United Nations Security Council Resolution 2014 was unanimously adopted on 21 October 2011.

Resolution

The Security Council expressed "grave concern at the situation in Yemen" and the "worsening security situation." It also called for increased humanitarian support from the

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, while calling for an end to violence in

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amidst an

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-linked civil uprising and the potential growth of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. The resolution also requested the

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to report back to them on the implementation of this resolution both within the "first 30 days...and every 60 days thereafter." The resolution also called for President

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to accept a peace plan brokered by the

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for an orderly transfer of power and a "full and immediate ceasefire" between the warring factions of Saleh's supporters and the anti-government protesters. It also called for an independent investigation into the event that led to the violence.

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United Nations human rights office condemned the violence in Yemen. Saleh welcomed the resolution; at the same time Yemeni security forces killed one protester.

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Text of UNSCR 2014 at undocs.org
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Resolution

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