A/HRC/RES/57/37 Recognizing that the promotion, protection and fulfilment of human rights are essential factors in ensuring a fair and equal justice system and, ultimately, reconciliation and stability for Yemen, Recalling the agreement by Yemeni political parties to complete the political transition process on the basis of the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative and its implementation mechanism, and emphasizing the need for the implementation of the recommendations made in the outcome document of the National Dialogue Conference, including the completion of the drafting of a new constitution, Recalling with appreciation Presidential Decree No. 16 of 23 August 2023, in which the mandate of the National Commission of Inquiry was extended for a period of two years with a view to investigating all violations of human rights since 2011, Recalling the Riyadh Agreement signed by the Government of Yemen and the Southern Transitional Council, and encouraging the speedy and full implementation of the Agreement as an important step towards a political solution in Yemen, Concerned that the liquidity situation of the regular budget of the United Nations Secretariat has limited the regular budget funds of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and directly affected the capacity of the Office of the High Commissioner to provide full technical assistance, including as requested by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 54/29, Welcoming the positive engagement of the Presidential Leadership Council to negotiate with the Houthis under the auspices of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen with a view to reaching a final and comprehensive political settlement in Yemen, and welcoming also the position adopted by the Government of Yemen to allow the continuation of international flights from and to Sana’a airport and the unimpeded entry of commercial and humanitarian shipping into all Yemeni ports, including the ports of Hudaydah and Salif, Welcoming with appreciation the efforts of the United Nations and partners, which resulted in a successful and safe offloading of the oil tanker Safer, thereby protecting the marine life of the Red Sea from a great environmental disaster, and commending donor States for their generous contributions to that essential operation, Aware of reports by the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs indicating that the existing humanitarian emergency affects the enjoyment of fundamental human rights, including social and economic rights, and that the parties to the conflict must facilitate the rapid, safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, 1. Takes note of the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on technical assistance and capacity-building in Yemen;1 2. Notes the comments made by the Government of Yemen on the report of the High Commissioner during the present session; 3. Welcomes the cooperation between the Government of Yemen and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other relevant United Nations bodies and mechanisms; 4. Takes note of the twelfth report of the National Commission of Inquiry; 5. Welcomes the work carried out by the Joint Incident Assessment Team and its cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner and its country office in Yemen; 6. Notes with appreciation the work done to date by the National Commission of Inquiry despite the challenges that it has faced, and welcomes the progress that it has made, such as the regular field visits made throughout Yemen, the consultations held with civil society groups and the improved reporting on different types of violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict; 1 2 A/HRC/57/74.

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