There has been criticism that the UK’s penholdership of the Yemen file was compromised due to UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia who were at war against Houthi terrorists in Yemen. However, Saudi Arabia has now largely withdrawn from Yemen. We agree that the UK remains the best-placed Permanent Member to hold this file at the United Nations Security Council. However, progress on the Yemen file has been slow despite neither Russia nor China having vested interests which could lead them to use their veto. (Conclusion, Paragraph 141)