels continue. 

  

Since 19 November 2023, there have been dozens of Houthi attacks targeting vessels with ties to more than 60 countries.  On 10 January 2024, the UN Security Council passed UNSCR 2722, condemning the attacks and demanding they cease.  

  

Navigational rights and freedoms are a shared, global interest, and protecting them merits a global response.  The Houthis must cease their illegal attacks immediately.​