The United Nations' envoy on Yemen
urged the Security Council on Tuesday to "do its part" in helping stop
those attempting to obstruct the Yemeni transition, which diplomats said
was a call for possible sanctions against former President Ali Abdullah
Saleh.Jordan's U.N. ambassador and president of the Security Council this month, Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein, told reporters that the council would start "drafting a resolution in the coming days which will support the wishes and aspirations of the government and people of Yemen."
"Council members also expressed their readiness to look into taking measures against any side that attempts to place obstacles to subvert," stability in Yemen, Prince Zeid told reporters.
Yemen, in turmoil since a popular uprising ousted Saleh in 2011, is also struggling against southern secessionists and an economic crisis.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/29/us-yemen-un-idUSBREA0S00E20140129
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